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Date:      Fri, 21 May 1999 09:19:06 -0600 (MDT)
From:      "Ronald G. Minnich" <rminnich@acl.lanl.gov>
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: open a file for read and write
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.10.9905210918120.15456-100000@queen.acl.lanl.gov>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.96.990521110117.12277A-100000@sol.cs.binghamton.edu>

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On Fri, 21 May 1999, Zhihui Zhang wrote:

> (1) Open the file as read and write, using one file descriptor.
> (2) Open the file as read only and open it again as write only, using a
> total of two file descriptors.
> 
> Method (2) is more clear in logic and uses a little more resource (file

you're using a factor of two more FDs for something that is less clear
at least to me. 


"I don't care about a factor of 2, and neither do my 7 friends"

ron



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