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Rollup merge of #101416 - uarif1:doc_non_blocking_stdio, r=joshtriplett
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stdio: Document no support for writing to non-blocking stdio/stderr

Printing to stdio/stderr that have been opened with non-blocking
(O_NONBLOCK in linux) can result in an error, which is not handled
by std::io module causing a panic.

Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <[email protected]>
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matthiaskrgr authored Sep 7, 2022
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3 changes: 3 additions & 0 deletions library/std/src/io/stdio.rs
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Expand Up @@ -992,6 +992,9 @@ pub fn set_output_capture(sink: Option<LocalStream>) -> Option<LocalStream> {
/// the global stream.
///
/// However, if the actual I/O causes an error, this function does panic.
///
/// Writing to non-blocking stdout/stderr can cause an error, which will lead
/// this function to panic.
fn print_to<T>(args: fmt::Arguments<'_>, global_s: fn() -> T, label: &str)
where
T: Write,
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12 changes: 12 additions & 0 deletions library/std/src/macros.rs
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Expand Up @@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ macro_rules! panic {
///
/// Panics if writing to `io::stdout()` fails.
///
/// Writing to non-blocking stdout can cause an error, which will lead
/// this macro to panic.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
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///
/// Panics if writing to [`io::stdout`] fails.
///
/// Writing to non-blocking stdout can cause an error, which will lead
/// this macro to panic.
///
/// [`io::stdout`]: crate::io::stdout
///
/// # Examples
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///
/// Panics if writing to `io::stderr` fails.
///
/// Writing to non-blocking stdout can cause an error, which will lead
/// this macro to panic.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
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///
/// Panics if writing to `io::stderr` fails.
///
/// Writing to non-blocking stdout can cause an error, which will lead
/// this macro to panic.
///
/// # Examples
///
/// ```
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