1 /* safe-read.c -- an interface to read that retries after interrupts
2 Copyright (C) 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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23 #include <sys/types.h>
34 /* Read LEN bytes at PTR from descriptor DESC, retrying if interrupted.
35 Return the actual number of bytes read, zero for EOF, or negative
39 safe_read (desc, ptr, len)
52 n_chars = read (desc, ptr, len);
54 while (n_chars < 0 && errno == EINTR);
56 n_chars = read (desc, ptr, len);