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-rw-r--r--usr.bin/tail/forward.c12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
index cfcb535..ef046cc 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
+++ b/usr.bin/tail/forward.c
@@ -274,15 +274,21 @@ rlines(fp, off, sbp)
if (!(size = sbp->st_size))
return;
+ /*
+ * size not passed directly to mmap() below because unclear error
+ * diagnostic "Invalid argument".
+ */
if (size > SIZE_T_MAX || size < 0) {
errno = EFBIG;
ierr();
exit(1);
}
- /* XXX: FIXME - mmap() not support files over 2Gb */
- /* Large file processing require alternative implementation */
- /* for now print nice error diagnostic at least */
+ /*
+ * XXX: FIXME - mmap() not support files over 2GB
+ * Large file processing require alternative implementation,
+ * for now print nice error diagnostic at least.
+ */
if (size > SSIZE_MAX) {
errno = EFBIG;
ierr();
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