Re: [RESEND][PATCH] sendfile.2: Fix description of the out_fd

[Stefan Puiu <stefan.puiu@xxxxxxxxx>]

HI,

On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
>
> For 3.33 I applied a slightly modified version of you patch; see below.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
> --- a/man2/sendfile.2
> +++ b/man2/sendfile.2
> @@ -92,10 +92,14 @@ The
>  argument must correspond to a file which supports
>  .BR mmap (2)-like
>  operations
> -(i.e., it cannot be a socket);
> -and
> +(i.e., it cannot be a socket).
> +In Linux kernels before 2.6.33,
>  .I out_fd
>  must refer to a socket.
> +Since Linux 2.6.33 it can be any file.
> +If it is a regular file, then
> +.BR sendfile()
> +changes the file offset offset appropriately.

You wrote 'offset' twice here, I guess it's a typo, unless I'm missing
something...

Thanks,
Stefan.
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