+static void wait_for_dump_helpers(struct file *file)
+{
+ struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
+
+ pipe = file->f_path.dentry->d_inode->i_pipe;
+
+ pipe_lock(pipe);
+ pipe->readers++;
+ pipe->writers--;
+
+ while ((pipe->readers > 1) && (!signal_pending(current))) {
+ wake_up_interruptible_sync(&pipe->wait);
+ kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+ pipe_wait(pipe);
+ }
+
+ pipe->readers--;
+ pipe->writers++;
+ pipe_unlock(pipe);
+
+}
+
+