Re: mknod(2) and POSIX

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost> wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 18, 2019, at 2:01 PM, Greg Troxel <gdt%lexort.com@localhost> wrote:
>> 
>> I realize mkfifo is preferred in our world, and POSIX says it is
>> preferred.  But I believe we have a failure to follow POSIX.
>> 
>> Other opinions?
> 
> Seems you are correct.

Sorry!  Hit "send" prematurely.

mknod(2) for the FIFO case should allow users under the same circumstances that mkfifo(2) does.

-- thorpej