Looking in /proc most other "kernel generated files" for example /proc/interrupts or /proc/mdstat also have 0 filesizes.
On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 12:28 AM, Tom Kuiper <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/28/2012 03:11 PM, Tom Kuiper wrote: > >> I have the feeling that the file length going to zero on a simple write >> is unintended and been lurking in the borph code since no one ever tried >> such a simple OS-level write. I'm guessing that the file pointer, which is >> reset to zero before the write, is not advanced after the write. >> > Well, scratch that idea. The file pointer is definitely 4 before I close > the file. > > Tom > > -- *Adam Barta* c: +27 72 105 8611 e: [email protected] w: www.ska.ac.za
