* merge_segment() missing in do_mmap_pgoff in 2.4
@ 2001-08-06 6:29 alad
2001-08-06 10:02 ` Matti Aarnio
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From: alad @ 2001-08-06 6:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
I was just going through do_mmap_pgoff() in mmap.c. In 2.2 kernels after
inserting the vma in doubly linked list we use to call merge_segments to check
the possibility of merging it with other peer segments.
This thing is missing in 2.4. Is this left out intentionally ?? and why ??
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Amol
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* Re: merge_segment() missing in do_mmap_pgoff in 2.4
2001-08-06 6:29 merge_segment() missing in do_mmap_pgoff in 2.4 alad
@ 2001-08-06 10:02 ` Matti Aarnio
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From: Matti Aarnio @ 2001-08-06 10:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: alad; +Cc: linux-kernel
On Mon, Aug 06, 2001 at 11:59:28AM +0530, alad@hss.hns.com wrote:
> I was just going through do_mmap_pgoff() in mmap.c. In 2.2 kernels after
> inserting the vma in doubly linked list we use to call merge_segments to check
> the possibility of merging it with other peer segments.
> This thing is missing in 2.4. Is this left out intentionally ?? and why ??
Look at the ongoing thread in linux-kernel list with subject:
Re: /proc/<n>/maps growing..
> --
> Amol
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