On 03/14/2017 10:39 AM, Till Smejkal wrote: >> Is this an indication that full virtual address spaces are useless? It >> would seem like if you only use virtual address segments then you avoid all >> of the problems with executing code, active stacks, and brk. > > What do you mean with *virtual address segments*? The nice part of first class > virtual address spaces is that one can share/reuse collections of address space > segments easily. What do *I* mean? You introduced the term, didn't you? Rereading your original I see you called them "VAS segments". Anyway, whatever they are called, it would seem that these segments do not require any of the syncing mechanisms that are causing you problems. r~
