Re: [PATCH 1/4] autoconf: Check for working mmap

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Junio C Hamano wrote:

> Jakub Narebski <jnareb@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
>> Use AC_FUNC_MMAP check to check if the `mmap' function exists and
>> works correctly.  (It only checks private fixed mapping of
>> already-mapped memory.)
> 
> This tests something we do not really care about (we do not
> mmap MAP_FIXED, and not over an already allocated space).

Well, I have noticed that there exist AC_FUNC_MMAP, used it, 
then read about its limitations.

Is there any platform that passes this test, but needs NO_MMAP?
If so, then disregard this patch.
-- 
Jakub Narebski
Warsaw, Poland
ShadeHawk on #git


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