#14262: fdReady cannot wait more than 49 days -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: nh2 | Owner: (none) Type: bug | Status: new Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Compiler | Version: 8.2.1 Keywords: | Operating System: Unknown/Multiple Architecture: x86_64 | Type of failure: None/Unknown (amd64) | Test Case: | Blocked By: Blocking: | Related Tickets: #8684, #13497 Differential Rev(s): | Wiki Page: -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- {{{ import System.IO hWaitForInput stdin 4294968296 }}} This code waits for 1 second instead of 49.something days. The culprit: {{{ hWaitForInput :: Handle -> Int -> IO Bool fdReady(..., int msecs, ...) }}} Haskell `Int` is usally 64 bits. C `int` is usually 32 bits. Called here: {{{ ready :: FD -> Bool -> Int -> IO Bool ready fd write msecs = do r <- throwErrnoIfMinus1Retry "GHC.IO.FD.ready" $ fdReady (fdFD fd) (fromIntegral $ fromEnum $ write) (fromIntegral msecs) foreign import ccall safe "fdReady" fdReady :: CInt -> CInt -> CInt -> CInt -> IO CInt }}} We `fromIntegral` `Int` to `CInt` (== `Int32`), overflowing. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/14262 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler