On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Enrico Weigelt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Convenience is one point (sometimes be a big point), but another > important one is sharing. Without mmap(), an (real) shared library > support most likely will require special kernel support.
Actually, almost any kernel support for shared libraries will need something like mmap() internally. I forget who said it, and the local firewall won't allow me to search the online copy of /sys/games/lib/fortunes, but there should be a line there about Linux having 200+ system calls, most of them emulatable with mmap(). --Joel
