From 060eff4260c58cbaef057bbc9e5da4293c380a73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Meyering Date: Sun, 15 Jun 1997 15:06:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (full_write): Add comment regarding failure due to bug in Linux Slackware 1.2.13 kernel. --- lib/full-write.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/lib/full-write.c b/lib/full-write.c index 46d030b95..1e80b0a8a 100644 --- 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 @@ full_write (desc, ptr, len) 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 -- 2.11.0