The duplication only occurs if O_APPEND is in effect.
If the file is closed and reopened without O_APPEND,
or if the file is mapped via a second descriptor opened
without O_APPEND, there is no duplication.
This is with 2.2.12-final3 on RH6.0.
Bill Rugolsky
rugolsky@ead.dsa.com
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