Re: [patch-2.3.29] bugfix for pipe(2) system call.

Tigran Aivazian (tigran@sco.COM)
Thu, 25 Nov 1999 15:13:06 +0000 (GMT)


> > it just occurred to me - there is even better solution. We can do the same
> > as SCO UnixWare 7.1.0 does. I.e. to send SIGSEGV to the offender. This
> > way:
>
> Well, SuS says: EFAULT when filedes (array) is invalid.
> Of course SuS just codifies classical behaviour, and
> that was the way.. SEGV is - somewhat - radical response..

SuSv2 says nothing of the kind (the copy in my /usr/doc/ i.e.). Where did
you get that from? Mine only mandates EMFILE and ENFILE.

Regards,
Tigran.

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