Subject: Re: X server as a Unix system process
To: Jonathan Stone <jonathan@DSG.Stanford.EDU>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@pa.dec.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 07/15/1997 11:38:58
>  > >  > BTW, does our libc use mmap() and munmap() when malloc() is called?
>  > >  > Or is it the X server which calls these routines?
>  > > 
>  > > The X server; our malloc() doesn't use mmap(2).
>  > 
>  > The X server is linked with GNU malloc.
> 
> nm says that gnu malloc uses sbrk(), not mmap().  The mmap() calls
> must be from the X server itself, or some other library.

Ahh, true.  "You learn something new every day."  (I just hope i don't
forget two... 8-)


chris