Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:13:01 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:13:00 -0500 Received: from outpost.ds9a.nl ([213.244.168.210]:7856 "HELO outpost.powerdns.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Wed, 21 Nov 2001 08:12:27 -0500 Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:12:25 +0100 From: bert hubert To: Anton Blanchard Cc: Lee Chin , "linux, kernel" , Linux Net Subject: Re: sendfile from sockets Message-ID: <20011121141225.A10302@outpost.ds9a.nl> Mail-Followup-To: bert hubert , Anton Blanchard , Lee Chin , "linux, kernel" , Linux Net In-Reply-To: <20011119060850.53289.qmail@web14311.mail.yahoo.com> <20011119171653.E6367@krispykreme> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20011119171653.E6367@krispykreme>; from anton@samba.org on Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 05:16:53PM +1100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 05:16:53PM +1100, Anton Blanchard wrote: > > Is this a kernel limitation? > > Yes, the manpage needs updating, you can only sendfile() from > something that exists in the pagecache (ie not a socket). The most recent manpages show this correctly. -- http://www.PowerDNS.com Versatile DNS Software & Services Trilab The Technology People Netherlabs BV / Rent-a-Nerd.nl - Nerd Available - 'SYN! .. SYN|ACK! .. ACK!' - the mating call of the internet - 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/