Unblocking blocked I/O

Wed Sep 26 09:07:00 GMT 2001

>>>>> "Bryce" == Bryce McKinlay <bryce@waitaki.otago.ac.nz> writes:

Bryce> 	* java/io/natFileDescriptorPosix.cc (write (jint)): Check for thread 
Bryce> 	interrupted status flag only if ::write returned an error.
My understanding is that write(2) can return a short (not -1) count
when interrupted. From the glibc manual:
 `EINTR'
 The `write' operation was interrupted by a signal while it was
 blocked waiting for completion. A signal will not necessary
 cause `write' to return `EINTR'; it may instead result in a
 successful `write' which writes fewer bytes than requested.
This is why the code used to check for the interrupt unconditionally.
I think this part of the change should be reverted.
Thanks,
Tom