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From: dillon@flea.best.net (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Q: mmap() in 2.2.0R and 2.2.1R
Date: 21 Apr 1997 12:12:53 -0700
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:In article <01bc4e2a$436ad8c0$f3e94dc2@hugo09.ticsoft.de>,
:Patrick M. Hausen <hausen@punkt.de> wrote:
:>Hi all!
:>
:..
:>
:>Now, is this due to the "minor flaws" in the Adaptec
:>driver, that some people reoprted for 2.2.0R?
:>Is it safe to use mmap() with 2.2.1?
:>
:>
:>Thanks,
:>Patrick
I would avoid shared read+write mmap()s. I always get random
panics when I use them, but can never reproduce it under controlled
circumstances to get a useable kernel core. It's real annoying.
shared read-only maps are ok, and private read+write maps should be ok.
-Matt