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List:       linux-mm
Subject:    Re: mmap64?
From:       Rik van Riel <riel () conectiva ! com ! br>
Date:       2000-04-24 18:21:40
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On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Stephen C. Tweedie wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 22, 2000 at 06:30:35PM -0300, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > 
> > Eurhmm, exactly where in the address space of your process are
> > you going to map this file?
> 
> mmap64() is defined to allow you to map arbitrary regions of
> large files into your address space.  You don't have to map the
> whole file.

<nitpick>
To be more precise, you _can't_ map the whole file,
which seemed to be what the original poster was asking
for...
</nitpick>

cheers,

Rik
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