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Re: readdir may not modify errno at EOF

To: Andreas Schwab <schwab at suse dot de>
Subject: Re: readdir may not modify errno at EOF
From: Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse dot de>
Date: 09 May 2001 18:33:16 +0200
Cc: libc-hacker at sources dot redhat dot com
References: <jevgnao5kf.fsf@hawking.suse.de>

Andreas Schwab <schwab@suse.de> writes:

> When readdir returns NULL it is supposed to keep errno unmodified when EOF
> was reached (and no error occured).  But __getdents may be changing it
> even when sucessfull, so we need to save its value around the call.

This is ok and in accordance with the Austin Draft (just checked),
please commit,

Andreas
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References:
- readdir may not modify errno at EOF
  - From: Andreas Schwab

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