Messages in this thread | | | From | Bruno Haible <> | Date | Thu, 2 Dec 1999 21:52:51 +0100 (MET) | Subject | Re: [RFC] mapping parts of shared memory |
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> I was investigating for some time about the possibility to create some > object which allows me to map and unmap parts of it it in different > processes.
5) Use the proc filesystem. Implement a file /proc/ipc/shm/42 as being equivalent to the shared memory segment with id 42. File type: regular file File size: the shm segment's size File contents (for use by read, write, mmap): the shm segment's data File owner/group: the shm segment's owner and group truncate(): return -EINVAL
Not only would this solve your "mmap of shared memory" problem, it would become possible to view and edit shared memory using "cat", "hexdump" and "vi". Benefits of the "everything is a file" philosophy.
Bruno
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