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SubjectRE: [PATCH v2 0/2] mm: introduce MAP_FIXED_SAFE
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From: Edward Napierala
> Sent: 14 December 2017 14:55
>
> On 1214T1415, Michal Hocko wrote:
> > On Thu 14-12-17 12:44:17, Edward Napierala wrote:
> > > Regarding the name - how about adopting MAP_EXCL? It was introduced in
> > > FreeBSD,
> > > and seems to do exactly this; quoting mmap(2):
> > >
> > > MAP_FIXED Do not permit the system to select a different address
> > > than the one specified. If the specified address
> > > cannot be used, mmap() will fail. If MAP_FIXED is
> > > specified, addr must be a multiple of the page size.
> > > If MAP_EXCL is not specified, a successful MAP_FIXED
> > > request replaces any previous mappings for the
> > > process' pages in the range from addr to addr + len.
> > > In contrast, if MAP_EXCL is specified, the request
> > > will fail if a mapping already exists within the
> > > range.
> >
> > I am not familiar with the FreeBSD implementation but from the above it
> > looks like MAP_EXCL is a MAP_FIXED mofifier which is not how we are
> > going to implement it in linux due to reasons mentioned in this cover
> > letter. Using the same name would be more confusing than helpful I am
> > afraid.
>
> Sorry, missed that. Indeed, reusing a name with a different semantics
> would be a bad idea.

I don't remember any discussion about using MAP_FIXED | MAP_EXCL ?

Why not match the prior art??

David

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