Subject: Re: direct copy() between two proc address spaces
To: None <tech-kern@netbsd.org>
From: Ian Zagorskih <ianzag@megasignal.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/20/2004 22:55:49
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20 =D0=98=D1=8E=D0=BD=D1=8C 2004 11:33 der Mouse =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=
=D1=81=D0=B0=D0=BB(a):
>
> I've long thought that in addition to file descriptors, it should be
> possible to send access to pages of memory through AF_LOCAL sockets,
> sharing memory between unrelated processes (unrelated in terms of
> process parenting and fork-tree, that is).

If i understand your idea correctly, isn't this kind of functionality shoul=
d=20
be available using POSIX named shared memory ? Though POSIX named objects=20
still don't exist on NetBSD 2.0.

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