Re: CVS commit: src/bin/cp

To: David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%netbsd.org@localhost>, source-changes-d%NetBSD.org@localhost, tech-kern%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/bin/cp
From: David Holland <dholland-sourcechanges%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:46:06 +0000

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 05:49:11PM +0100, David Laight wrote:
 > > No, since in general the file is also being extended (certainly in
 > > this case it is) it also has to lock the file size, and that's going
 > > to deny stat() until it's done.
 > 
 > A stat request during a write can safely return the old size.

Yes it can, if it has it. Hence "multiversion"...

-- 
David A. Holland
dholland%netbsd.org@localhost

References:
- Re: CVS commit: src/bin/cp
  - From: David Holland
- Re: CVS commit: src/bin/cp
  - From: David Laight

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