Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:18:28 -0600 | From | Todd Inglett <> | Subject | Re: proc_file_read() hack? |
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J.D. Hood wrote:
> I posted a patch which includes the following comment: > > + /* > + * How to be a proc read function > + * ------------------------------ [...]
How about applying my trivial patch and then adding this to your nice comment?
3) Set *start = an address outside the buffer. Put the data of the requested offset at *start. Return the number of bytes of data placed there. If this number is greater than zero and you didn't signal eof and the reader is prepared to take more data you will be called again with the requested offset advanced by the number ob tyes absorbed.
The code should still work with the other cases now that the hack is fixed. Of course, rather than add 3), it would be better to re-word 2) (e.g. "Set *start = address of the buffer which may or may not be in the given buffer.).
There are cases where the data is available and need not be copied. My code got simpler when I got rid of the need to copy my data around.
-todd
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