From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>
Message-Id: <200403251330.i2PDUemX062614@adat.davidashen.net>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] errstr(2)
In-Reply-To: <2d02a062f561ff0711a63707cb49cb26@plan9.bell-labs.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:30:40 +0400
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> > My question was whether the code was right (in generrstr) 
> > or accidental. 
>
> In other words are we stupid or just incompetent?

I like the use of fixed-length buffer for error strings.

> You buffer len should be more determined by how long 
> an error string you might consider useful.

Unless it is truncated by the kernel limit. So as long
as my buffer is not longer than ERRMAX, I'm on a safe
ground.