> I've countless web searches and linux-kernel archives, but I haven't yet
> found the answer to my question.
>
> I'm porting some software to Linux that requires use of a bidirectional,
> named pipe. The architecture is as follows: A server creates a named pipe
> in the /tmp directory. Any client can then open("/tmp/pipename",
> O_RDWR|O_NDELAY) and gain access to the server. The pipe is bidirectional,
> so the client and server communicate on the same pipe. I support a number
> of clients on the single pipe using file-locking to prohibit from two
> clients from writing/reading at once.
>
> How can I do this under Linux? In SVR4 Unices, I just use pipe() as it's
> pipes are bidirectional, and I can attach a name with fattach(). In SVR3
> Unices, I go through a bunch of hacking using the "stream clone device --
> /dev/spx". I experiemented with socket-based pipes under Linux, but I
> couldn't gain access to them by open()ing the name. Is there help? I
> really don't want to use LiS (the Linux Streams) package, as I'd rather do
> something native and not be dependent on another module. Plus, I read
> somewhere that this was a poor way to do things.
How about use a unix socket instead of a named pipe.
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