The intent of the previous code in that case was to force
an explicit write, but the implementation was incorrect, and
as a result the write was never performed. This new implementation
instead uses ftruncate(2) to extend the file with a trailing hole.
Also introduce regression tests for these cases.
PR: 189284
(original PR whose fix introduced this bug)
PR: 207092
Differential Revision: D5248
Reviewed by: sobomax,kib
MFC after: 2 weeks
cd1832fe92