Re: Update of file offset on write() etc. is non-atomic with I/O

[Yongzhi Pan]

2014-03-06 23:03 GMT+08:00 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>:
>
> The original code (where Yongzhi Pan reported an issue) and
> the multi_writer.c test code where both mine actually. Anyway,
> I applied the patch to 3.14-rc5, and I (not withstanding the other
> points raised by Al about the patch) I confirm that this patch makes
> the  problem that I'm seeing go away.
>
> Thanks for looking at this, Linus.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael


I tested the original patch on 3.13.5, the multi_writer.c test code
and the code in your book both run flawlessly.


Best Regards,
Yongzhi Pan
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