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SubjectRe: Linux-1.3.81
>> Linus, could you please either explain a way around this or
>> restore the old behaviour of select() on pipes?
>
>Restoring the old behaviour is simple: there is a BROKEN_SUNOS_FIFO
>define (or something close to that) in fs/pipe.c, and defininf that will
>use the old code.
>
>However, I do like the new code better ("new" - it's actually the
>original linux behaviour, but I had to change it because too many SunOS
>people complained). And the new behaviour is also the same as Solaris etc
>SVR4 boxes, so any truly _portable_ program shouldn't break anyway.

Does POSIX say anything either way? If so, we should probably do what
it says...

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