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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] linux-user: map at TARGET_UNMAPPED_BASE with re


From: Paul Brook
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] linux-user: map at TARGET_UNMAPPED_BASE with reserved_va
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 00:33:25 +0000
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> When mmap()'ing memory somewhere where it's not allowed, we should not
> default to the "next free page" which could be right after brk()'ed memory,
> but rather at TARGET_UNMAPPED_BASE, which ensures that brk() can extend its
> space later on.

NACK, As discussed on IRC.

Effectively prevents mmap from allocating below TARGET_UNMAPPED_BASE.
This wastes a lot of perfectly good address space.  With small -R values it 
leaves mmap with no usable virtual address space.

Paul



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