On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:04:09 +0100 Miklos Szeredi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This patch adds support for finding out the current file position, > open flags and possibly other info in the future. > > These new entries are added: > > /proc/PID/fdinfo/FD > /proc/PID/task/TID/fdinfo/FD > > For each fd the information is provided in the following format: > > pos: 1234 > flags: 0100002 I've seen the idea mentioned once or twice, but not with any great enthusiasm. Why does Linux want this feature? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/