diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.14.3-vs2.1.0-rc10/fs/read_write.c linux-2.6.14.3-vs2.1.0-rc10.1/fs/read_write.c
--- linux-2.6.14.3-vs2.1.0-rc10/fs/read_write.c	2005-12-09 18:46:42.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.14.3-vs2.1.0-rc10.1/fs/read_write.c	2005-12-09 18:48:31.000000000 +0100
@@ -675,6 +675,11 @@ ssize_t vfs_sendfile(struct file *out_fi
 
 	ret = in_file->f_op->sendfile(in_file, ppos, count, file_send_actor, out_file);
 
+	if (ret > 0) {
+		current->rchar += ret;
+		current->wchar += ret;
+	}
+
 	if (*ppos > max)
 		return -EOVERFLOW;
 	return ret;
@@ -715,16 +720,9 @@ static ssize_t do_sendfile(int out_fd, i
 
 	retval = vfs_sendfile(out_file, in_file, ppos, count, max);
 
-	if (retval > 0) {
-		current->rchar += retval;
-		current->wchar += retval;
-	}
 	current->syscr++;
 	current->syscw++;
 
-	if (*ppos > max)
-		retval = -EOVERFLOW;
-
 fput_out:
 	fput_light(out_file, fput_needed_out);
 fput_in: