Update.

	* rt/aio_misc.c (handle_fildes_io): Imitate the behaviour on other
	systems which allow using the functions also on non-seekable
	devices.

2 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 96da3a1694..7c6c6f7f2d 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 1999-08-06  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@cygnus.com>
 
+	* rt/aio_misc.c (handle_fildes_io): Imitate the behaviour on other
+	systems which allow using the functions also on non-seekable
+	devices.
+
 	* resolv/res_send.c (res_send): Recompute timeout for poll for
 	each jump to `wait'.
 
diff --git a/rt/aio_misc.c b/rt/aio_misc.c
index ba0c9d47cf..fb5fbf6985 100644
--- a/rt/aio_misc.c
+++ b/rt/aio_misc.c
@@ -435,6 +435,16 @@ handle_fildes_io (void *arg)
 					 (void *) aiocbp->aiocb.aio_buf,
 					 aiocbp->aiocb.aio_nbytes,
 					 aiocbp->aiocb.aio_offset));
+
+	  if (aiocbp->aiocb.__return_value == -1 && errno == ESPIPE)
+	    /* The Linux kernel is different from others.  It returns
+	       ESPIPE if using pread on a socket.  Other platforms
+	       simply ignore the offset parameter and behave like
+	       read.  */
+	    aiocbp->aiocb.__return_value =
+	      TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (read (fildes,
+					(void *) aiocbp->aiocb64.aio_buf,
+					aiocbp->aiocb64.aio_nbytes));
 	}
       else if ((aiocbp->aiocb.aio_lio_opcode & 127) == LIO_WRITE)
 	{
@@ -450,6 +460,16 @@ handle_fildes_io (void *arg)
 					  (const void *) aiocbp->aiocb.aio_buf,
 					  aiocbp->aiocb.aio_nbytes,
 					  aiocbp->aiocb.aio_offset));
+
+	  if (aiocbp->aiocb.__return_value == -1 && errno == ESPIPE)
+	    /* The Linux kernel is different from others.  It returns
+	       ESPIPE if using pwrite on a socket.  Other platforms
+	       simply ignore the offset parameter and behave like
+	       write.  */
+	    aiocbp->aiocb.__return_value =
+	      TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (write (fildes,
+					 (void *) aiocbp->aiocb64.aio_buf,
+					 aiocbp->aiocb64.aio_nbytes));
 	}
       else if (aiocbp->aiocb.aio_lio_opcode == LIO_DSYNC)
 	aiocbp->aiocb.__return_value = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (fdatasync (fildes));