> The lseek, read, write system calls have served us well for decades
> because they implemented a simple abstraction that a Unix/Linux file
> can be seen from "any application" (ie, not just the one creating the 
file)
> as a sequence of bytes. The idea of a hole as an "absence of data" that
> should be supported by these system calls is a direct violation of that
> principle. 

Fully agreed.

Philippe Bergheaud

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