> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:22:08 -0700 > From: Matthew Dempsky <[email protected]> > > I filed an enhancement request with the Austin Group to standardize an > mmap() flag for mapping anonymous memory. I proposed standardizing > MAP_ANON, but the current proposal is to standardize MAP_ANONYMOUS > instead, as that seems to be the more common definition and usage: > > http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=850 > > All else equal, I prefer MAP_ANON as it's shorter and it's also the > original BSD name; but I prefer having a standardized name even more. > If anyone objects and has convincing arguments for why POSIX should > standardize MAP_ANON instead, feel free to either comment on the above > bug, or just express them here and I'll proxy them appropriately.
Solaris documents MAP_ANON in its man page, and defines MAP_ANONYMOUS as MAP_ANON for source compatibility.
