Re: [PATCH 2/2] mmap.2: MAP_FIXED updated documentation

From: Michal Hocko
Date: Wed Dec 13 2017 - 08:05:09 EST


On Wed 13-12-17 13:55:40, Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Wed 2017-12-13 10:31:10, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > From: John Hubbard <jhubbard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > -- Expand the documentation to discuss the hazards in
> > enough detail to allow avoiding them.
> >
> > -- Mention the upcoming MAP_FIXED_SAFE flag.
>
> Pretty map everyone agreed MAP_FIXED_SAFE was a bad
> name. MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE (IIRC) was best replacement.

Please read http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20171213092550.2774-1-mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx
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Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs