Here is no difference between MAP_SHARED and MAP_PRIVATE. do_mmap_pgoff() switch (flags & MAP_TYPE) { case MAP_SHARED: ... /* fall through */ case MAP_PRIVATE: if (!(file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)) return -EACCES; Signed-off-by: Andrey Vagin <avagin@xxxxxxxxxx> --- man2/mmap.2 | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/man2/mmap.2 b/man2/mmap.2 index c0fd321..b469f84 100644 --- a/man2/mmap.2 +++ b/man2/mmap.2 @@ -393,9 +393,7 @@ is set (probably to .TP .B EACCES A file descriptor refers to a non-regular file. -Or -.B MAP_PRIVATE -was requested, but +Or a file mapping was requested, but .I fd is not open for reading. Or -- 1.8.5.3 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html