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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/7] hugetlbfs: Allow the creation of files suitable for MAP_PRIVATE on the vfs internal mount
On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Eric B Munson wrote:

> There are two means of creating mappings backed by huge pages:
>
> 1. mmap() a file created on hugetlbfs
> 2. Use shm which creates a file on an internal mount which essentially
> maps it MAP_SHARED
>
> The internal mount is only used for shared mappings but there is very
> little that stops it being used for private mappings. This patch extends
> hugetlbfs_file_setup() to deal with the creation of files that will be
> mapped MAP_PRIVATE on the internal hugetlbfs mount. This extended API is
> used in a subsequent patch to implement the MAP_HUGETLB mmap() flag.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Munson <ebmunson@us.ibm.com>

Acked-by: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>


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