Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Wed, 18 Mar 1998 00:11:58 +0100 (CET) | | From | Andreas Kostyrka <> | | Subject | Re: mergemem, is it really needed |
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On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Rik van Riel wrote:
> Hi, > > Upon reading the mergemem thread, some vague memory > from my read-everything days came floating up... > And a 'info gcc' gave me: > > `-fshared-data' > Requests that the data and non-`const' variables of this > compilation be shared data rather than private data. The > distinction makes sense only on certain operating systems, where > shared data is shared between processes running the same program, > while private data exists in one copy per process. > > Wouldn't this give the same functionality as mergemem, > at a cheaper cost??? Nope. 1) It would still need to be implemented. 2) It would presumly change the semantics -> char device[200]; would be the same memory for mingetty running on tty1 and tty2, and that is surely not wanted.
Andreas
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