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-rw-r--r--libbb/xreadlink.c9
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/libbb/xreadlink.c b/libbb/xreadlink.c
index 66f63b883..932e487a5 100644
--- a/libbb/xreadlink.c
+++ b/libbb/xreadlink.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
/*
- * xreadlink.c - safe implementation of readlink
+ * xreadlink.c - safe implementation of readlink.
+ * Returns a NULL on failure...
*/
#include <stdio.h>
@@ -22,8 +23,10 @@ extern char *xreadlink(const char *path)
do {
buf = xrealloc(buf, bufsize += GROWBY);
readsize = readlink(path, buf, bufsize); /* 1st try */
- if (readsize == -1)
- perror_msg("%s:%s", applet_name, path);
+ if (readsize == -1) {
+ perror_msg("%s:%s", applet_name, path);
+ return NULL;
+ }
}
while (bufsize < readsize + 1);