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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb>
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To: gpalmer@cdrom.com
Subject: abuse and the -stable linux emu.
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> I found this out by doing a kdump of the process. The reason it is
> failing is that it is trying to use mknod() to create fifos, where of
> course we need mkfifo(). Is there any way to get the Linux emulation
> layer to correct this? Perhaps if COMPAT_LINUX is defined in the
> kernel, and the right bitmask is passwd to mknod(), just have it call
> mkfifo()?

See "-current".  8-).


                                        Terry Lambert
                                        terry@lambert.org
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