linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/12] Pass MAP_FIXED down to get_unmapped

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Message-Id: <1176346579.8061.119.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:56:19 +1000
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	bryan.wu@...log.com
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Memory Management <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/12] Pass MAP_FIXED down to get_unmapped_area

> Is there any support consideration for nommu arch such as blackfin which
> is in the -mm tree now?
> 
> It is very kind of you to point out some idea about MAP_FIXED for
> Blackfin arch, I will do some help for this.

Right now, my understanding is that nommu archs just reject MAP_FIXED
outright... we might be able to be smarter, especially if we bring a
better infrastructure which I'm still thinking about.

Ben.


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