Lou Gosselin: > > I don't understand why mmap case is special? > > Do you mean you can find the right file in other cases, but you cannot > > only in the mmap case? > > > > > Yes. > > An mmap running on a lower branch will lock the lower branch, even when > the file is touched and copied up or is unlinked. > Conversely, an mmap running on an upper branch will continue to lock the > upper branch, even when the same file exists in the lower branch, or is > unlinked.
As I wrote some complicated cases with examples, both cases you wrote are true even if the file is not mmap-ed. If you can find the right file in non-mmap case, then you should be able to find it even in the mmap case. Still I don't understand why you think the mmap case is special. J. R. Okajima ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm
