* erik quanstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > * Roman V. Shaposhnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2008-07-30 at 17:29 +0200, Enrico Weigelt wrote: > > > > Convenience is one point (sometimes be a big point), but another > > > > important one is sharing. Without mmap(), an (real) shared library > > > > support most likely will require special kernel support. > > > > > > What aspect of shared libraries are you aching for? Dynamic > > > linking or the dynamic loading? > > > > 3rd: Sharing pages. > > segment(3) already provides this.
hmm, so segment(3)+segattach(2) can be seen as a kind of a frontend for mmap() ;-) But now I'm curious how executables and shared libraries are actually handled on plan9. cu -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt, metux IT service -- http://www.metux.de/ cellphone: +49 174 7066481 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype: nekrad666 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Embedded-Linux / Portierung / Opensource-QM / Verteilte Systeme ----------------------------------------------------------------------
