1 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/write_or_die.c b/write_or_die.c
index ab4cb8a69c..bfe4eeb649 100644
--- a/write_or_die.c
+++ b/write_or_die.c
@@ -18,3 +18,28 @@ void write_or_die(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 		p += written;
 	}
 }
+
+int write_or_whine(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count, const char *msg)
+{
+	const char *p = buf;
+	ssize_t written;
+
+	while (count > 0) {
+		written = xwrite(fd, p, count);
+		if (written == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: disk full?\n", msg);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		else if (written < 0) {
+			if (errno == EPIPE)
+				exit(0);
+			fprintf(stderr, "%s: write error (%s)\n",
+				msg, strerror(errno));
+			return 0;
+		}
+		count -= written;
+		p += written;
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}