Subject: Re: bi-directional pipes?
To: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jorgen Lundman <lundman@lundman.net>
List: tech-kern
Date: 02/05/2003 12:13:47
Jason R Thorpe wrote:
>
> No, because we can simulate those with the (less efficient) socketpair(2).
>
The same socketpair Matthew Green pointed out is also (possibly)
uni-directional?
Although, looking at the kernel source for 1.6, it sets F_READ and
F_WRITE on both, which would suggest bi-directional.
Lund
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