Re: [PATCH 0/2] mm: introduce MAP_FIXED_SAFE
From: Kees Cook <hidden>
Date: 2017-12-08 20:13:40
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From: Kees Cook <hidden>
Date: 2017-12-08 20:13:40
Also in:
linux-arch, linux-mm, lkml
On Fri, Dec 8, 2017 at 12:33 AM, Michal Hocko [off-list ref] wrote:
OK, this doesn't seem to lead to anywhere. The more this is discussed the more names we are getting. So you know what? I will resubmit and keep my original name. If somebody really hates it then feel free to nack the patch and push alternative and gain concensus on it. I will keep MAP_FIXED_SAFE because it is an alternative to MAP_FIXED so having that in the name is _useful_ for everybody familiar with MAP_FIXED already. And _SAFE suffix tells that the operation doesn't cause any silent memory corruptions or other unexpected side effects.
Looks like consensus is MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE. -Kees -- Kees Cook Pixel Security