- patch from Denis Vlasenko to add and use bb_xsocket() and to use

  bb_xopen some more while at it.
  Also use shorter boilerplate while at it.

22 files changed, 99 insertions, 218 deletions

diff --git a/archival/gzip.c b/archival/gzip.c
index 41ed3a2c7..5fb118706 100644
--- a/archival/gzip.c
+++ b/archival/gzip.c
@@ -1228,8 +1228,8 @@ int gzip_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 inFileNum = STDIN_FILENO;
                                 outFileNum = STDOUT_FILENO;
                         } else {
-                                inFileNum = open(argv[i], O_RDONLY);
-                                if (inFileNum < 0 || fstat(inFileNum, &statBuf) < 0)
+                                inFileNum = bb_xopen(argv[i], O_RDONLY);
+                                if (fstat(inFileNum, &statBuf) < 0)
                                         bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", argv[i]);
                                 time_stamp = statBuf.st_ctime;
                                 ifile_size = statBuf.st_size;
diff --git a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
index 24bc1d824..2f5702bd6 100644
--- a/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/docs/new-applet-HOWTO.txt
@@ -28,21 +28,7 @@ For a new applet mu, here is the code that would go in mu.c:
  *
  * Copyright (C) [YEAR] by [YOUR NAME] <YOUR EMAIL>
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
- * 02111-1307 USA
- *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
 
 #include "busybox.h"
@@ -52,8 +38,7 @@ int mu_main(int argc, char **argv)
         int fd;
         char mu;
 
-        if ((fd = open("/dev/random", O_RDONLY)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("/dev/random");
+        fd = bb_xopen("/dev/random", O_RDONLY);
 
         if ((n = safe_read(fd, &mu, 1)) < 1)
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("/dev/random");
diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index d3634f95d..c031f2841 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ extern int   bb_fclose_nonstdin(FILE *f);
 extern void  bb_fflush_stdout_and_exit(int retval) ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
 extern void xstat(const char *filename, struct stat *buf);
+extern int  bb_xsocket(int domain, int type, int protocol);
 
 #define BB_GETOPT_ERROR 0x80000000UL
 extern const char *bb_opt_complementally;
diff --git a/libbb/Makefile.in b/libbb/Makefile.in
index de511fc9b..c69978370 100644
--- a/libbb/Makefile.in
+++ b/libbb/Makefile.in
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ LIBBB-y:= \
         trim.c u_signal_names.c vdprintf.c verror_msg.c \
         vherror_msg.c vperror_msg.c wfopen.c xconnect.c xgetcwd.c xstat.c \
         xgethostbyname.c xgethostbyname2.c xreadlink.c xregcomp.c xgetlarg.c \
+        bb_xsocket.c \
         get_terminal_width_height.c fclose_nonstdin.c fflush_stdout_and_exit.c \
         getopt_ulflags.c default_error_retval.c wfopen_input.c speed_table.c \
         perror_nomsg_and_die.c perror_nomsg.c skip_whitespace.c bb_askpass.c \
diff --git a/libbb/bb_xsocket.c b/libbb/bb_xsocket.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..839309ae1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libbb/bb_xsocket.c
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/*
+ * bb_xsocket.c - a socket() which dies on failure with error message
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2006 Denis Vlasenko
+ *
+ * Licensed under LGPL, see file docs/lesser.txt in this tarball for details.
+ */
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include "libbb.h"
+
+int bb_xsocket(int domain, int type, int protocol)
+{
+        int r = socket(domain, type, protocol);
+        if (r < 0)
+                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
+        return r;
+}
diff --git a/libbb/xconnect.c b/libbb/xconnect.c
index ec99c5882..39052b87b 100644
--- a/libbb/xconnect.c
+++ b/libbb/xconnect.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void bb_lookup_host(struct sockaddr_in *s_in, const char *host)
 
 int xconnect(struct sockaddr_in *s_addr)
 {
-        int s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        int s = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
         if (connect(s, (struct sockaddr *)s_addr, sizeof(struct sockaddr_in)) < 0)
         {
                 if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP) close(s);
diff --git a/networking/arping.c b/networking/arping.c
index 48c14f15c..721368273 100644
--- a/networking/arping.c
+++ b/networking/arping.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* vi:set ts=4:*/
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * arping.c - Ping hosts by ARP requests/replies
  *
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int arping_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         if (!(cfg&dad) || src.s_addr) {
                 struct sockaddr_in saddr;
-                int probe_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+                int probe_fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0); /* maybe use bb_xsocket? */
 
