Re: Bug? Sparc linux defines MAP_LOCKED == MAP_GROWSDOWN

From: David S. Miller (davem@redhat.com)
Date: Sat Jan 18 2003 - 06:49:49 EST


   From: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
   Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 08:53:31 +0000
   
   I.e. I suggest renumbering MAP_GROWSDOWN in <asm-sparc{,64}/mman.h>.
   Nobody in userspace will be using that, whereas there probably are a
   few programs using MAP_LOCKED, and getting MAP_GROWSDOWN behaviour as
   a bonus is a genuine bug.

I agree.
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