On Fri 13-04-18 08:43:27, Michael Kerrisk wrote: [...] > So, you mean remove this entire paragraph: > > For cases in which the specified memory region has not been > reserved using an existing mapping, newer kernels (Linux > 4.17 and later) provide an option MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE that > should be used instead; older kernels require the caller to > use addr as a hint (without MAP_FIXED) and take appropriate > action if the kernel places the new mapping at a different > address. > > It seems like some version of the first half of the paragraph is worth > keeping, though, so as to point the reader in the direction of a remedy. > How about replacing that text with the following: > > Since Linux 4.17, the MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE flag can be used > in a multithreaded program to avoid the hazard described > above. Yes, that sounds reasonable to me. -- Michal Hocko SUSE Labs
