[issue18885] handle EINTR in the stdlib

[Richard Oudkerk]

Richard Oudkerk added the comment:

> I've always had an implicit understanding that calls with timeouts may,
> for whatever reason, return sooner than requested (or later!), and the
> most careful approach is to re-check the clock again.

I've always had the implicit understanding that if I use an *infinite* timeout then the call will not timeout.

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