[TUHS] mmap, was SCCS, TeamWare, BitKeeper, and Git

Chet Ramey via TUHS tuhs at tuhs.org
Tue Dec 17 05:45:08 AEST 2024


On 12/16/24 2:08 PM, John Levine wrote:
> It appears that Douglas McIlroy <douglas.mcilroy at dartmouth.edu> said:
>> [Weasel words of my own: I have not read the POSIX definition of mmap.]
> 
> We're in luck, I have it right here. On pages 529-530:

Here are the current (POSIX.1-2024) versions of the appropriate definitions
and the mmap() description, for those who want to read along.

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/basedefs/V1_chap03.html#tag_03_200

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/functions/mmap.html#tag_17_345

> 
> 2.8.3.2 Memory Mapped Files

Is that from the Rationale? Here's the current version.

https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/xrat/V4_xsh_chap01.html#tag_22_02_08_13

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