From: Joel Soete <soete.joel@tiscali.be>
To: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@baldric.uwo.ca>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Sleepy, EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN?
Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 12:05:11 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <404B0FF7.4080405@tiscali.be> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040307072733.GL963@baldric.uwo.ca>
Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> pa,
>
> Please remind me why we don't make EWOULDBLOCK == EAGAIN?
There was a thread (dated Sept 200) starting here:
<http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2002-September/017575.html>
and a followup (dated Oct 2002) starting here:
<http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/2002-October/018052.html>
> I know it would break our existing ABI, but Linux apps expect them to be
> the same. I remember vaguely some argument about hpux compatibility...
> I'm sleepy, but I thought I'd post so I don't forget.
>
> I'm reminded of this because update-menus is complaining about locks
> during a recent 712/100 install, and it all came flooding back.
>
> c.
>
hth,
Joel
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2004-03-07 7:27 [parisc-linux] Sleepy, EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN? Carlos O'Donell
2004-03-07 12:05 ` Joel Soete [this message]
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