cvs commit: src/sys/ufs/ufs ufs_vnops.c

[Scott Long]

Maxim Konovalov wrote:

> maxim       2006-05-31 13:15:29 UTC
> 
>   FreeBSD src repository
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/ufs/ufs          ufs_vnops.c 
>   Log:
>   o According to POSIX, the result of ftruncate(2) is unspecified
>   for file types other than VREG, VDIR and shared memory objects.
>   We already handle VREG, VLNK and VDIR cases.  Silently ignore
>   truncate requests for all the rest.  Adjust comments.
>   
>   PR:             kern/98064
>   Submitted by:   bde
>   Security:       local DoS
>   Regress. test:  regression/fifo/fifo_misc
>   MFC after:      2 weeks
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.276     +22 -4     src/sys/ufs/ufs/ufs_vnops.c

If POSIX says that the result is undefined, wouldn't it be in our
best interests to return EBADF instead of 0?  Or would that break
3rd party software?

Scott