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Re: [PATCH v2] [BZ #10283] localedef: align fixed maps to SHMLBA
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- To: David Miller <davem at davemloft dot net>
- Cc: carlos at redhat dot com, vapier at gentoo dot org, libc-alpha at sourceware dot org
- Date: Tue, 28 May 2013 14:00:29 -0700 (PDT)
- Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] [BZ #10283] localedef: align fixed maps to SHMLBA
- References: <20130528194042 dot 1EF7B2C074 at topped-with-meat dot com> <20130528 dot 130721 dot 1721261559877509450 dot davem at davemloft dot net> <51A51186 dot 7070904 at redhat dot com> <20130528 dot 132601 dot 2200516495498570890 dot davem at davemloft dot net>
> The standard way to express the required alignment in every single case
> I am aware of is SHMLBA.
By "standard", do you mean "usual"? SHMLBA is specified for use with shmat
in 1003.1-2013, but nothing explains its meaning or implies that it is ever
of use in circumstances other than calling shmat.