1 files changed, 39 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7d34c5cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-support/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools/0003-use-posix-strerror_r-unless-on-gnu-libc-system.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From a2e7d9273261c5c5cbc33796900f415097f5455e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2018 23:16:53 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] use posix strerror_r unless on gnu libc system
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ open-vm-tools/lib/err/errPosix.c | 9 ++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/lib/err/errPosix.c b/lib/err/errPosix.c
+index c81b4c13..7a403640 100644
+--- a/lib/err/errPosix.c
++++ b/lib/err/errPosix.c
+@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
+ #include <errno.h>
+ #include <string.h>
+ #include <locale.h>
++#include <stdio.h>
+ 
+ #include "vmware.h"
+ #include "errInt.h"
+@@ -63,11 +64,13 @@ ErrErrno2String(Err_Number errorNumber, // IN
+ {
+    char *p;
+ 
+-#if defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
++#if defined(__GLIBC__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
+    p = strerror_r(errorNumber, buf, bufSize);
+ #else
+-   p = strerror(errorNumber);
+-#endif
++   if (strerror_r(errorNumber, buf, bufSize) != 0)
++      snprintf(buf, bufSize, "unknown error %i", errorNumber);
++   p = buf;
++#endif /* defined __GLIBC__ */
+    ASSERT(p != NULL);
+    return p;
+ }