> On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 11:50:18AM -0700, Matthew Dempsky wrote: > > Diff below defines MAP_ANONYMOUS as a synonym for MAP_ANON, keeping > > MAP_ANON as canonical in following BSD heritage. > > If MAP_ANON is going to be the canonical value then shouldn't you > change MAP_PRIVATE to MAP_ANON instead of MAP_ANONYMOUS in mmap.2?
Matthew is being quite precise. From many perspectives, MAP_ANON has always been hte canonical value because it clearly arrived first.
