[PATCH] shell: more read built-in tweaks
Ron Yorston
rmy at pobox.com
Fri Aug 15 14:20:57 UTC 2025
Further to commit dcd8df258 (shell: improve bash compatibility of
read built-in):
- Check explicitly for a timeout rather than implicitly via non-
zero errno.
- If poll() fails attempt to process any data collected so far,
as is done in all other cases of failure.
function old new delta
shell_builtin_read 1360 1340 -20
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-20) Total: -20 bytes
Signed-off-by: Ron Yorston <rmy at pobox.com>
---
shell/shell_common.c | 11 +++++------
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/shell/shell_common.c b/shell/shell_common.c
index 754fef34b..552c1ece0 100644
--- a/shell/shell_common.c
+++ b/shell/shell_common.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
delim = params->opt_d ? params->opt_d[0] : '\n';
do {
char c;
- int timeout;
+ int timeout, ret;
if ((bufpos & 0xff) == 0)
buffer = xrealloc(buffer, bufpos + 0x101);
@@ -217,15 +217,15 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
pfd->events = POLLIN;
/* test bb_got_signal, then poll(), atomically wrt signals */
- if (check_got_signal_and_poll(pfd, timeout) <= 0) {
+ if ((ret = check_got_signal_and_poll(pfd, timeout)) <= 0) {
/* timed out, or some error */
- err = errno;
- if (!err) { /* timed out */
+ if (ret == 0) { /* timed out */
retval = (const char *)(uintptr_t)2;
break;
}
+ err = errno;
retval = (const char *)(uintptr_t)1;
- goto ret;
+ break;
}
if (read(fd, &buffer[bufpos], 1) != 1) {
err = errno;
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ shell_builtin_read(struct builtin_read_params *params)
params->setvar("REPLY", buffer);
}
- ret:
free(buffer);
if (read_flags & BUILTIN_READ_SILENT)
tcsetattr(fd, TCSANOW, &old_tty);
--
2.50.1
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