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[PATCH] sendfile calls lock_verify_area with wrong parameters
authorAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:13:47 +0000 (03:13 -0800)
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@home.osdl.org>
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:13:47 +0000 (03:13 -0800)
commitcd118432cc937e9c1ec040c53860f9d687e34167
treea7a7d645ebc2437ef9e6eaf4bdfc55eb90852967tree | snapshot
parent59b9f2439d83acec065783806d952741a5e98b6acommit | diff
[PATCH] sendfile calls lock_verify_area with wrong parameters

From: Manfred Spraul <manfred@colorfullife.com>

sendfile supports reading from a given start offset for in_file, like
pread.  But for the locks_verify_area call, in_file->f_pos is always used,
even if a start offset is used.  Result: wrong area is checked for
mandatory locks.
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