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st.4: Fix description of read() when block is larger than request
Fix the description of read() in variable block mode if the next block is larger than the requested byte count: error is returned (as already documented with ENOMEM; better to complete the change later than never ?-) Signed-off-by: Kai Mäkisara <kai.makisara@kolumbus.fi>
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@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ If the byte count is larger than the
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next block on tape, the driver returns the data and the function
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returns the actual block size.
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If the block size is larger than the
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byte count, the requested amount of data from the start of the block
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is returned and the rest of the block is discarded.
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byte count, error is returned.
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.PP
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In fixed-block mode the read byte counts can be arbitrary if
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buffering is enabled, or a multiple of the tape block size if
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