[PATCH] Formalize input/output pipe checking

[splice.git] / vmsplice.c

diff --git a/vmsplice.c b/vmsplice.c
index 72befbe3869430569612bf4a336e49f4374e9f05..5c0b1edf1b433989e048dca5cba9ad3233149764 100644 (file)
--- a/vmsplice.c
+++ b/vmsplice.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <sys/poll.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
 #include "splice.h"
@@ -95,17 +94,12 @@ static int parse_options(int argc, char *argv[])
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
        unsigned char *b1, *b2;
-       struct stat sb;
 
        if (parse_options(argc, argv) < 0)
                return usage(argv[0]);
 
-       if (fstat(STDOUT_FILENO, &sb) < 0)
-               return error("stat");
-       if (!S_ISFIFO(sb.st_mode)) {
-               fprintf(stderr, "stdout must be a pipe\n");
+       if (check_output_pipe())
                return usage(argv[0]);
-       }
 
        b1 = ALIGN(malloc(SPLICE_SIZE + align_mask));
        b2 = ALIGN(malloc(SPLICE_SIZE + align_mask));