Re: [PATCH] proc: fix and merge proc-self-map-file tests

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Fri Nov 09 2018 - 14:39:42 EST


On Fri, Nov 09, 2018 at 04:48:49PM -0200, Rafael David Tinoco wrote:
>
> let me see if I got this right.. the premise for this test is to have *at least*
> 2 vmas, so we can check if the symlink for the mem range, describing the mapped
> area, is correct in procfs files, correct ? if yes, then why to have a totally
> duplicated test... just to check if mmap(0, ... MAP_FIXED ...) would work ?
>
> Wouldn't exist a better place to have such test ? like in
> tools/testing/selftests/vm/mmap-null.c or something like it ? genuine
> curiosity.. thinking i'm missing something about this test...

Ah, I happen to miss that they are identical except nil address. Then
true, vm/ looks like more suitable place for that. Do you happen to
know which exactly archs reserve first page (together with x86)?