Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread David S. Miller
Alan Cox writes: > And just how is he going to test it ? Considering he was just > asking if the concept was reasonable I think you are a little out > of order I can't test every platform when I have to make such changes. But it always serves to show the port maintainer "what" the change

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki
On Tue, 8 May 2001, David S. Miller wrote: > That's pretty arrogant that cut and pasting a few lines into some > architecture specific files and reporting the updated patch is too > much to ask. I'm sorry if you find me arrogant -- that certainly was not my intent. I did look at the files and

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Alan Cox
> > Thanks for your response, though -- maybe there is someone interested, > > after all. > > That's pretty arrogant that cut and pasting a few lines into some > architecture specific files and reporting the updated patch is too > much to ask. And just how is he going to test it ?

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread David S. Miller
Czesc, Maciej W. Rozycki writes: > Yep, I know (ia64 and sparc*). But being lazy enough (and being short on > time) I won't do it until I know the idea of the change is accepted. I'm > sorry -- I sent previous versions of the patch twice since last Summer > with no response at all and

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki
On Tue, 8 May 2001, David S. Miller wrote: > There are several get_unmapped_area() implementations besides the > standard one (search for HAVE_ARCH_UNMAPPED_AREA). Please fix > them up too. Yep, I know (ia64 and sparc*). But being lazy enough (and being short on time) I won't do it until I

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread David S. Miller
Alan Cox writes: And just how is he going to test it ? Considering he was just asking if the concept was reasonable I think you are a little out of order I can't test every platform when I have to make such changes. But it always serves to show the port maintainer what the change was.

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki
On Tue, 8 May 2001, David S. Miller wrote: That's pretty arrogant that cut and pasting a few lines into some architecture specific files and reporting the updated patch is too much to ask. I'm sorry if you find me arrogant -- that certainly was not my intent. I did look at the files and

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Maciej W. Rozycki
On Tue, 8 May 2001, David S. Miller wrote: There are several get_unmapped_area() implementations besides the standard one (search for HAVE_ARCH_UNMAPPED_AREA). Please fix them up too. Yep, I know (ia64 and sparc*). But being lazy enough (and being short on time) I won't do it until I know

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread Alan Cox
Thanks for your response, though -- maybe there is someone interested, after all. That's pretty arrogant that cut and pasting a few lines into some architecture specific files and reporting the updated patch is too much to ask. And just how is he going to test it ? Considering he

Re: [patch] 2.4.4: mmap() fails for certain legal requests

2001-05-08 Thread David S. Miller
Czesc, Maciej W. Rozycki writes: Yep, I know (ia64 and sparc*). But being lazy enough (and being short on time) I won't do it until I know the idea of the change is accepted. I'm sorry -- I sent previous versions of the patch twice since last Summer with no response at all and doing