Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 09:56:32 -0400 (EDT) From: "Ron G. Minnich" <rminnich@Sarnoff.COM> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bugs Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960603095540.18045B-100000@terra> In-Reply-To: <199606020600.BAA00232@dyson.iquest.net>
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> MMAP doesn't extend files, AFAIK it doesn't on many (if not most > other OSes.) To set the length of the file you need to do an ftruncate. > After that, then blocks will be allocated as needed. There is an option on irix to automagically extend not only the file but the mmap'ed region. A misfeature IMHO. ron
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