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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/debug/pcprofile.c b/debug/pcprofile.c
index b5dc4e709c..11447deb7d 100644
--- a/debug/pcprofile.c
+++ b/debug/pcprofile.c
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@
write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. */
+#include <errno.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>
@@ -39,10 +41,25 @@ install (void)
if (outfile != NULL && *outfile != '\0')
{
- fd = open (outfile, O_RDWR);
+ fd = open (outfile, O_RDWR | O_CREAT, 0666);
if (fd != -1)
- active = 1;
+ {
+ uint32_t word;
+
+ active = 1;
+
+ /* Write a magic word which tells the reader about the byte
+ order and the size of the following entries. */
+ word = 0xdeb00000 | sizeof (void *);
+ if (TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY (write (fd, &word, 4)) != 4)
+ {
+ /* If even this fails we shouldn't try further. */
+ close (fd);
+ fd = -1;
+ active = 0;
+ }
+ }
}
}