#707 closed defect (worksforme)
##sys#file-info needs to signal an error if the fstat syscall goes bad
| Reported by: | Christian Kellermann | Owned by: | |
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| Priority: | major | Milestone: | 4.9.0 |
| Component: | core libraries | Version: | 4.7.x |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
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Description
I think it is bad style to ignore the errno error signalling mechanism when doing syscalls. Bug #706 shows that this can result in serious mischief.
##sys#file-info is the first culprit that I have identified, but I suspect all runtime calls lack a error propagation mechanism.
Maybe a more general approach on how to do this is needed.
At the time of writing this I am favoring raising exn i/o conditions for the exceptional cases. Also would these calls be reentrant?
Change History (2)
comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by
| Resolution: | → worksforme |
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| Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by
| Milestone: | 4.8.0 → 4.9.0 |
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