Add xref for EINTR. Correct meaning of ENODEV. Explain EAGAIN.
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20 * ANSI Standard: 4.14/2.2.4.2 Limits of integral types <limits.h>
23 #ifndef _LIMITS_H
25 #define _LIMITS_H 1
26 #include <features.h>
28 #ifdef __USE_POSIX
29 /* POSIX adds things to <limits.h>. */
30 #include <posix1_lim.h>
31 #endif
33 #ifdef __USE_POSIX2
34 #include <posix2_lim.h>
35 #endif
38 #if __GNUC__ >= 2
40 /* Get the compiler's limits.h, which defines all the ANSI constants. */
41 #define _LIBC_LIMITS_H_ /* This tells it not to look for another. */
42 #include_next <limits.h>
44 #else /* Not GCC 2. */
46 /* We don't have #include_next.
47 Define ANSI <limits.h> for standard 32-bit words. */
49 /* These assume 8-bit `char's, 16-bit `short int's,
50 and 32-bit `int's and `long int's. */
52 /* Number of bits in a `char'. */
53 #define CHAR_BIT 8
55 /* Maximum length of any multibyte character in any locale.
56 Locale-writers should change this as necessary. */
57 #define MB_LEN_MAX 1
59 /* Minimum and maximum values a `signed char' can hold. */
60 #define SCHAR_MIN (-128)
61 #define SCHAR_MAX 127
63 /* Maximum value an `unsigned char' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
64 #ifdef __STDC__
65 #define UCHAR_MAX 255U
66 #else
67 #define UCHAR_MAX 255
68 #endif
70 /* Minimum and maximum values a `char' can hold. */
71 #ifdef __CHAR_UNSIGNED__
72 #define CHAR_MIN 0
73 #define CHAR_MAX UCHAR_MAX
74 #else
75 #define CHAR_MIN SCHAR_MIN
76 #define CHAR_MAX SCHAR_MAX
77 #endif
79 /* Minimum and maximum values a `signed short int' can hold. */
80 #define SHRT_MIN (-32768)
81 #define SHRT_MAX 32767
83 /* Maximum value an `unsigned short int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
84 #define USHRT_MAX 65535
86 /* Minimum and maximum values a `signed int' can hold. */
87 #define INT_MIN (- INT_MAX - 1)
88 #define INT_MAX 2147483647
90 /* Maximum value an `unsigned int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
91 #ifdef __STDC__
92 #define UINT_MAX 4294967295U
93 #else
94 #define UINT_MAX 4294967295
95 #endif
97 /* Minimum and maximum values a `signed long int' can hold. */
98 #define LONG_MIN INT_MIN
99 #define LONG_MAX INT_MAX
101 /* Maximum value an `unsigned long int' can hold. (Minimum is 0.) */
102 #define ULONG_MAX UINT_MAX
104 #endif /* GCC 2. */
107 #endif /* limits.h */