Re: Pointers in Shared Memory

From: DINH Viêt Hoà (dinh.viet.hoa_at_free.fr)
Date: 08/08/03 

Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 12:46:15 +0200

Michael B Allen wrote :

> *However*, if the mapping is created by the root process and inherited
> by all children the mapping *will* be the same and therefore pointers
> established before forking and pointers to objects within the memory
> mapped area will be correct.

You can also create memory mapping with fixed address, so that the pointer
will be the same in the two processes. 

-- 
DINH V. Hoa,
"sunZ ! capitaine de soirées"

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