linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pipe: don't block after data has been written

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Date:	Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:37:46 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mk@...all.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pipe: don't block after data has been written

Max Kellermann a écrit :
> On 2009/11/05 17:27, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
>> Your patch breaks many programs, that dont use poll()/select()
>>
>> char result[1000000];
>> main()
>> {
>> 	computethings();
>> 	write(1, buffer, 1000000);
>> }
> 
> Your code does not check the return value of write().  This is a bug.
> 

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