> a better solution is to just use waitmsg (see wait(2)). the parsing rules
> and sizing are
> already implemented there.
yes, i agree. i changed my patch.
diff /n/dump/2016/0519/sys/src/libc/9sys/dial.c /sys/src/libc/9sys/dial.c
167c167
< notedeath(Dest *dp, char *exitsts)
---
> notedeath(Dest *dp, Waitmsg *exitsts)
169,170c169
< int i, n, pid;
< char *fields[5]; /* pid + 3 times + error */
---
> int n;
173,176c172
< for (i = 0; i < nelem(fields); i++)
< fields[i] = "";
< n = tokenize(exitsts, fields, nelem(fields));
< if (n < 4)
---
> if (exitsts->pid <= 0)
178,180d173
< pid = atoi(fields[0]);
< if (pid <= 0)
< return;
182c175
< if (conn->pid == pid && !conn->dead) { /* it's one we know? */
---
> if (conn->pid == exitsts->pid && !conn->dead) { /* it's one we
> know? */
187,188c180,182
< strncpy(conn->err, fields[4], sizeof conn->err - 1);
< conn->err[sizeof conn->err - 1] = '\0';
---
> n = strlen(exitsts->msg);
> assert(n < ERRMAX);
> strncpy(conn->err, exitsts->msg, n);
209c203
< char exitsts[2*ERRMAX];
---
> Waitmsg *exitsts = nil;
211c205
< if (outstandingprocs(dp) && await(exitsts, sizeof exitsts) >= 0) {
---
> if (outstandingprocs(dp) && (exitsts = wait()) != nil) {
