netdev - Re: [patch 4/4] mISDN: misc timerdev fixes II

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Message-ID: <20080923155844.GA30526@infradead.org>
Date:	Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:58:44 -0400
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, kkeil@...e.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [patch 4/4] mISDN: misc timerdev fixes II

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 04:17:40PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > > >  static struct file_operations mISDN_fops = {
> > > > -	.llseek		= mISDN_llseek,
> > > 
> > > This is wrong.  no llseek means we use default_llseek, which is
> > > different from returning -ESPIPE.
> > 
> > so.. this?
> 
> Hmm actually on double checking it's really needed, sorry.

Yes, unfortunately the only way it's cleared currently is through using
nonseekable_open, but I've started preparing a war plan to sort this whole
mess out.
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