--- 2.4.15aa1/mm/filemap.c.~1~	Sat Nov 24 06:55:30 2001
+++ 2.4.15aa1/mm/filemap.c	Mon Nov 26 17:30:28 2001
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@
 	 */
 	err = -EFBIG;
 	
-	if (limit != RLIM_INFINITY) {
+	if (!S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && limit != RLIM_INFINITY) {
 		if (pos >= limit) {
 			send_sig(SIGXFSZ, current, 0);
 			goto out;