sysv_shmem potential problem

Hi

I am using the sysv_shmem.c shared memory allocation api for os/2 and I
ran into a problem when OS/2 allocates shared memory over the 2 gigabyte
address boundary.

The existing sysv_shmem.c tests for the return address of the segment as
less than 0 and determines that a negative indicates an error.

I have this patch (below) ifdef'd for OS/2 but I thought that there may be
a problem on other platforms that can allocate shared memory over the 2
gig boundary

The existing code is

if (shmid < 0)

Index: sysv_shmem.c
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RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/port/sysv_shmem.c,v
retrieving revision 1.41
diff -r1.41 sysv_shmem.c
80a81,85
> #ifdef __OS2__
> /* shared memory address may be allocated over 2 gig and will negative */
> /* so test for the explicit -1 return */
> if (shmid == -1)
> #else
81a87
> #endif

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