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@@ -1620,8 +1620,8 @@ write) will still block on the disk I/O. Another way to view it is that in the case of sockets, pipes, character devices and so on, there is another party (the sender) that delivers data -on it's own, but in the case of files, there is no such thing: the disk -will not send data on it's own, simply because it doesn't know what you +on its own, but in the case of files, there is no such thing: the disk +will not send data on its own, simply because it doesn't know what you wish to read - you would first have to request some data. Since files are typically not-so-well supported by advanced notification |