2 files changed, 33 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/seq_file.c b/fs/seq_file.c
index 5267098..a1a4cfe 100644
--- a/fs/seq_file.c
+++ b/fs/seq_file.c
@@ -48,8 +48,16 @@ int seq_open(struct file *file, const struct seq_operations *op)
 	 */
 	file->f_version = 0;
 
-	/* SEQ files support lseek, but not pread/pwrite */
-	file->f_mode &= ~(FMODE_PREAD | FMODE_PWRITE);
+	/*
+	 * seq_files support lseek() and pread().  They do not implement
+	 * write() at all, but we clear FMODE_PWRITE here for historical
+	 * reasons.
+	 *
+	 * If a client of seq_files a) implements file.write() and b) wishes to
+	 * support pwrite() then that client will need to implement its own
+	 * file.open() which calls seq_open() and then sets FMODE_PWRITE.
+	 */
+	file->f_mode &= ~FMODE_PWRITE;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(seq_open);
@@ -131,6 +139,22 @@ ssize_t seq_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t size, loff_t *ppos)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock(&m->lock);
+
+	/* Don't assume *ppos is where we left it */
+	if (unlikely(*ppos != m->read_pos)) {
+		m->read_pos = *ppos;
+		while ((err = traverse(m, *ppos)) == -EAGAIN)
+			;
+		if (err) {
+			/* With prejudice... */
+			m->read_pos = 0;
+			m->version = 0;
+			m->index = 0;
+			m->count = 0;
+			goto Done;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * seq_file->op->..m_start/m_stop/m_next may do special actions
 	 * or optimisations based on the file->f_version, so we want to
@@ -230,8 +254,10 @@ Fill:
 Done:
 	if (!copied)
 		copied = err;
-	else
+	else {
 		*ppos += copied;
+		m->read_pos += copied;
+	}
 	file->f_version = m->version;
 	mutex_unlock(&m->lock);
 	return copied;
@@ -266,16 +292,18 @@ loff_t seq_lseek(struct file *file, loff_t offset, int origin)
 			if (offset < 0)
 				break;
 			retval = offset;
-			if (offset != file->f_pos) {
+			if (offset != m->read_pos) {
 				while ((retval=traverse(m, offset)) == -EAGAIN)
 					;
 				if (retval) {
 					/* with extreme prejudice... */
 					file->f_pos = 0;
+					m->read_pos = 0;
 					m->version = 0;
 					m->index = 0;
 					m->count = 0;
 				} else {
+					m->read_pos = offset;
 					retval = file->f_pos = offset;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/include/linux/seq_file.h b/include/linux/seq_file.h
index 40ea505..f616f31 100644
--- a/include/linux/seq_file.h
+++ b/include/linux/seq_file.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct seq_file {
 	size_t from;
 	size_t count;
 	loff_t index;
+	loff_t read_pos;
 	u64 version;
 	struct mutex lock;
 	const struct seq_operations *op;