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Date:      Sat, 18 May 2002 14:06:26 -0500
From:      Alan Cox <alc@cs.rice.edu>
To:        Alan Cox <alc@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/vm vm_mmap.c
Message-ID:  <20020518190626.GA6940@cs.rice.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200205181859.g4IIx1n18427@freefall.freebsd.org>
References:  <200205181859.g4IIx1n18427@freefall.freebsd.org>

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On Sat, May 18, 2002 at 11:59:01AM -0700, Alan Cox wrote:
> alc         2002/05/18 11:59:01 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     sys/vm               vm_mmap.c 
>   Log:
>    o Eliminate the acquisition and release of Giant from minherit(2).
>       (vm_map_inherit() no longer requires Giant to be held.)
>   
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.140     +2 -7      src/sys/vm/vm_mmap.c

As of now, madvise(2), minherit(2), and mprotect(2) are running
largely outside of Giant.  We don't acquire Giant unless or until
we find ourselves in the vm object or MD pmap layers.

Alan

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