On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 07:05:07PM +0200, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
>
> Assuming statically linked-in libraries are properly aligned,
> we'll have lots of equal pages in the system, so the kernel could
> find and automatically map them together.
>
Well that's one of the 3 classical options:
1) static linking.
2) static shared libraries [your proposal]
3) dynamically linked shared libraries.
For what is worth, you can find explanations in "Linkers and Loaders" by
John R. Levine, Morgan Kaufmann, ISBN 1-55860-496-0.
HTH,
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