Re: [PATCH] NOMMU: Separate out VMAs

From: David Howells
Date: Tue Aug 07 2007 - 10:19:16 EST


Bernd Schmidt <bernds_cb1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This probably wants to be dependent on something like MAP_TRIM_EXCESS.

Hmmm... In the interests of not adding more flags, I wonder if mremap()
should be used for that, with a global setting for mmaps made by binfmts as
they can't really be shrunk afterwards if they're shareable.

David
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