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List:       linux-alpha
Subject:    Re: [PATCH 2/7] Add MAP_HUGETLB for mmaping pseudo-anonymous huge
From:       David Rientjes <rientjes () google ! com>
Date:       2009-09-18 20:08:22
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.1.00.0909181308110.27556 () chino ! kir ! corp ! google ! com
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On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Eric B Munson wrote:

> This patch adds a flag for mmap that will be used to request a huge
> page region that will look like anonymous memory to user space.  This
> is accomplished by using a file on the internal vfsmount.  MAP_HUGETLB
> is a modifier of MAP_ANONYMOUS and so must be specified with it.  The
> region will behave the same as a MAP_ANONYMOUS region using small pages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric B Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com>

Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
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