1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib9/readn.c b/lib9/readn.c
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index 00000000..74554264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib9/readn.c
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+#include "lib9.h"
+
+long
+readn(int f, void *av, long n)
+{
+	char *a;
+	long m, t;
+
+	a = av;
+	t = 0;
+	while(t < n){
+		m = read(f, a+t, n-t);
+		if(m <= 0){
+			if(t == 0)
+				return m;
+			break;
+		}
+		t += m;
+	}
+	return t;
+}