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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!xlink.net!rz.uni-karlsruhe.de!darum.uni-mannheim.de!andrew From: andrew@wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de (Andrew Wheadon) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: What the hell are fifos? Date: 8 Oct 1994 13:19:12 GMT Organization: Rechenzentrum Uni-Mannheim Lines: 12 Message-ID: <37668g$2ev@darum.uni-mannheim.de> References: <367k82$c5o@homer.cs.mcgill.ca> <mldCxBGvD.MCw@netcom.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de >I'm wondering if NetBSD supports FIFO's? I do not know. I also do >not know if it is a configurable kernel parameter. If it is, maybe it >is not enabled. Maybe someone else in net.land knows. Maybe the >FAQ? It is a configurable kernel parameter... It's called 'FIFO'... It's mentioned in /sys/arch/i386/conf/ALL as RECOMMENDED. Cheerio -- The cost of living hasn't affected it's popularity. (unknown) current release=doc host=wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de \ "NetBSD-current mirror" hostbase=/mit/ftp/pub/NetBSD base=/usr prefix=/usr backup delete use-rel-suffix