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-rw-r--r--erts/etc/unix/run_erl.c16
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/erts/etc/unix/run_erl.c b/erts/etc/unix/run_erl.c
index d7cfbe675e..f8b5da47ab 100644
--- a/erts/etc/unix/run_erl.c
+++ b/erts/etc/unix/run_erl.c
@@ -904,14 +904,26 @@ static int create_fifo(char *name, int perm)
* Find a master device, open and return fd and slave device name.
*/
+#ifdef HAVE_WORKING_POSIX_OPENPT
+ /*
+ * Use openpty() on OpenBSD even if we have posix_openpt()
+ * as there is a race when read from master pty returns 0
+ * if child has not yet opened slave pty.
+ * (maybe other BSD's have the same problem?)
+ */
+# if !(defined(__OpenBSD__) && defined(HAVE_OPENPTY))
+# define TRY_POSIX_OPENPT
+# endif
+#endif
+
static int open_pty_master(char **ptyslave, int *sfdp)
{
int mfd;
/* Use the posix_openpt if working, as this guarantees creation of the
slave device properly. */
-#if defined(HAVE_WORKING_POSIX_OPENPT) || (defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4))
-# ifdef HAVE_WORKING_POSIX_OPENPT
+#if defined(TRY_POSIX_OPENPT) || (defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4))
+# ifdef TRY_POSIX_OPENPT
mfd = posix_openpt(O_RDWR);
# elif defined(__sun) && defined(__SVR4)
mfd = sf_open("/dev/ptmx", O_RDWR, 0);