Re: [PATCH] getgrent.3: Add ENOENT to error list.

["Carlos O'Donell" <carlos-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

On 09/10/2014 10:23 AM, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> Michael,
> 
> It's possible to get ENOENT returned from getgrent
> if the backend, for example say SSSD, isn't configured
> or the daemon isn't running. The same can be said of any
> of the NSS backend.
> 
> As POSIX does not list ENOENT, we can list it ourselves
> and define it how we like.
> 
> I don't know how you handle errno values that are glibc
> specific, but here is the patch that enhances getgrent
> to make users aware of what ENOENT is intended to mean
> from glibc.
> 
> Patch against master. Please apply.

While I'm fixing one I might as well fix the other.

v1
- Add ENOENT.
v2
- Add EAGAIN.

diff --git a/man3/getgrent.3 b/man3/getgrent.3
index f49c746..599b9fd 100644
--- a/man3/getgrent.3
+++ b/man3/getgrent.3
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ or
 .BR free (3).)
 .SH ERRORS
 .TP
+.B EAGAIN
+The service was temporarily unavailable; try again later.
+For NSS backends in glibc this indicates a temporary error talking to the backend.
+The error may correct itself, retrying later is suggested.
+.TP
 .B EINTR
 A signal was caught.
 .TP
@@ -141,6 +146,11 @@ The calling process already has too many open files.
 .B ENFILE
 Too many open files in the system.
 .TP
+.\" not in POSIX
+.B ENOENT
+A necessary input file cannot be found.
+For NSS backends in glibc this indicates the backend is not correctly configured.
+.TP
 .B ENOMEM
 .\" not in POSIX
 Insufficient memory to allocate
---

Cheers,
Carlos.
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