ReleaseSRWLockShared(&gConsoleLock);
	return 0; /* EOF */
    }
    AcquireSRWLockExclusive(&handleInfoPtr->lock);
    ReleaseSRWLockShared(&gConsoleLock); /* AFTER acquiring handleInfoPtr->lock */

    while (1) {
	int freeSpace = RingBufferFreeSpace(&handleInfoPtr->buffer);
	numRead = RingBufferOut(&handleInfoPtr->buffer, bufPtr, bufSize, 1);
	/*
	 * Note: even if channel is closed or has an error, as long there is
	 * buffered data, we will pass it up.
	 */
	if (numRead != 0) {
	    /* If console thread was blocked, awaken it */