On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 11:33 AM, Carsten Haitzler <ras...@rasterman.com> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:54:24 +0100 Maxime Villard <rusty...@gmx.fr> said: > >> Hi, >> == efl/src/modules/ecore_evas/engines/buffer/ecore_evas_extn.c == >> OpenBSD doesn't have shm_open(), just shmget(). As ecore_evas_extn.c >> doesn't seem to be used, I commented all the file and it works, but >> it would be better if someone adds #elif HAVE_SHMGET or replaces >> shm_open() by shmget(), which is standardized. I don't know these >> things. >> >> Thanks > > i'ts used by elementary. we will be doing more of this shm_open... because > it's > frankly immensely more useful than sysv shm. > > 1. you have a NAME to share things by... easy to have a common known name > 2. evas cserve2 is built on it and cserve2 will becomes required - no choice. > 3. shm_open etc. uses fd's and mmap. unlike sysvshm.. u can resize a shm > segment by just munmap+mmap or mremap(). sysvshm in linxu has some EXTENSIONS > to do this, but its non-standard... > > so you won't be able to avoid shm_open for a lot longer... so i suggest, > instead of "just disable it for bsd", you find an acceptable solution... maybe > pressure open/free/whatever bsd kernel devs to support it. we probably need to > move this api/abstraction into eina - BUT... at some point those os's that > dont > provide something as feasible/usable/nice as above are going to have a bad > day. :)
shmget()+shmat() and that's something that should go into eina_file, and should was in a long time ago Vincent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
