Re: [patch] add file position info to proc

[Andrew Morton]

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 23:04:09 +0100 Miklos Szeredi <miklos@xxxxxxxxxx> 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?
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