1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
index c6432e729241..d24d1a960523 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/mem.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void __init find_tempdir(void)
  */
 static int next(int fd, char *buf, int size, char c)
 {
-        int n;
+        int n, len;
         char *ptr;
 
         while((ptr = strchr(buf, c)) == NULL){
@@ -69,7 +69,17 @@ static int next(int fd, char *buf, int size, char c)
         }
 
         ptr++;
-        memmove(buf, ptr, strlen(ptr) + 1);
+        len = strlen(ptr);
+        memmove(buf, ptr, len + 1);
+
+        /* Refill the buffer so that if there's a partial string that we care
+         * about, it will be completed, and we can recognize it.
+         */
+        n = read(fd, &buf[len], size - len - 1);
+        if(n < 0)
+                return -errno;
+
+        buf[len + n] = '\0';
         return 1;
 }