print returning EINTR
Bug #1239373 reported by
vsespb
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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perl (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
There is a bug in perl 5.14 , which was fixed in later versions:
https:/
Problem is that print(), read() can fail if interrupted. ( testcase for read http://
Perl code, that run into this bug, can mistakely decide that there is EOF of data coming from pipe/socket, this can lead to data loss if happens in critical perl applications.
perhaps it worth to backport the fix?
Currently problem reproducable on Ubuntu 12.04 with lates updates.
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found duplicate #1100359