Re: blkid_llseek fix for uClibc without large file support

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On 29 November 2010 22:08, Mike Frysinger <vapier@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Monday, November 29, 2010 05:53:36 Graham Gower wrote:
>> On 29 November 2010 20:50, Karel Zak wrote:
>> > On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 12:05:24PM +1030, Graham Gower wrote:
>> >> uClibc may be built without large file support (no llseek, lseek64,
>> >> etc).
>> >>
>> >> The below patch fixes things for me in this case. Patch is against 2.17,
>> >> but it doesn't look like the code has changed recently.
>> >>
>> >> --- util-linux-ng-2.17/shlibs/blkid/src/llseek.c.orig 2010-11-29
>> >> 11:31:49.000000000 +1030 +++
>> >> util-linux-ng-2.17/shlibs/blkid/src/llseek.c      2010-11-29
>> >> 11:52:07.000000000 +1030 @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
>> >>
>> >>  #include "blkidP.h"
>> >>
>> >> -#ifdef __linux__
>> >> +#if defined(__linux__) && !(defined(__UCLIBC__) &&
>> >> !defined(__USE_FILE_OFFSET64))
>> >
>> >  Not sure...
>> >
>> >>  #if defined(HAVE_LSEEK64) && defined(HAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE) ||
>> >> defined(__UCLIBC__)
>> >
>> >  ... wouldn't be enough to use:
>> >
>> >  #if defined(HAVE_LSEEK64) && defined(HAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE) || \
>> >      defined(__UCLIBC__) && defined(__USE_FILE_OFFSET64)
>> >
>> >  ?
>> >
>> >  The code inside __linux__ conditional block seems useful
>> >  independently on libc, it calls llseek syscall directly.
>> >
>> >  Unfortunately, I don't have uClib to test it. Mike, any comment?
>>
>> No. There is no llseek in the uClibc I have built. Hence falling back
>> to lseek was the route I took.
>
> Karel said "syscall", not "library function".  i think his counter suggestion
> should work.  although i'm not sure why this file checks __UCLIBC__ at all if
> there are proper configure tests for lseek64/llseek ...
>
> testing against a uClibc w/LFS enabled shows that both HAVE_LSEEK64 and
> HAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE are defined as expected.  i dont have a toolchain w/LFS
> disabled atm, but i could build up one if necessary.
>
> so my counter-counter-proposal is:
>
> --- a/shlibs/blkid/src/llseek.c
> +++ b/shlibs/blkid/src/llseek.c
> @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
>
>  #ifdef __linux__
>
> -#if defined(HAVE_LSEEK64) && defined(HAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE) || defined(__UCLIBC__)
> +#if defined(HAVE_LSEEK64) && defined(HAVE_LSEEK64_PROTOTYPE)
>
>  #define my_llseek lseek64
>
> -mike
>

I did try this. I had problems with the _syscall5 line... I can get
the exact error tomorrow if you want it.

-Graham
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