linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] Remove in-tree usage of MAP

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Date:   Sat, 14 Aug 2021 04:04:09 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/7] Remove in-tree usage of MAP_DENYWRITE

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 05:49:19PM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> [0] we have mandatory locks, too. Sigh.

I'd love to remove that.  Perhaps we could try persuading more of the
distros to disable the CONFIG option first.