processes plugin: Fix a possible segfault.

[collectd.git] / src / common.h

diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index f6a8e19..2be2ff5 100644 (file)
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ void *smalloc(size_t size);
  *
  * DESCRIPTION
  *   Reads exactly `n' bytes or failes. Syntax and other behavior is analogous
- *   to `read(2)'.
+ *   to `read(2)'. If EOF is received the file descriptor is closed and an
+ *   error is returned.
  *
  * PARAMETERS
  *   `fd'          File descriptor to write to.