if (protocol_version >= 23 && !read_batch)
io_start_multiplex_in();
+ /* We set our stderr file handle to blocking because ssh might have
+ * set it to non-blocking. This can be particularly troublesome if
+ * stderr is a clone of stdout, because ssh would have set our stdout
+ * to non-blocking at the same time (which can easily cause us to lose
+ * output from our print statements). This kluge shouldn't cause ssh
+ * any problems for how we use it. Note also that we delayed setting
+ * this until after the above protocol setup so that we know for sure
+ * that ssh is done twiddling its file descriptors. */
+ set_blocking(STDERR_FILENO);
+
if (am_sender) {
keep_dirlinks = 0; /* Must be disabled on the sender. */
io_start_buffering_out();