> > Please correct me, if I am wrong, but wouldn't read() block ?
>
> AFAIK, "man open" tells
>
> [...]
> int open(const char *pathname, int flags);
> [...]
> O_NONBLOCK or O_NDELAY
> The file is opened in non-blocking mode. Neither the open
> nor any __subsequent__ operations on the file descriptor
> which is returned will cause the calling process to wait.
> [...]
>
> So read won't block if the file has been opened with O_NONBLOCK.
Well, so the man page tells you. The kernel sources tell otherwise, unless
I am badly mistaken.
> > Aio should be able to do it. But even that want help you with the stat
> > data.
>
> Aio would help me announcing stat() usage for the future?
No, it won't. But it would solve the issue of reading ahead.
Stating needs a kernel implementation of 'stat ahead'
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