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diff --git a/doc/posix-functions/read.texi b/doc/posix-functions/read.texi
index 2f5312de8..6f3e497c4 100644
--- a/doc/posix-functions/read.texi
+++ b/doc/posix-functions/read.texi
@@ -9,12 +9,22 @@ Gnulib module: stdio, nonblocking
 Portability problems fixed by Gnulib module @code{stdio}, together with module @code{nonblocking}:
 @itemize
 @item
+This function crashes when invoked with invalid arguments on some platforms:
+MSVC 9.
+@item
 When reading from a non-blocking pipe whose buffer is empty, this function
 fails with @code{errno} being set to @code{EINVAL} instead of @code{EAGAIN} on
 some platforms:
-mingw.
+mingw, MSVC 9.
 @end itemize
 
 Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
 @itemize
+@item
+This function may fail with error @code{EINTR}, even in programs that don't
+install any signal handlers, on some platforms:
+Mac OS X 10.5.
 @end itemize
+
+For handling @code{EINTR}, Gnulib provides a module @samp{safe-read} with a
+function @code{safe_read}.