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[PATCH v2 06/15] copy.c: make copy_fd preserve meaningful errno

From
Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Date
Nov 3, 2014, 16:55 UTC
Message-ID
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Update copy_fd to return a meaningful errno on failure.
Signed-off-by: Ronnie Sahlberg <sahlberg@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
---
 copy.c | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/copy.c b/copy.c
index f2970ec..a8d366e 100644
--- a/copy.c
+++ b/copy.c
@@ -8,12 +8,17 @@ int copy_fd(int ifd, int ofd)
 		if (!len)
 			break;
 		if (len < 0) {
-			return error("copy-fd: read returned %s",
-				     strerror(errno));
+			int save_errno = errno;
+			error("copy-fd: read returned %s", strerror(errno));
+			errno = save_errno;
+			return -1;
+		}
+		if (write_in_full(ofd, buffer, len) < 0) {
+			int save_errno = errno;
+			error("copy-fd: write returned %s", strerror(errno));
+			errno = save_errno;
+			return -1;
 		}
-		if (write_in_full(ofd, buffer, len) < 0)
-			return error("copy-fd: write returned %s",
-				     strerror(errno));
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
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  1. 00/15 ref-transactions-reflogRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  2. 01/15 refs.c make ref_transaction_create a wrapper to ref_transaction_updateRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  3. 02/15 refs.c: make ref_transaction_delete a wrapper for ref_transaction_updateRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  4. 03/15 refs.c: rename the transaction functionsRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  5. 04/15 refs.c: add a new update_type field to ref_updateRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  6. 05/15 refs.c: add a function to append a reflog entry to a fdRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  7. 06/15 copy.c: make copy_fd preserve meaningful errnoRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  8. 07/15 refs.c: add a transaction function to append a reflog entryRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  9. 08/15 refs.c: add a flag to allow reflog updates to truncate the logRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  10. 09/15 refs.c: only write reflog update if msg is non-NULLRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  11. 10/15 refs.c: allow multiple reflog updates during a single transactionRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  12. 11/15 reflog.c: use a reflog transaction when writing during expireRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  13. 12/15 refs.c: rename log_ref_setup to create_reflogRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  14. 13/15 refs.c: make unlock_ref/close_ref/commit_ref staticRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  15. 14/15 refs.c: remove lock_any_ref_for_updateRonnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014
  16. 15/15 refs.c: allow deleting refs with a broken sha1Ronnie Sahlberg, Nov 3, 2014

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