+
+/* Read(write) up to COUNT bytes at BUF from(to) descriptor FD, retrying if
+ interrupted. Return the actual number of bytes read(written), zero for EOF,
+ or SAFE_READ_ERROR(SAFE_WRITE_ERROR) upon error. */
+size_t
+safe_rw (int fd, void const *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ ssize_t result;
+
+ /* POSIX limits COUNT to SSIZE_MAX, but we limit it further, requiring
+ that COUNT <= INT_MAX, to avoid triggering a bug in Tru64 5.1.
+ When decreasing COUNT, keep the file pointer block-aligned.
+ Note that in any case, read(write) may succeed, yet read(write)
+ fewer than COUNT bytes, so the caller must be prepared to handle
+ partial results. */
+ if (count > INT_MAX)
+ count = INT_MAX & ~8191;
+
+ do
+ {
+ result = rw (fd, buf, count);
+ }
+ while (result < 0 && IS_EINTR (errno));
+
+ return (size_t) result;