                 if (probe_fd < 0) {
                         bb_error_msg_and_die("socket");
diff --git a/networking/dnsd.c b/networking/dnsd.c
index a815860ab..9c5193820 100644
--- a/networking/dnsd.c
+++ b/networking/dnsd.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * Mini DNS server implementation for busybox
  *
@@ -204,8 +205,7 @@ listen_socket(char *iface_addr, int listen_port)
         char msg[100];
         int s;
         int yes = 1;
-        if ((s = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket() failed");
+        s = bb_xsocket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 #ifdef SO_REUSEADDR
         if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (char *)&yes, sizeof(yes)) < 0)
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("setsockopt() failed");
diff --git a/networking/ether-wake.c b/networking/ether-wake.c
index 7d5f79b6a..b4fb0c2d1 100644
--- a/networking/ether-wake.c
+++ b/networking/ether-wake.c
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * ether-wake.c - Send a magic packet to wake up sleeping machines.
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
- * 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  *
  * Author:      Donald Becker, http://www.scyld.com/"; http://www.scyld.com/wakeonlan.html
  * Busybox port: Christian Volkmann <haveaniceday@online.de>
@@ -95,10 +93,10 @@
  */
 #ifdef PF_PACKET
 # define whereto_t sockaddr_ll
-# define make_socket() socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, 0)
+# define make_socket() bb_xsocket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, 0)
 #else
 # define whereto_t sockaddr
-# define make_socket() socket(AF_INET, SOCK_PACKET, SOCK_PACKET)
+# define make_socket() bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_PACKET, SOCK_PACKET)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
@@ -145,8 +143,6 @@ int etherwake_main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
         /* create the raw socket */
         s = make_socket();
-        if (s < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_can_not_create_raw_socket);
 
         /* now that we have a raw socket we can drop root */
         setuid(getuid());
diff --git a/networking/fakeidentd.c b/networking/fakeidentd.c
index 5442c22c2..26efdcb34 100644
--- a/networking/fakeidentd.c
+++ b/networking/fakeidentd.c
@@ -6,20 +6,7 @@
  * Original Author: Tomi Ollila <too@iki.fi>
  *                  http://www.guru-group.fi/~too/sw/
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
 
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -117,8 +104,7 @@ static void inetbind(void)
         else
                 port = se->s_port;
 
-        if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("Cannot create server socket");
+        s = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 
         setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &one, sizeof(one));
 
diff --git a/networking/httpd.c b/networking/httpd.c
index c89073a2a..fde8ae4bd 100644
--- a/networking/httpd.c
+++ b/networking/httpd.c
@@ -6,19 +6,7 @@
  *
  * simplify patch stolen from libbb without using strdup
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  *
  *****************************************************************************
  *
@@ -959,25 +947,21 @@ static int openServer(void)
   memset(&lsocket, 0, sizeof(lsocket));
   lsocket.sin_family = AF_INET;
   lsocket.sin_addr.s_addr = INADDR_ANY;
-  lsocket.sin_port = htons(config->port) ;
-  fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-  if (fd >= 0) {
-    /* tell the OS it's OK to reuse a previous address even though */
-    /* it may still be in a close down state.  Allows bind to succeed. */
-    int on = 1;
+  lsocket.sin_port = htons(config->port);
+  fd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+  /* tell the OS it's OK to reuse a previous address even though */
+  /* it may still be in a close down state.  Allows bind to succeed. */
+  int on = 1;
 #ifdef SO_REUSEPORT
-    setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, (void *)&on, sizeof(on)) ;
+  setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEPORT, (void *)&on, sizeof(on)) ;
 #else
-    setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (void *)&on, sizeof(on)) ;
+  setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, (void *)&on, sizeof(on)) ;
 #endif
-    if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&lsocket, sizeof(lsocket)) == 0) {
-      listen(fd, 9);
-      signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);   /* prevent zombie (defunct) processes */
-    } else {
-        bb_perror_msg_and_die("bind");
-    }
+  if (bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&lsocket, sizeof(lsocket)) == 0) {
+    listen(fd, 9);
+    signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);   /* prevent zombie (defunct) processes */
   } else {
-        bb_perror_msg_and_die("create socket");
+    bb_perror_msg_and_die("bind");
   }
   return fd;
 }
diff --git a/networking/ifconfig.c b/networking/ifconfig.c
index 1e1bd83ee..7b358c43f 100644
--- a/networking/ifconfig.c
+++ b/networking/ifconfig.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /* ifconfig
  *
  * Similar to the standard Unix ifconfig, but with only the necessary
@@ -9,14 +10,7 @@
  * Authors of the original ifconfig was:
  *              Fred N. van Kempen, <waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- * and/or  modify it under  the terms of  the GNU General
- * Public  License as  published  by  the  Free  Software
- * Foundation;  either  version 2 of the License, or  (at
- * your option) any later version.
- *
- * $Id: ifconfig.c,v 1.30 2004/03/31 11:30:08 andersen Exp $
- *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
 
