Re: Write is not atomic?

[Juliusz Chroboczek]

> This seems out of context.

>       If the file was open(2)ed with O_APPEND, the file offset is first
>       set to the end of the file before writing.  The adjustment of the
>       file offset and the write operation are performed as an atomic
>       step.

> Sounds different, doesn't it?

Yes, it does -- thanks for the clarification.  (And thanks to Dave for
the interesting tests.)

Sorry for the confusion,

-- Juliusz
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