Subject: RE: lseek() on entries in /proc/device-tree returns EINVAL

From: "Joakim Tjernlund" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:13:01 +0200

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timur Tabi [mailto:[email-masked]]
> Sent: den 16 april 2008 23:11
> To: Joakim Tjernlund
> Cc: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: lseek() on entries in /proc/device-tree returns EINVAL
> 
> Joakim Tjernlund wrote:
> 
> > Yeah, just reported a similar problem at LKML. busybox start-stop-daemon broke
> > between 2.6.23 and current tree. The change was intentional but the borkage
> > was not. Al Viro has been informed, lets see what comes of it.
> 
> I've changed my code to use fstat() instead, which is better for my purposes anyway.

Good, bb should probably do the same. I just hope Al will allow a grace period and restore
the old behavior so bb can catch up.

    Jocke