Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 4 May 1999 20:25:35 +0100 (GMT) | From | Chris Evans <> | Subject | Re: sed not working on /proc files |
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On Tue, 4 May 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > > Well, this breaks every program that uses libc file accesses. > > So fix the buggy libc. Relying on mmap() being available is broken > > To save a thousand follow ups - the glibc code does do the right thing but > the kernel thinks any 0 length mmap succeeds and doesnt error it. So its
Does the 0 length mmap take any resources? Could be good for a DoS if it does
Chris
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