Re: [bug-grep] [patch] getting '--devices=skip' to work

[Tim Waugh]

On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 10:01:03PM +0100, Benno Schulenberg wrote:

> Jim Meyering wrote:
> > Another way to keep open from blocking on fifos is
> > to use the O_NONBLOCK flag:
> >
> >      while ((desc = open (file, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK)) < 0
> >              && errno == EINTR)
> 
> Thanks, that's much simpler, and it works too.
> 
> Stepan, can this go into cvs?

Stop the bus!  There is a kernel change to do with opening normal
files with O_NONBLOCK having unexpected consequences.  It's best
avoided.

Tim.
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