> If application does mlockall(MCL_FUTURE) it is no longer possible to mmap > file bigger than main memory or allocate big area of anonymous memory > in a thread safe manner. Sometimes it is desirable to lock everything > related to program execution into memory, but still be able to mmap > big file or allocate huge amount of memory and allow OS to swap them on > demand. MAP_UNLOCKED allows to do that. > > Signed-off-by: Gleb Natapov <[email protected]> > --- > > I get reports that people find this useful, so resending.
This description is still wrong. It doesn't describe why this patch is useful. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
