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On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 11:43:36AM -0800, Rahul Kulkarni wrote:
> I understand you could do relative pointers..
> But I think it still might be possible with some VM
> changes(hacks) to reserve a "virtual address region"
> in all address spaces, so as to prevent something else
> to map at that address in the first place, such that
> mmap always maps at the same requested address
> successfully? =20

You can't make things so you can be certain it won't happen. You can=20
however take steps to make failure vanishingly unlikely.

The easiest thing to try is to pick an address, like around 2 GB, that=20
won't be used in either process. Or maybe 1.5 GB. Then map there. Also,=20
map early in the process's life and chances are things will work.

Take care,

Bill

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