Re: [PATCH v6] add MAP_UNLOCKED mmap flag

Hi Gleb,

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Gleb Natapov [off-list ref] wrote:

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"Greater control" is not an argument for adding a new API that needs
to be maintained forever, a real world use case is.

If there is real world use case for mlockall() there is real use case for
this too. People seems to be trying to convince me that I don't need
mlockall() without proposing alternatives. The only alternative I see
lock everything from userspace.

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And yes, this stuff needs to be in the changelog. Whether you want to
spell it out or post an URL to some previous discussion is up to you.

The discussion was here just a couple of days ago. Here is the link
were I describe my use case: http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm&m=126345374125942&w=2
If you think it needs to be spelled out in commit log I'll do it.

So this is a performance thing? Btw, is there are reason you can't use
plain mlock() for it as suggested by Peter earlier?

                        Pekka

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