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/* Copyright (C) 1991, 1996 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of the GNU C Library.

The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
any later version.

The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with the GNU C Library; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */

#include <errno.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <sys/stat.h>
#include <sys/types.h>

/* Create a named pipe (FIFO) named PATH with protections MODE.  */
int
mkfifo (const char *path, mode_t mode)
{
  dev_t dev = 0;
  return __xmknod (_MKNOD_VER, path, mode | S_IFIFO, &dev);
}