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AI-generatedEINTR on write() – Unresolved Retry Policy
EINTR on write() – Unresolved Retry Policy The goal is to guarantee that a stream write completes without duplicating data when a POSIX write() call is interrupted. POSIX allows the kernel to restart interrupted calls, but many programs choose to retry manually. The ambiguity around EINTR and partial writes creates a risk of resending bytes that the kernel a
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