2 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/lib.h b/lib/lib.h
index c46aacaa..d052880e 100644
--- a/lib/lib.h
+++ b/lib/lib.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ size_t xread(int fd, void *buf, size_t len);
 void xreadall(int fd, void *buf, size_t len);
 void xwrite(int fd, void *buf, size_t len);
 off_t xlseek(int fd, off_t offset, int whence);
-char *xreadfile(char *name);
+char *xreadfile(char *name, char *buf, off_t len);
 int xioctl(int fd, int request, void *data);
 char *xgetcwd(void);
 void xstat(char *path, struct stat *st);
diff --git a/lib/xwrap.c b/lib/xwrap.c
index 08a93ddf..ae296cd6 100644
--- a/lib/xwrap.c
+++ b/lib/xwrap.c
@@ -451,10 +451,10 @@ char *xreadlink(char *name)
   }
 }
 
-char *xreadfile(char *name)
+char *xreadfile(char *name, char *buf, off_t len)
 {
-  char *buf = readfile(name, 0, 0);
-  if (!buf) perror_exit("xreadfile %s", name);
+  if (!(buf = readfile(name, buf, len))) perror_exit("Bad '%s'", name);
+
   return buf;
 }