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Re: FIFO blocking behaviour



> No, or at least, I doubt it because NetBSD's implementation doesn't
> work that way.
It blocks on 10.

> My experience is that the echo will complete fast, finishing multiple
> seconds before the cat even starts.  I see this on 9.1, 5.2, and 1.4T,
> and would expect to see it approximately everywhere with FIFOs, NetBSD
> or not.
It also blocks on Debian trixie.


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