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diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
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index 46bc89d..34fd789 100644
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--- a/util.c
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+++ b/util.c
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@@ -139,9 +139,29 @@ read_buffer (fd, buf, cnt)
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      voidp buf;
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      unsigned int cnt;
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 {
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+  int len;
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+#ifdef INT_MAX
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   if (INT_MAX < cnt)
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     cnt = INT_MAX;
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-  return read (fd, buf, cnt);
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+#endif
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+  len = read (fd, buf, cnt);
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+
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+#if defined F_SETFL && O_NONBLOCK && defined EAGAIN
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+  /* Iput files are opened O_NONBLOCK for security reasons. On some
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+     file systems this can cause read to fail with errno == EAGAIN.  */
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+  if (len < 0 && errno == EAGAIN)
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+    {
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+      int flags = fcntl (fd, F_GETFL);
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+      if (0 <= flags)
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+        {
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+          if (! (flags & O_NONBLOCK))
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+            errno = EAGAIN;
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+          else if (fcntl (fd, F_SETFL, flags & ~O_NONBLOCK) != -1)
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+            len = read (fd, buf, cnt);
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+        }
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+    }
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+#endif
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+  return len;
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 }
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 /* Likewise for 'write'.  */