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Bug 685172 - log errno on statvfs failure
log errno on statvfs failure
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: libgtop
Classification: Core
Component: linux
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: libgtop maintainers
libgtop maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks: 684346
 
 
Reported: 2012-10-01 00:25 UTC by Robert Roth
Modified: 2013-12-08 23:58 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Robert Roth 2012-10-01 00:25:44 UTC 
On line 196 of fs_usage.c from linux[1], in case of a statvfs error (-1 returned), glibtop logs an error message that statvfs failed, but it should also specify errno to give the user a clue on what's wrong and how to fix the issue (if possible).

[1]http://git.gnome.org/browse/libgtop/tree/sysdeps/linux/fsusage.c#n196
Comment 1 Robert Roth 2013-12-08 23:58:56 UTC 
This problem has been fixed in the development version. The fix will be available in the next major software release. Thank you for your bug report.