0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agoTheoretical physicists: Actually...sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1215arrow-down12
arrow-up1213arrow-down1imageTheoretical physicists: Actually...sh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 hours agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squarem_flinkfedilinkarrow-up16·8 hours agoI was also curious, here’s a good answer: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/670199/how-is-dev-null-implemented The implementation is: static ssize_t write_null(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { return count; }
minus-squareTimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11·7 hours agoSo it’s basically doing nothing and lying about it. 😆
minus-squareTaldenNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 hours ago“I accepted all of the bytes you gave me. I didn’t do anything with them, but I accept you gave them to me”.
minus-square0x4E4F@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoCould’ve at least say thank you…
I was also curious, here’s a good answer:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/670199/how-is-dev-null-implemented
The implementation is:
static ssize_t write_null(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *ppos) { return count; }
So it’s basically doing nothing and lying about it. 😆
“I accepted all of the bytes you gave me. I didn’t do anything with them, but I accept you gave them to me”.
Could’ve at least say thank you…