Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 29 Dec 1999 14:23:25 +0000 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: mmap bug in 2.2.13 (or in documentation) |
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Abramo Bagnara wrote: > As I'm unable to understand why a file opened WR_ONLY cannot be mmap'ed > PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED I deduce that a break is missing at line 222.
On some platforms (i386), PROT_WRITE is equivalent to PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE. The processor provides no mechanism for write-only access.
-- Jamie
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