On Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:42:55 -0500
Jerry <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have noticed the following warning entries in my freshclam.log:
> 
> Thu Dec  9 20:38:56 2010 -> WARNING: waitpid() failed: Interrupted
> system call Thu Dec  9 23:39:46 2010 -> WARNING: waitpid() failed:
> Interrupted system call Fri Dec 10 16:40:24 2010 -> WARNING:
> waitpid() failed: Interrupted system call

Please open a bug, we should handle EINTR from waitpid, both in
freshclam/manager.c, and clamd's virusaction.

(IMHO the EINTR error should have never existed, it only introduces
problems.)

> 
> This is on a FreeBSD-8.1/64 system with the latest version of clamav
> installed via the FBSD ports system.
> 
> As far as I can tell, nothing negative happens when this warning
> message is logged. I am assuming it is just an occasional and harmless
> message.
> 

It would only matter if the DB would fail to load, since we'd miss that
in this case.

Best regards,
--Edwin
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