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Date: Mon,  7 Dec 2009 12:31:20 +0000
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From: roger peppe <rogpeppe@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] ideas for helpful system io functions
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2009/12/7 Mechiel Lukkien <mechiel@xs4all.nl>:
> i've attached devbuf.c and devjoin.c, as example (for inferno).

[saw this just after i'd posted]
that's funny - you even chose the same device character for
devbuf!

to be honest, your devbuf.c is almost synomous with a pipe.
for buffer sizes of <64K, writes on a pipe don't block.