Bug#161515: libc6 pread() does not work correctly on non-i386 platforms

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

> Package: libc6
> version: 2.2.5-11.1
> 
> References
> ----------
> Bug 121391 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=121391
> This bug has been closed eliminating the lines of code
> using pread() and pwrite() (and using the alternative code
> provided for systems not providing pread() and pwrite())
> but it seems that the problem is in the fact that pread()
> and pwrite() are broken in glibc for non-i386 architectures:
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0486.html
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0493.html
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0411.html
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0439.html
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0469.html
> And finally:
> http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/2002-30/0559.html
> where it is written that it is a glibc bug, fixed in the CVS.
> (other reference: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=15983)
> 
> IMHO, the fix applied in the CVS should be backported to the
> libc6 package shipped with Debian Woody, to allow PHP (and maybe
> also other packages) to correctly work also on non-i386 platforms
> also using pread() and pwrite().

Now sarge and sid provides glibc 2.3.1-16, so this bug can be closed.
Could I close this bug?

Regards,
-- gotom