Re: [HACKERS] mmap and MAP_ANON
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: ocie@paracel.com
Cc: hackers@postgreSQL.org
Date: 1998-05-12T16:50:14Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > 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? -- Bruce Momjian | 830 Blythe Avenue maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026 + If your life is a hard drive, | (610) 353-9879(w) + Christ can be your backup. | (610) 853-3000(h)