src/os/pipe_linux.go

// Copyright 2013 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package os

import "syscall"

// Pipe returns a connected pair of Files; reads from r return bytes written to w.
// It returns the files and an error, if any.
func Pipe() (r *File, w *File, err error) {
	var p [2]int

	e := syscall.Pipe2(p[0:], syscall.O_CLOEXEC)
	// pipe2 was added in 2.6.27 and our minimum requirement is 2.6.23, so it
	// might not be implemented.
	if e == syscall.ENOSYS {
		// See ../syscall/exec.go for description of lock.
		syscall.ForkLock.RLock()
		e = syscall.Pipe(p[0:])
		if e != nil {
			syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
			return nil, nil, NewSyscallError("pipe", e)
		}
		syscall.CloseOnExec(p[0])
		syscall.CloseOnExec(p[1])
		syscall.ForkLock.RUnlock()
	} else if e != nil {
		return nil, nil, NewSyscallError("pipe2", e)
	}

	return NewFile(uintptr(p[0]), "|0"), NewFile(uintptr(p[1]), "|1"), nil
}