 /*
@@ -335,9 +329,7 @@ int ifconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         /* Create a channel to the NET kernel. */
-        if ((sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
-        }
+        sockfd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 
         /* get interface name */
         safe_strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, *argv, IFNAMSIZ);
diff --git a/networking/nc.c b/networking/nc.c
index 85148c4a7..86f0b99df 100644
--- a/networking/nc.c
+++ b/networking/nc.c
@@ -10,19 +10,7 @@
     19990512 Uses Select. Charles P. Wright
     19990513 Fixes stdin stupidity and uses buffers.  Charles P. Wright
 
-    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+    Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
 */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -87,8 +75,7 @@ int nc_main(int argc, char **argv)
         if ((do_listen && optind != argc) || (!do_listen && optind + 2 != argc))
                 bb_show_usage();
 
-        if ((sfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
+        sfd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
         x = 1;
         if (setsockopt(sfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &x, sizeof (x)) == -1)
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("reuseaddr");
diff --git a/networking/route.c b/networking/route.c
index 8ae0da182..e7e8f1c02 100644
--- a/networking/route.c
+++ b/networking/route.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /* route
  *
  * Similar to the standard Unix route, but with only the necessary
@@ -9,11 +10,7 @@
  *              Fred N. van Kempen, <waltje@uwalt.nl.mugnet.org>
  *              (derived from FvK's 'route.c     1.70    01/04/94')
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it
- * and/or  modify it under  the terms of  the GNU General
- * Public  License as  published  by  the  Free  Software
- * Foundation;  either  version 2 of the License, or  (at
- * your option) any later version.
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  *
  * $Id: route.c,v 1.26 2004/03/19 23:27:08 mjn3 Exp $
  *
@@ -338,9 +335,7 @@ static void INET_setroute(int action, char **args)
         }
 
         /* Create a socket to the INET kernel. */
-        if ((skfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
-        }
+        skfd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 
         if (ioctl(skfd, ((action==RTACTION_ADD) ? SIOCADDRT : SIOCDELRT), &rt)<0) {
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("SIOC[ADD|DEL]RT");
@@ -434,9 +429,7 @@ static void INET6_setroute(int action, char **args)
         }
 
         /* Create a socket to the INET6 kernel. */
-        if ((skfd = socket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
-        }
+        skfd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 
         rt.rtmsg_ifindex = 0;
 
diff --git a/networking/telnetd.c b/networking/telnetd.c
index 8943b2e3b..3e4b42cfa 100644
--- a/networking/telnetd.c
+++ b/networking/telnetd.c
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-/* $Id: telnetd.c,v 1.13 2004/09/14 17:24:58 bug1 Exp $
- *
+/* vi:set ts=4:*/
+/*
  * Simple telnet server
  * Bjorn Wesen, Axis Communications AB (bjornw@axis.com)
  *
- * This file is distributed under the Gnu Public License (GPL),
- * please see the file LICENSE for further information.
+ * Licensed under GPL, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  *
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * (C) Copyright 2000, Axis Communications AB, LUND, SWEDEN
@@ -446,10 +445,7 @@ telnetd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
         /* Grab a TCP socket.  */
 
-        master_fd = socket(SOCKET_TYPE, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-        if (master_fd < 0) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
-        }
+        master_fd = bb_xsocket(SOCKET_TYPE, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
         (void)setsockopt(master_fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &on, sizeof(on));
 
