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Re: [PATCH] t9010: Open backflow FIFO once to work around kernel race condition

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Anders Kaseorg <andersk@mit.edu>
Date
Jun 26, 2012, 22:46 UTC
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On Tue, 26 Jun 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
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> Anders Kaseorg wrote:
> > Sidestep this problem by opening the backflow FIFO once for
> > read+write.
> 
> Is that portable?

Presumably; it’s POSIX, at least. http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/V3_chap02.html#tag_18_07_07

> Doesn't this mean we wouldn't notice if test-svn-fe crashes?
Oh hmm, good point.
Anders
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  1. t9010: Open backflow FIFO once to work around kernel race conditionAnders Kaseorg, Jun 26, 2012
  2. Jonathan NiederJun 26, 2012
  3. Anders KaseorgJun 26, 2012
  4. Junio C HamanoJun 26, 2012
  5. Stefano LattariniJun 26, 2012

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