Re: [PATCH] System V Shared memory interface

[Neal H Walfield]

On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 01:50:51PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Neal H Walfield <neal@cs.uml.edu> writes:
> 
> > This patch adds a shared memory interface to the hurd.
> > 
> > 2001-04-22  Neal H Walfield  <neal@cs.uml.edu>
> > 
> >     * sysvshm.defs: New file.  Support for System V shared memory.
> >     * hurd_types.defs: Import <sys/shm.h>.
> >     (sysvshm_t): New type.  System V shm server port.
> >     (key_t): New type. System V shm key.
> >     (shmid_ds_t): New type. Shared memory per region statistics.
> >     * hurd_types.h (key_t): New type.
> >     (sysvshm_t): New type.
> >     (shmid_ds_t): New type.
> >     * paths.h (_SERVERS_SYSVSHM): New macro.
> >     * subsystems: Add sysvshm subsystem.
> 
> Who is implementing this proposed interface?  Each file server, or a
> single dedicated naming agent?

On a system wide basis, only shmfs which, I sent in a later patch.
Effectively, it sits in a well known location, e.g. /var/run/sysvshm and
accepts requests.

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