filter_buffer_or_fd(): ignore EPIPEjc/ignore-epipe-in-filter

We are explicitly ignoring SIGPIPE, as we fully expect that the
filter program may not read our output fully.  Ignore EPIPE that
may come from writing to it as well.

A new test was stolen from Jeff's suggestion.

Helped-by: Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/convert.c b/convert.c
index 9a5612e93d..f3bd3e93fb 100644
--- a/convert.c
+++ b/convert.c
@@ -356,9 +356,14 @@ static int filter_buffer_or_fd(int in, int out, void *data)
 	sigchain_push(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 
 	if (params->src) {
-		write_err = (write_in_full(child_process.in, params->src, params->size) < 0);
+		write_err = (write_in_full(child_process.in,
+					   params->src, params->size) < 0);
+		if (errno == EPIPE)
+			write_err = 0;
 	} else {
 		write_err = copy_fd(params->fd, child_process.in);
+		if (write_err == COPY_WRITE_ERROR && errno == EPIPE)
+			write_err = 0;
 	}
 
 	if (close(child_process.in))