I wonder: if you have two processes connected by a pipe, and both of the processes execute a sleep(0), does pipe dream?

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Re: Processes and pipes
by zentara (Cardinal) on Sep 23, 2008 at 18:38 UTC
    I think the pipe has a nightmare, since it dosn't know if its coming or going in the pitch blackness of null bytes. It's a common affliction with pipes..... fear that it's parent processes have turned into ZOMBIES

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Re: Processes and pipes
by psini (Deacon) on Sep 23, 2008 at 18:28 UTC

    Yes, of course. Of electric sheep.

    But you really should add more tobacco to what you are smoking (in a pipe?)

    Rule One: "Do not act incautiously when confronting a little bald wrinkly smiling man."

Re: Processes and pipes
by wol (Hermit) on Sep 26, 2008 at 14:11 UTC
    Does pipe dream?

    Are you kidding? - It should be so lucky!

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