Re: [hackers] Re: Setting memory allocators for library functions.

[Tony Finch]

Drew Eckhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>In most cases it is impossible to declare the data read-only because
>>it originally had to be read-write and you can't change its attributes
>>later. 
>
>mprotect(2).

If it's available at all, mprotect() is often limited to memory
obtained with mmap(), i.e. not malloc(). Not great for portability.

Tony.
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