On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, linux-newbie x wrote: > > That is if an existing mmap exists in the > break area we return the old break value. > So is this error to be handled by the code using brk() > example malloc. > Should not an error like ENOMEM be sent? Current glibc implementations of malloc will use mmap to allocate new heaps if brk() fails. The caller can tell the brk() failed because the return address will not be the requested address, it will be the last brk point. cheers, Adam - Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
