diff --git a/pkg/fifosync/fifo_unix.go b/pkg/fifosync/fifo_unix.go
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+//go:build unix
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+/*
+Package fifosync provides a pattern on Unix-like operating systems for synchronizing across processes using Unix FIFOs
+(named pipes).
+*/
+package fifosync
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// Trigger is a FIFO which is used to signal another process to proceed.
+type Trigger interface {
+	// Name returns the name of the trigger
+	Name() string
+	// Trigger triggers another process to proceed.
+	Trigger() error
+}
+
+// Waiter is a FIFO which is used to wait for trigger provided by another process.
+type Waiter interface {
+	// Name returns the name of the waiter
+	Name() string
+	// Wait waits for a trigger from another process.
+	Wait() error
+}
+
+type fifo struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+// NewTrigger creates a new Trigger
+func NewTrigger(name string, mode uint32) (Trigger, error) {
+	return new(name, mode)
+}
+
+// NewWaiter creates a new Waiter
+func NewWaiter(name string, mode uint32) (Waiter, error) {
+	return new(name, mode)
+}
+
+// New creates a new FIFO if it does not already exist. Use AsTrigger or AsWaiter to convert the new FIFO to a Trigger
+// or Waiter.
+func new(name string, mode uint32) (*fifo, error) {
+	s, err := os.Stat(name)
+	exist := true
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fifo: failed to stat %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+		exist = false
+	}
+	if s != nil && s.Mode()&os.ModeNamedPipe == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fifo: not a named pipe: %q", name)
+	}
+	if !exist {
+		err = unix.Mkfifo(name, mode)
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, unix.EEXIST) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("fifo: failed to create %q: %w", name, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return &fifo{
+		name: name,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (f *fifo) Name() string {
+	return f.name
+}
+
+// AsTrigger converts the FIFO to a Trigger.
+func (f *fifo) AsTrigger() Trigger {
+	return f
+}
+
+// Trigger triggers another process to proceed.
+func (f *fifo) Trigger() error {
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(f.name, os.O_RDONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fifo: failed to open %s: %w", f.name, err)
+	}
+	defer file.Close()
+	_, err = io.ReadAll(file)
+	return err
+}
+
+// AsWaiter converts the FIFO to a Waiter.
+func (f *fifo) AsWaiter() Waiter {
+	return f
+}
+
+// Wait waits for a trigger from another process.
+func (f *fifo) Wait() error {
+	fd, err := unix.Open(f.name, unix.O_WRONLY, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("fifo: failed to open %s: %w", f.name, err)
+	}
+	defer unix.Close(fd)
+	if _, err := unix.Write(fd, []byte("0")); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to %d: %w", fd, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}