+static ssize_t read_safe(int fd, void *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ ssize_t total = 0;
+ ssize_t r;
+
+ while(count > 0) {
+ r = read(fd, buf, count);
+ if (r == 0)
+ /* EOF */
+ break;
+ if (r < 0) {
+ if (errno == EINTR)
+ /* interrupted by a signal, restart */
+ continue;
+ /* error */
+ total = -1;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ /* ok */
+ total += r;
+ count -= r;
+ buf += r;
+ }
+
+ return total;
+}
+