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21 
22 /*
23  * Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
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25  */
26 
27 /*	Copyright (c) 1988 AT&T	*/
28 /*	  All Rights Reserved  	*/
29 
30 #pragma ident	"%Z%%M%	%I%	%E% SMI"
31 
32 /*
33  * mkfifo(3c) - create a named pipe (FIFO). This code provides
34  * a POSIX mkfifo function.
35  *
36  */
37 
38 #pragma weak _mkfifo = mkfifo
39 
40 #include "lint.h"
41 #include <sys/types.h>
42 #include <sys/stat.h>
43 
44 int
45 mkfifo(const char *path, mode_t mode)
46 {
47 	mode &= 0777;		/* only allow file access permissions */
48 	mode |= S_IFIFO;	/* creating a FIFO	*/
49 	return (mknod(path, mode, 0));
50 }
51