linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mmap.2: document new MAP_FIXED

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Message-ID: <20180412082118.GT23400@dhcp22.suse.cz>
Date:   Thu, 12 Apr 2018 10:21:18 +0200
From:   Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:     "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
Cc:     John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mmap.2: document new MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE flag

On Thu 12-04-18 10:04:06, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
> Hello Michal,
> 
> On 04/11/2018 02:04 PM, mhocko@...nel.org wrote:
> > From: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> > 
> > 4.17+ kernels offer a new MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE flag which allows the caller to
> > atomicaly probe for a given address range.
> > 
> > [wording heavily updated by John Hubbard <jhubbard@...dia.com>]
> > Signed-off-by: Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.com>
> 
> Thanks! I've applied your patch, and done a little tweaking. The results
> have already been pushed.

Thanks!
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs