VServer 1.9.2 (patch-2.6.8.1-vs1.9.2.diff)

[linux-2.6.git] / drivers / s390 / char / tape_char.c

diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c b/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
index 0d0343b..86262a1 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/char/tape_char.c
@@ -145,16 +145,6 @@ tapechar_read(struct file *filp, char __user *data, size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 
        DBF_EVENT(6, "TCHAR:read\n");
        device = (struct tape_device *) filp->private_data;
-       /* Check position. */
-       if (ppos != &filp->f_pos) {
-               /*
-                * "A request was outside the capabilities of the device."
-                * This check uses internal knowledge about how pread and
-                * read work...
-                */
-               DBF_EVENT(6, "TCHAR:ppos wrong\n");
-               return -EOVERFLOW;
-       }
 
        /*
         * If the tape isn't terminated yet, do it now. And since we then
@@ -221,12 +211,6 @@ tapechar_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *data, size_t count, loff_t
 
        DBF_EVENT(6, "TCHAR:write\n");
        device = (struct tape_device *) filp->private_data;
-       /* Check position */
-       if (ppos != &filp->f_pos) {
-               /* "A request was outside the capabilities of the device." */
-               DBF_EVENT(6, "TCHAR:ppos wrong\n");
-               return -EOVERFLOW;
-       }
        /* Find out block size and number of blocks */
        if (device->char_data.block_size != 0) {
                if (count < device->char_data.block_size) {
@@ -329,7 +313,7 @@ tapechar_open (struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
        rc = tape_open(device);
        if (rc == 0) {
                filp->private_data = device;
-               return 0;
+               return nonseekable_open(inode, filp);
        }
        tape_put_device(device);