xattr: only skip file on BufferTooSmallError

redefine __str__ to get a proper error message, not ''

borg/xattr.py

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from ctypes.util import find_library
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from .helpers import Buffer
+from .helpers import Buffer, Error
 
 
 try:
@@ -113,8 +113,11 @@ def split_lstring(buf):
     return result
 
 
-class BufferTooSmallError(Exception):
+class BufferTooSmallError(OSError):
-    """the buffer given to an xattr function was too small for the result"""
+    """insufficient buffer memory for completing a xattr operation."""
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.__doc__
 
 
 def _check(rv, path=None, detect_buffer_too_small=False):

docs/changes.rst

@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Version 1.0.10rc1 (not released yet)
 Bug fixes:
 
 - Avoid triggering an ObjectiveFS bug in xattr retrieval, #1992
+- When running out of buffer memory when reading xattrs, only skip the current file, #1993
 
 Version 1.0.9 (2016-12-20)
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