Re: [PATCH mm] limit the mm->map_count not greater than sysctl_max_map_count

[Cong Wang]

On 04/18/2012 05:27 PM, Li Zhong wrote:
> When reading the mmap codes, I found the checking of mm->map_count
> against sysctl_max_map_count is not consistent. At some places, ">" is
> used; at some other places, ">=" is used.
>
> This patch changes ">" to">=", so they are consistent, and makes sure
> the value is not greater (one more) than sysctl_max_map_count.

Well, according to Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt,

max_map_count:

This file contains the maximum number of memory map areas a process
may have. [...]

I think ->map_count == sysctl_max_map_count should be allowed, so using 
'>' is correct.
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