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Subject: Re: Need blocking /dev/null
To: marko@pacujo.nu (Marko Rauhamaa)
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:24:29 +0000 (GMT)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> I noticed that I need a pseudodevice that opens normally but blocks all
> reads (and writes). The only way out would be through a signal. Neither

Try using a pipe
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