Re: [HACKERS] mmap and MAP_ANON

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: ocie(at)paracel(dot)com
Cc: hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] mmap and MAP_ANON
Date: 1998-05-12 16:50:14
Message-ID: 199805121650.MAA27243@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > Would people tell me what platforms do NOT support the MAP_ANON flag to
> > the mmap() system call? You should find it in the mmap() manual page.
>
> Doesn't seem to appear in Linux (2.0.30 kernel). As another poster
> commented, /dev/zero can be mapped for anonymous memory.
>

OK, who doesn't have /dev/zero?

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