Re: [PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap... | linux-man

[PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap return value. · Ben Kallus <hidden> · 2026-02-23
Re: [PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap return value. · Alejandro Colomar <alx@kernel.org> · 2026-03-04
Re: [PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap return value. · Ben Kallus <hidden> · 2026-03-04
Re: [PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap return value. · Ben Kallus <hidden> · 2026-03-17

Re: [PATCH] man/man2/mmap.2: Document that MAP_GROWSDOWN doesn't affect mmap return value.

From: Ben Kallus <hidden>
Date: 2026-03-17 20:51:38

And if it was correct but the kernel has changed behavior, it would be
interesting to document when that happened (if we know).

I just tested this on Linux 2.6.26, and the MAP_GROWSDOWN flag worked
the same way then as it does now. My guess is that the behavior
described in the man page was never correct; it would have been a
large breaking change fom the kernel to modify the behavior of one of
the mmap flags.

I'll resubmit the patch with the updated commit message.

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