Re: mmap(.., .., PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, .., ..) functionality question

From: Hugh Dickins (hugh@veritas.com)
Date: Fri Mar 07 2003 - 05:20:12 EST

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On Thu, 6 Mar 2003, Steven Schaefer wrote:
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> Doesn't mmap(), mind you with PROT_READ and MAP_PRIVATE, first copy the
> contents of the file into the swap space and then when the data is accessed
> into physical RAM before the CPU can get to it?

No, it does not copy the contents of the file into swap space.

Hugh

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