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1 files changed, 32 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 5267098532b..a1a4cfe1921 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@ int seq_open(struct file *file, const struct seq_operations *op)
*/
file->f_version = 0;
- /* SEQ files support lseek, but not pread/pwrite */
- file->f_mode &= ~(FMODE_PREAD | FMODE_PWRITE);
+ /*
+ * seq_files support lseek() and pread(). They do not implement
+ * write() at all, but we clear FMODE_PWRITE here for historical
+ * reasons.
+ *
+ * If a client of seq_files a) implements file.write() and b) wishes to
+ * support pwrite() then that client will need to implement its own
+ * file.open() which calls seq_open() and then sets FMODE_PWRITE.
+ */
+ file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_PWRITE;
return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_open);
@@ -131,6 +139,22 @@ ssize_t seq_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
int err = 0;
mutex_lock(&m->lock);
+
+ /* Don't assume *ppos is where we left it */
+ if (unlikely(*ppos != m->read_pos)) {
+ m->read_pos = *ppos;
+ while ((err = traverse(m, *ppos)) == -EAGAIN)
+ ;
+ if (err) {
+ /* With prejudice... */
+ m->read_pos = 0;
+ m->version = 0;
+ m->index = 0;
+ m->count = 0;
+ goto Done;
+ }
+ }
+
/*
* seq_file->op->..m_start/m_stop/m_next may do special actions
* or optimisations based on the file->f_version, so we want to
@@ -230,8 +254,10 @@ Fill:
Done:
if (!copied)
copied = err;
- else
+ else {
*ppos += copied;
+ m->read_pos += copied;
+ }
file->f_version = m->version;
mutex_unlock(&m->lock);
return copied;
@@ -266,16 +292,18 @@ loff_t seq_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
if (offset < 0)
break;
retval = offset;
- if (offset != file->f_pos) {
+ if (offset != m->read_pos) {
while ((retval=traverse(m, offset)) == -EAGAIN)
;
if (retval) {
/* with extreme prejudice... */
file->f_pos = 0;
+ m->read_pos = 0;
m->version = 0;
m->index = 0;
m->count = 0;
} else {
+ m->read_pos = offset;
retval = file->f_pos = offset;
}
}