Am 01.11.2017 um 15:45 schrieb Simon Ruderich: > Not checking close(2) can hide errors as not all errors are reported > during the write(2). > > Signed-off-by: Simon Ruderich <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > > On Wed, Nov 01, 2017 at 02:00:11PM +0100, René Scharfe wrote: >> Most calls are not checked, but that doesn't necessarily mean they need >> to (or should) stay that way. The Linux man-page of close(2) spends >> multiple paragraphs recommending to check its return value.. Care to >> send a follow-up patch? > > Hello, > > Sure, here is it. > > Regards > Simon > > sequencer.c | 3 ++- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/sequencer.c b/sequencer.c > index f93b60f61..e0cc2f777 100644 > --- a/sequencer.c > +++ b/sequencer.c > @@ -2673,7 +2673,8 @@ static int rewrite_file(const char *path, const char *buf, size_t len) > return error_errno(_("could not open '%s' for writing"), path); > if (write_in_full(fd, buf, len) < 0) > rc = error_errno(_("could not write to '%s'"), path); > - close(fd); > + if (close(fd) && !rc) > + rc = error_errno(_("could not close '%s'"), path); > return rc; > } > > Looks good to me, thank you! René