On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Nick Piggin wrote: > fork() can be changed so as not to set up page tables for > MAP_SHARED mappings. I think that has other tradeoffs like > initially causing several unavoidable faults reading > libraries and program text.
Actually, libraries and program text are usually mapped MAP_PRIVATE, so those would still be copied. Skipping MAP_SHARED in fork() sounds like a good idea to me... -- All Rights Reversed - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
