Messages in this thread | | | From | Michael Ellerman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 0/2] mm: introduce MAP_FIXED_SAFE | Date | Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:51:44 +1100 |
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Cyril Hrubis <chrubis@suse.cz> writes:
> Hi! >> > MAP_FIXED_UNIQUE >> > MAP_FIXED_ONCE >> > MAP_FIXED_FRESH >> >> Well, I can open a poll for the best name, but none of those you are >> proposing sound much better to me. Yeah, naming sucks... > > Given that MAP_FIXED replaces the previous mapping MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE > would probably be a best fit.
Yeah that could work.
I prefer "no clobber" as I just suggested, because the existing MAP_FIXED doesn't politely "replace" a mapping, it destroys the current one - which you or another thread may be using - and clobbers it with the new one.
cheers
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