[PATCH v3 2/2] Return different exit codes when gai_result is > -100
Adhemerval Zanella Netto
adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org
Thu Apr 30 12:17:30 GMT 2026
On 16/10/25 11:18, Petr Menšík wrote:
> Make the result checkable from the command line even without verbose
> mode. Keep original exit status 2 for name not found error. But report
> other errors by exit status greater than 10.
>
> For too high values make it return 2 as before.
>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Menšík <pemensik@redhat.com>
LGTM, thanks.
Reviewed-by: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>
> ---
> nss/getent.c | 5 ++++-
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/nss/getent.c b/nss/getent.c
> index 58b08f770a..eb044b54a5 100644
> --- a/nss/getent.c
> +++ b/nss/getent.c
> @@ -368,10 +368,13 @@ ahosts_keys_int (int af, int xflags, int number, char *key[])
>
> if (gai_result != 0)
> {
> - result = 2;
> if (gai_verbose)
> fprintf (stderr, _("Host %s failed: %s\n"), key[i],
> gai_strerror (gai_result));
> + if (gai_result >= EAI_INPROGRESS && gai_result != EAI_NONAME)
> + result = 10 + abs (gai_result);
> + else
> + result = 2;
> }
> else
> {
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