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changeset 938:28d73bdb3f50
(full_write): Add comment regarding failure due to bug in
Linux Slackware 1.2.13 kernel.
author | Jim Meyering <jim@meyering.net> |
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date | Sun, 15 Jun 1997 15:06:52 +0000 |
parents | 8147b16806cd |
children | ace17b6e9d29 |
files | lib/full-write.c |
diffstat | 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/lib/full-write.c +++ b/lib/full-write.c @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ /* full-write.c -- an interface to write that retries after interrupts - Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + Copyright (C) 1993, 1994, 1997 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by @@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ while (len > 0) { int written = write (desc, ptr, len); + /* FIXME: write on my slackware Linux 1.2.13 returns zero when + I try to write more data than there is room on a floppy disk. + This puts dd into an infinite loop. Reproduce with + dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/fd0. */ if (written < 0) { #ifdef EINTR