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SubjectRe: [PATCH] replace SYSV shared memory with shm filesystem
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Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

> > replaces/reuses the existing SYSV shm code so you now have to
> > mount the fs to be able to use SYSV SHM. But in turn we now have
> > everything in place to implement posix shm. This also obsoletes
> > vm_private_data in vm_area_struct.
>
> Umm no. It obsoletes vm_private_data for existing merged file
> systems. The stackable file systems still need this field (cryptfs,
> lofs etc)

Hey, that's a pity :-( I liked this cleanup. Do they really need it?

> > Also it is now possible to do e.g. 'rm /dev/shm/*' instead of this
> >terrible 'ipcrm shm xx' :-)
>
> Nice

Yup :-)

Greetings
Christoph

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