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

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On Tue, 26 Jun 2012, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
> 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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