Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263974AbTH1MnD (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:43:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263973AbTH1MnC (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:43:02 -0400 Received: from mail.jlokier.co.uk ([81.29.64.88]:2695 "EHLO mail.jlokier.co.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263962AbTH1Mm7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2003 08:42:59 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2003 13:42:27 +0100 From: Jamie Lokier To: Robin Rosenberg Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Lockless file reading Message-ID: <20030828124227.GD6800@mail.jlokier.co.uk> References: <1061987837.1455.107.camel@hurina> <200308281254.11339.robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200308281254.11339.robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 383 Lines: 11 Robin Rosenberg wrote: > Aren't Linux files also streams. No, they aren't. Stream sockets, pipes and FIFOs are. Files aren't. -- Jamie - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/