Re: read(file, buf, count, &file->f_pos); why have &file->f_pos?

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Thu, 11 Nov 1999 13:51:56 +0000 (GMT)

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> if f_pos is available via file->f_pos why do we need to pass the address
> of it as an extra argument to read() method as well?

pread() and pwrite()

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