Re: do_mmap

Pavel Machek (pavel@suse.cz)
Mon, 3 Jun 2002 12:19:43 +0000


Hi!

> what about the do_mmap/do_mmap_pgoff implementation?
> reurn-type: _unsigned_ long (which should be ok cause we've to return
> an adress if len == 0)
> on error: -ERR_*
>
> and the checks in various places are really strange. - well some
> places check for:
> o != NULL
> o > -1024UL
> o ...
>
> guess this nedds some cleanup.

While you are at it... fs/binfmt_elf does mmaps but does not check for errors.
And errors actually do happen there :-(

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