Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 07:26:33 -0700 From: Rick Macklem <rick.macklem@gmail.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: alan somers <asomers@gmail.com>, Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: SEEK_HOLE at EOF Message-ID: <CAM5tNy50QQcB06Y9QKvdk7_MZxHSQDTXisHyCYsJdyFm4YQ5Kw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <202404051418.435EIalt087360@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <CAOtMX2gaHkH7gRT1OWTNpZEcr13%2BiozicmUDZ1hEapT6oiXiuQ@mail.gmail.com> <202404050543.4355hDcS009860@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAOtMX2hfxQNrk1iPtq6snYnt0EzK_ffXm5b1TnkTLCYKgW6j3A@mail.gmail.com> <202404051354.435Ds1KX086243@critter.freebsd.dk> <CAOtMX2g2VxffUn0jGmc=BtcTP753-ake8nZgqCWXYUKN7JfqrA@mail.gmail.com> <202404051418.435EIalt087360@critter.freebsd.dk>
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On Fri, Apr 5, 2024 at 7:18=E2=80=AFAM Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.d= k> wrote: > > -------- > alan somers writes: > > > The draft spec specifically says "all seekable files shall have a virtu= al hole > > starting at the current size of the file". > > I have never subscribed to the notion that people standardizing C and UNI= X were > particular competent, so that carries no water with me. Sure, but choosing to be non-conformant just creates portability problems. rick > > -- > Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 > phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 > FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe > Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetenc= e. >
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