Re: Issues with lseek(2) on a block device

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

tls%panix.com@localhost (Thor Lancelot Simon) writes:

>Probably not a good idea to start with lseek() because if you _do_
>encounter a tape device, seeking to SEEK_END could take you an extremely
>long time.

lseek() doesn't move the tape. But the open() or close() may trigger
tape operations like loading or winding. Special files are special.