Function timeoutC

internal/tools/nonregular_unix_test.go:15–18

timeoutC bounds the hang these tests exist to catch, well under go test's own package timeout so a regression fails fast with a named cause.

(t *testing.T)

// timeoutC bounds the hang these tests exist to catch, well under go test's
// own package timeout so a regression fails fast with a named cause.
func timeoutC(t *testing.T) <-chan time.Time {
	t.Helper()
	return time.After(5 * time.Second)
}

// mkfifo creates a FIFO in a temp dir; opening it for read OR write would
// block forever with no peer, which is exactly what the guards must prevent.