From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 21:14:04 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: tests: shred: fix intermittent false failure
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tests: shred: fix intermittent false failure

* tests/shred/fifo.sh: Fix (unreleased) racy test.
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diff --git a/tests/shred/fifo.sh b/tests/shred/fifo.sh
index c7c3ac2352..4e7a1c487f 100755
--- a/tests/shred/fifo.sh
+++ b/tests/shred/fifo.sh
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ cleanup_() { kill $pid 2>/dev/null && wait $pid; }
 
 # Test 'shred' on a FIFO with a reader.  After the file descriptor is
 # opened, 'cat' will be unblocked.
-timeout 10 cat pipe > /dev/null & pid=$!
+timeout 10 cat fifo > /dev/null & pid=$!
 returns_ 1 timeout 10 shred fifo >out 2>err || fail=1
 compare /dev/null out || fail=1
 compare exp err || fail=1
-kill -0 $pid && fail=1
+wait $pid || fail=1  # on cat timeout
 
 Exit $fail