From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
To: Linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Large files
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:57:57 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.53.0306100952560.4080@chaos> (raw)
With 32 bit return values, ix86 Linux has a file-size limitation
which is currently about 0x7fffffff. Unfortunately, instead of
returning from a write() with a -1 and errno being set, so that
a program can do something about it, write() executes a signal(25)
which kills the task even if trapped. Is this one of those <expletive
deleted> POSIX requirements or is somebody going to fix it?
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.4.20 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips).
Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it.
next reply other threads:[~2003-06-10 13:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-10 13:57 Richard B. Johnson [this message]
2003-06-10 14:16 ` ZCane, Ed (Test Purposes)
2003-06-10 14:17 ` Matti Aarnio
2003-06-10 15:12 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-06-10 17:25 ` Martin Mares
2003-06-10 18:14 ` Andreas Dilger
2003-06-10 22:12 ` Rob Landley
2003-06-10 20:14 ` David Schwartz
2003-06-10 20:31 ` Richard B. Johnson
2003-06-10 22:38 Ray Lee
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