Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: mmap() question. | Date | Mon, 18 Nov 1996 16:08:16 +0000 | From | David Howells <> |
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It is standard UNIX stuff, I believe, that mmap() can only map those portions of the file that actually exist when the call is made, and the mapping won't change unless you tell it to.
The only case where this is different is when the mapping is on a character device file.
David Howells
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