         /* Set it to listen to specified port.  */
diff --git a/networking/tftp.c b/networking/tftp.c
index ddcb5225f..b830f18a5 100644
--- a/networking/tftp.c
+++ b/networking/tftp.c
@@ -1,35 +1,23 @@
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/* tftp.c                                                                   */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* A simple tftp client for busybox.                                     */
-/* Tries to follow RFC1350.                                               */
-/* Only "octet" mode supported.                                       */
-/* Optional blocksize negotiation (RFC2347 + RFC2348)                        */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* Copyright (C) 2001 Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>                       */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* Parts of the code based on:                                         */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* atftp:  Copyright (C) 2000 Jean-Pierre Lefebvre <helix@step.polymtl.ca>   */
-/*                        and Remi Lefebvre <remi@debian.org>                */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* utftp:  Copyright (C) 1999 Uwe Ohse <uwe@ohse.de>                         */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify      */
-/* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by      */
-/* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or         */
-/* (at your option) any later version.                                       */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,           */
-/* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of            */
-/* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU          */
-/* General Public License for more details.                                  */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License         */
-/* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software               */
-/* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA   */
-/*                                                                         */
-/* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
+/* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * tftp.c
+ *
+ * A simple tftp client for busybox.
+ * Tries to follow RFC1350.
+ * Only "octet" mode supported.
+ * Optional blocksize negotiation (RFC2347 + RFC2348)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001 Magnus Damm <damm@opensource.se>
+ *
+ * Parts of the code based on:
+ *
+ * atftp:  Copyright (C) 2000 Jean-Pierre Lefebvre <helix@step.polymtl.ca>
+ *                        and Remi Lefebvre <remi@debian.org>
+ *
+ * utftp:  Copyright (C) 1999 Uwe Ohse <uwe@ohse.de>
+ *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
+ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -177,7 +165,7 @@ static inline int tftp(const int cmd, const struct hostent *host,
 
         tftp_bufsize += 4;
 
-        if ((socketfd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
+        if ((socketfd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) { /* bb_xsocket? */
                 bb_perror_msg("socket");
                 return EXIT_FAILURE;
         }
diff --git a/networking/traceroute.c b/networking/traceroute.c
index 22d27f240..0abd9047d 100644
--- a/networking/traceroute.c
+++ b/networking/traceroute.c
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
  *      The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
@@ -359,9 +360,7 @@ ifaddrlist(struct IFADDRLIST **ipaddrp)
         struct ifreq ibuf[(32 * 1024) / sizeof(struct ifreq)], ifr;
         struct IFADDRLIST *st_ifaddrlist;
 
-        fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-        if (fd < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket");
+        fd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 
         ifc.ifc_len = sizeof(ibuf);
         ifc.ifc_buf = (caddr_t)ibuf;
@@ -1091,8 +1090,7 @@ traceroute_main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (n > 2)
                 close(n);
 
-        if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, pe->p_proto)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_can_not_create_raw_socket);
+        s = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, pe->p_proto);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_SO_DEBUG
         if (op & USAGE_OP_DEBUG)
@@ -1103,9 +1101,7 @@ traceroute_main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 (void)setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_DONTROUTE, (char *)&on,
                     sizeof(on));
 
-        sndsock = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW);
-        if (sndsock < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die(bb_msg_can_not_create_raw_socket);
+        sndsock = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_RAW);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FEATURE_TRACEROUTE_SOURCE_ROUTE
 #if defined(IP_OPTIONS)
diff --git a/networking/vconfig.c b/networking/vconfig.c
index 36458f784..72729c7ed 100644
--- a/networking/vconfig.c
+++ b/networking/vconfig.c
@@ -4,20 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 2001  Manuel Novoa III  <mjn3@codepoet.org>
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
- *
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  */
 
 /* BB_AUDIT SUSv3 N/A */
@@ -136,9 +123,7 @@ int vconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
 
         /* Don't bother closing the filedes.  It will be closed on cleanup. */
-        if (open(conf_file_name, O_RDONLY) < 0) { /* Is 802.1q is present? */
-            bb_perror_msg_and_die("open %s", conf_file_name);
-        }
+        bb_xopen(conf_file_name, O_RDONLY);     /* Will die if 802.1q is not present */
 
         memset(&ifr, 0, sizeof(struct vlan_ioctl_args));
 
@@ -173,10 +158,9 @@ int vconfig_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 }
         }
 
