Linux errno

Linux errno ERESTART

In Linux errno, code ERESTART is ERESTART. The official source describes it as “Interrupted system call should be restarted”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

CodeERESTART
SymbolERESTART
Source confidencehigh

Official definition

Interrupted system call should be restarted

In plain language

In Linux errno, code ERESTART is ERESTART. The official source describes it as “Interrupted system call should be restarted”. Its concrete cause depends on the operation and surrounding message.

Context to inspect

  • The surrounding operation, version and subsystem determine the actual cause.
  • The same numeric value can mean something different in another namespace.

Safe first checks

  1. Confirm which product, protocol or subsystem produced the code.
  2. Read the full surrounding error message and inspect relevant logs.
  3. Compare the code with the linked authoritative documentation before changing configuration.

Important context

Numeric value on this Linux runtime: 85. Numeric errno values can vary across systems. The symbolic errno name is the portable identity; numeric mappings can vary by platform.

Authoritative source

Linux man-pages errno(3)

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