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Re: overhaul of anonymous mmap detection
On Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 06:59:41AM +0200, Laurynas Biveinis wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2001 at 08:23:08PM -0800, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> > > Zack, maybe I could try to incorporate these changes into recently
> > > resubmitted xvalloc() patch of mine instead? This would save
> > > me some time and I really would like to see xvalloc() in 3.0.
> >
> > As I said previously, xvalloc should not use mmap at all, only valloc
> > or malloc.
>
> Sorry, I fail to find where you have told this.
Followup to your xvalloc patch, at
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2001-01/msg00821.html.
In addition to the reasons listed there, I can +/- guarantee you the
patch will be approved faster the less invasive it is. Leaving out
xvalloc-atop-mmap will simplify things considerably.
zw