--- libinit.c
+++ libinit.c	2009-09-29 10:42:09.875428620 +0200
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ static pid_t getpppid(const pid_t ppid)
 	goto out;
 
     if ((fp = open(proc(pid, "stat"), O_PROCMODE)) != -1) {
-	xread(fp, buf, BUFSIZ);
+	ssize_t len = xread(fp, buf, BUFSIZ);
 	close(fp);
-	if (sscanf(buf,"%*d %*s %*c %d %*d %*d", &pppid) != 1)
+	if (len <= 0 || sscanf(buf,"%*d %*s %*c %d %*d %*d", &pppid) != 1)
 	    warn("can not read ppid for process %d!\n", ppid);
     }
 out:
@@ -591,10 +591,11 @@ int pidof (const char * inname, const ch
 	    char ent[3];
 	    boolean thread;
 	    ssize_t len;
+
 	    len = xread(fp,ent,3);
 	    close(fp);
 
-	    if (!len)
+	    if (len <= 0)
 		continue;
     
 	    thread = (strncmp(ent, "0 ", 2) == 0);
@@ -682,6 +683,9 @@ int pidof (const char * inname, const ch
 	    len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	    close(fp);
 
+	    if (len <= 0)
+		continue;
+
 	    /* Seek for a script not for a binary */
 	    if (!(scrpt = checkscripts(entry, root, len, d->d_name)))
 		continue;
@@ -713,7 +717,7 @@ int pidof (const char * inname, const ch
 	    len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	    close(fp);
 
-	    if (!len)
+	    if (len <= 0)
 		continue;
 
 	    comm  = index(entry,  ' ');
@@ -764,7 +768,8 @@ int verify_pidfile (const char * pid_fil
 		    const char * root, unsigned short flags,
 		    const boolean ignore)
 {
-    int fp, cnt;
+    int fp;
+    ssize_t cnt;
     boolean isscrpt = false;
     pid_t pid;
     char *swapname = NULL, *bufp;
@@ -789,11 +794,12 @@ int verify_pidfile (const char * pid_fil
     }
 
     errno = 0;
-    if ((cnt = xread (fp, buf, BUFSIZ)) < 0) {
+    cnt = xread(fp, buf, BUFSIZ);
+    close(fp);
+    if (cnt < 0) {
 	warn("Can not read pid file %s: %s\n", pid_file, strerror(errno));
 	return -1;
     }
-    close(fp);
     buf[cnt] = '\0';
 
     bufp = buf;
@@ -847,10 +853,11 @@ int verify_pidfile (const char * pid_fil
 	char ent[3];
 	boolean thread;
 	ssize_t len;
+
 	len = xread(fp, ent, sizeof(ent));
 	close(fp);
 
-	if (!len)
+	if (len <= 0)
 	    goto out;
     
 	thread = (strncmp(ent, "0 ", 2) == 0);
@@ -932,6 +939,9 @@ int verify_pidfile (const char * pid_fil
 	len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	close(fp);
 
+	if (len <= 0)
+	    goto out;
+
 	/* Seek for a script not for a binary */
 	if (!(scrpt = checkscripts(entry, root, len, buf)))
 	    goto out;		/* Nothing found */
@@ -951,7 +961,7 @@ int verify_pidfile (const char * pid_fil
 	len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	close(fp);
 
-	if (!len)
+	if (len <= 0)
 	    goto out;
 
 	comm  = index(entry,  ' ');
@@ -1040,7 +1050,7 @@ int check_pids (const char * inname, con
 	    len = xread(fp, ent, sizeof(ent));
 	    close(fp);
 
-	    if (!len)
+	    if (len <= 0)
 		goto ignore;		/* Bogus */
 
 	    thread = (strncmp(ent, "0 ", 2) == 0);
@@ -1111,7 +1121,7 @@ int check_pids (const char * inname, con
 	    len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	    close(fp);
 
-	    if (!len)
+	    if (len <= 0)
 		goto ignore;		/* Bogus */
 
 	    /* Seek for a script not for a binary */
@@ -1131,7 +1141,7 @@ int check_pids (const char * inname, con
 	    len = xread(fp, entry, PATH_MAX);
 	    close(fp);
 
-	    if (!len)
+	    if (len <= 0)
 		goto ignore;		/* Bogus */
 
 	    comm  = index(entry,  ' ');