Re: error to be returned while suspended

From: linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 08:52:04 EST



On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, Oliver Neukum wrote:

> Hi,
>
> which error should a character device return if a read/write cannot be
> serviced because the device is suspended? Shouldn't there be an error
> code specific to that?
>
> Regards
> Oliver

The de-facto error codes were created long before one could "suspend"
a device, so there isn't a ESUSP code. However, I suggest EIO or EBUSY
unless you want to define an ESUSP and get it accepted by the POSIX
committee.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.24 on an i686 machine (5592.72 BogoMips).
New book: http://www.AbominableFirebug.com/
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