On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Michal Hocko <mhocko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > OK, this doesn't seem to lead to anywhere. The more this is discussed > the more names we are getting. So you know what? I will resubmit and > keep my original name. If somebody really hates it then feel free to > nack the patch and push alternative and gain concensus on it. > > I will keep MAP_FIXED_SAFE because it is an alternative to MAP_FIXED so > having that in the name is _useful_ for everybody familiar with > MAP_FIXED already. And _SAFE suffix tells that the operation doesn't > cause any silent memory corruptions or other unexpected side effects. Looks like consensus is MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE. -Kees -- Kees Cook Pixel Security
