> 5) Use the proc filesystem. Implement a file /proc/ipc/shm/42 as being
> equivalent to the shared memory segment with id 42.
> File type: regular file
> File size: the shm segment's size
> File contents (for use by read, write, mmap): the shm segment's data
> File owner/group: the shm segment's owner and group
> truncate(): return -EINVAL
>
> Not only would this solve your "mmap of shared memory" problem, it would
> become possible to view and edit shared memory using "cat", "hexdump" and
> "vi". Benefits of the "everything is a file" philosophy.
Don't do it in procfs. Make a separate filesystem and mount it on the
empty directory in /proc, if you really need it (I'ld rather use some
other location - even /dev/shm would be better). This filesystem will have
_nothing_ with proc in terms of code. There is enough mess in procfs
already. Keep this one separate.
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