write bug (or feature?)

Ronald Wahl (Ronald.Wahl@Informatik.TU-Chemnitz.DE)
Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:23:01 +0200 (MET DST)

Hi,

I dont no if this is a bug or a feature (using kernel 1.2.13):

If the first write to a pipe is bigger than PIPE_BUF it would not block
if nobody read on the other end. The next call to write blocks.

If this is a feature, what is it good for?

Thanks,
Ronald.

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