1 files changed, 23 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pkg/os/stat_windows.go b/src/pkg/os/stat_windows.go
index 19e215e93..75351c805 100644
--- a/src/pkg/os/stat_windows.go
+++ b/src/pkg/os/stat_windows.go
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ func (file *File) Stat() (fi FileInfo, err error) {
 		// I don't know any better way to do that for directory
 		return Stat(file.name)
 	}
+	if file.name == DevNull {
+		return statDevNull()
+	}
 	var d syscall.ByHandleFileInformation
 	e := syscall.GetFileInformationByHandle(syscall.Handle(file.fd), &d)
 	if e != nil {
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ func Stat(name string) (fi FileInfo, err error) {
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return nil, &PathError{"Stat", name, syscall.Errno(syscall.ERROR_PATH_NOT_FOUND)}
 	}
+	if name == DevNull {
+		return statDevNull()
+	}
 	var d syscall.Win32FileAttributeData
 	e := syscall.GetFileAttributesEx(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(name), syscall.GetFileExInfoStandard, (*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(&d)))
 	if e != nil {
@@ -69,6 +75,22 @@ func Lstat(name string) (fi FileInfo, err error) {
 	return Stat(name)
 }
 
+// statDevNull return FileInfo structure describing DevNull file ("NUL").
+// It creates invented data, since none of windows api will return
+// that information.
+func statDevNull() (fi FileInfo, err error) {
+	return &fileStat{
+		name: DevNull,
+		mode: ModeDevice | ModeCharDevice | 0666,
+		sys: &winSys{
+			// hopefully this will work for SameFile
+			vol:   0,
+			idxhi: 0,
+			idxlo: 0,
+		},
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // basename removes trailing slashes and the leading
 // directory name and drive letter from path name.
 func basename(name string) string {
@@ -199,7 +221,7 @@ func (s *winSys) loadFileId() error {
 	}
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
-	h, e := syscall.CreateFile(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(s.path), syscall.GENERIC_READ, syscall.FILE_SHARE_READ, nil, syscall.OPEN_EXISTING, 0, 0)
+	h, e := syscall.CreateFile(syscall.StringToUTF16Ptr(s.path), 0, 0, nil, syscall.OPEN_EXISTING, syscall.FILE_FLAG_BACKUP_SEMANTICS, 0)
 	if e != nil {
 		return e
 	}