abs@netbsd.org wrote:

> 	Just curious - can the SIGINFO hack cause problems if pax is
> 	being used to read/write to an actual tape device?

I don't think read/write is always atomic, but, ... well, ...
I'm not sure --- this is the reason I'm sending to tech-kern. :-)

> 	Also - you might want to cc gnats-bugs and start the subject
> 	with bin/8868: to have this thread automatically added to the
> 	PR :)

Oops.  I forgot that....
-- 
ITOH, Yasufumi