- if (f->last_direction == direction && f->current_offset > 0) {
- /* If we hit EOF before, recheck if any new entries arrived. */
- n_entries = le64toh(f->header->n_entries);
- if (f->location_type == LOCATION_TAIL && n_entries == f->last_n_entries)
- return 0;
- f->last_n_entries = n_entries;
+ n_entries = le64toh(f->header->n_entries);
+
+ /* If we hit EOF before, we don't need to look into this file again
+ * unless direction changed or new entries appeared. */
+ if (f->last_direction == direction && f->location_type == LOCATION_TAIL &&
+ n_entries == f->last_n_entries)
+ return 0;
+
+ f->last_n_entries = n_entries;