Bug 633 - futimes() should not fail with ENOENT
Summary: futimes() should not fail with ENOENT
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: glibc
Classification: Unclassified
Component: libc (show other bugs)
Version: 2.3.4
: P2 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Roland McGrath
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Blocks: libc235
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Reported: 2005-01-03 23:20 UTC by Dmitry V. Levin
Modified: 2019-04-10 09:28 UTC (History)
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glibc-alt-futimes.patch (809 bytes, patch)
2005-01-03 23:22 UTC, Dmitry V. Levin 		Details | Diff
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Description Dmitry V. Levin 2005-01-03 23:20:42 UTC 
On linux where no futimes syscall available, futimes wrapper uses /proc
filesystem and utimes/utime.
When /proc is not available, this wrapper fails with undocumented ENOENT instead
of documented ENOSYS.
Comment 1 Dmitry V. Levin 2005-01-03 23:22:06 UTC 
Created attachment 334 [details]
glibc-alt-futimes.patch

Proposed patch.
Comment 2 Sourceware Commits 2005-01-07 02:43:00 UTC 
Subject: Bug 633

CVSROOT:	/cvs/glibc
Module name:	libc
Changes by:	roland@sources.redhat.com	2005-01-07 02:42:55

Modified files:
	sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux: futimes.c 

Log message:
	2005-01-06  Roland McGrath  <roland@redhat.com>
	
	[BZ #633]
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/futimes.c (__futimes): Catch errno values
	indicating file-name lookup errors, and return ENOSYS or EBADF instead.

Patches:
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/futimes.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&r1=1.6&r2=1.7
Comment 3 Roland McGrath 2005-01-07 02:43:34 UTC 
Please try the patch in CVS and tell me if you have any more trouble.
Comment 4 Dmitry V. Levin 2005-01-18 17:45:04 UTC 
Thank you for the patch, it fixes even more potential issues than my proposal.
Comment 5 Sourceware Commits 2005-02-16 10:47:37 UTC 
Subject: Bug 633

CVSROOT:	/cvs/glibc
Module name:	libc
Branch: 	glibc-2_3-branch
Changes by:	roland@sources.redhat.com	2005-02-16 10:47:27

Modified files:
	sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux: futimes.c 

Log message:
	2005-01-06  Roland McGrath  <roland@redhat.com>
	
	[BZ #633]
	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/futimes.c (__futimes): Catch errno values
	indicating file-name lookup errors, and return ENOSYS or EBADF instead.

Patches:
http://sources.redhat.com/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/libc/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/futimes.c.diff?cvsroot=glibc&only_with_tag=glibc-2_3-branch&r1=1.6&r2=1.6.4.1