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SubjectRe: nommu: handling anonymous mmap clearing in userspace rather than kernel
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Bernd Schmidt <bernds_cb1@t-online.de> wrote:

> Really, if MAP_UNINITIALIZE is unacceptable, then that's too bad and we'll
> carry it as a local patch, but all the other proposed mechanisms are
> non-solutions because they break an established interface.

Agreed. The kernel would not be backwardly compatible with old userspaces.

David


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