-        if (((fd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0)) < 0)
-                || (ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFVLAN, &ifr) < 0)
-                ) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("socket or ioctl error for %s", *argv);
+        fd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+        if (ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFVLAN, &ifr) < 0) {
+                bb_perror_msg_and_die("ioctl error for %s", *argv);
         }
 
         return 0;
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index bb8ba1b82..b43c72d66 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -369,12 +369,7 @@ static void message(char *fmt, ...)
 static void init_RemoteLog(void)
 {
         memset(&remoteaddr, 0, sizeof(remoteaddr));
-        remotefd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-
-        if (remotefd < 0) {
-                bb_error_msg("cannot create socket");
-        }
-
+        remotefd = bb_xsocket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
         remoteaddr.sin_family = AF_INET;
         remoteaddr.sin_addr = *(struct in_addr *) *(xgethostbyname(RemoteHost))->h_addr_list;
         remoteaddr.sin_port = htons(RemotePort);
@@ -543,11 +538,7 @@ static void doSyslogd(void)
         memset(&sunx, 0, sizeof(sunx));
         sunx.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
         strncpy(sunx.sun_path, lfile, sizeof(sunx.sun_path));
-        if ((sock_fd = socket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("Couldn't get file descriptor for socket "
-                                                   _PATH_LOG);
-        }
-
+        sock_fd = bb_xsocket(AF_UNIX, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
         addrLength = sizeof(sunx.sun_family) + strlen(sunx.sun_path);
         if (bind(sock_fd, (struct sockaddr *) &sunx, addrLength) < 0) {
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("Could not connect to socket " _PATH_LOG);
diff --git a/util-linux/fbset.c b/util-linux/fbset.c
index d2667cf84..7d3cae251 100644
--- a/util-linux/fbset.c
+++ b/util-linux/fbset.c
@@ -4,19 +4,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (C) 1999 by Randolph Chung <tausq@debian.org>
  *
- * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
- * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
- * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
- * (at your option) any later version.
- *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
- * General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+ * Licensed under GPLv2 or later, see file LICENSE in this tarball for details.
  *
  * This is a from-scratch implementation of fbset; but the de facto fbset
  * implementation was a good reference. fbset (original) is released under
@@ -408,8 +396,7 @@ int fbset_main(int argc, char **argv)
                 }
         }
 
-        if ((fh = open(fbdev, O_RDONLY)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("fbset(open)");
+        fh = bb_xopen(fbdev, O_RDONLY);
         if (ioctl(fh, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &var))
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("fbset(ioctl)");
         if (g_options & OPT_READMODE) {
diff --git a/util-linux/mkfs_minix.c b/util-linux/mkfs_minix.c
index 904a58ee3..30bc9f12d 100644
--- a/util-linux/mkfs_minix.c
+++ b/util-linux/mkfs_minix.c
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ static inline int get_size(const char *file)
         int fd;
         long size;
 
-        if ((fd = open(file, O_RDWR)) < 0)
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", file);
+        fd = bb_xopen(file, O_RDWR);
         if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE, &size) >= 0) {
                 close(fd);
                 return (size * 512);
@@ -821,9 +820,7 @@ goodbye:
         tmp += dirsize;
         *(short *) tmp = 2;
         strcpy(tmp + 2, ".badblocks");
-        DEV = open(device_name, O_RDWR);
-        if (DEV < 0)
-                bb_error_msg_and_die("unable to open %s", device_name);
+        DEV = bb_xopen(device_name, O_RDWR);
         if (fstat(DEV, &statbuf) < 0)
                 bb_error_msg_and_die("unable to stat %s", device_name);
         if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode))
diff --git a/util-linux/mkswap.c b/util-linux/mkswap.c
index ce123e502..32021fe08 100644
--- a/util-linux/mkswap.c
+++ b/util-linux/mkswap.c
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ static inline long get_size(const char *file)
         int fd;
         long size;
 
-        if ((fd = open(file, O_RDONLY)) < 0) /* TODO: bb_xopen3 */
-                bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", file);
+        fd = bb_xopen(file, O_RDONLY);
         if (ioctl(fd, BLKGETSIZE, &size) >= 0) {
                 size /= pagesize / 512;
         } else {
@@ -342,8 +341,8 @@ int mkswap_main(int argc, char **argv)
                                 PAGES * goodpages);
         }
 
-        DEV = open(device_name, O_RDWR);
-        if (DEV < 0 || fstat(DEV, &statbuf) < 0)
+        DEV = bb_xopen(device_name, O_RDWR);
+        if (fstat(DEV, &statbuf) < 0)
                 bb_perror_msg_and_die("%s", device_name);
         if (!S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode))
                 check = 0;