view osdep/mmap_anon.c @ 28063:a318969a4f45

Set the base size window manager hint, otherwise some subtract the minimum size of 4x4 from the numbers displayed to the user which might be confusing. Based on patch by Bert Wesarg [bert wesarg googlemail com].

 /**
 * \file mmap_anon.c
 * \brief Provide a compatible anonymous space mapping function
 */
#include "config.h"

#include <stdio.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>

#if defined(MAP_ANON) && !defined(MAP_ANONYMOUS)
#define MAP_ANONYMOUS MAP_ANON
#endif

/*
 * mmap() anonymous space, depending on the system's mmap() style. On systems
 * that use the /dev/zero mapping idiom, zerofd will be set to the file descriptor
 * of the opened /dev/zero. 
 */
 
 /**
 * \brief mmap() anonymous space, depending on the system's mmap() style. On systems
 * that use the /dev/zero mapping idiom, zerofd will be set to the file descriptor
 * of the opened /dev/zero.
 *
 * \param addr address to map at.
 * \param len number of bytes from addr to be mapped.
 * \param prot protections (region accessibility).
 * \param flags specifies the type of the mapped object.
 * \param offset start mapping at byte offset.
 * \param zerofd 
 * \return a pointer to the mapped region upon successful completion, -1 otherwise.
 */
void *mmap_anon(void *addr, size_t len, int prot, int flags, off_t offset)
{
    void *result;

     /* From loader/ext.c:
      * "Linux EINVAL's on us if we don't pass MAP_PRIVATE to an anon mmap"
      * Therefore we preserve the same behavior on all platforms, ie. no
      * shared mappings of anon space (if the concepts are supported). */
#if defined(MAP_SHARED) && defined(MAP_PRIVATE)
     flags = (flags & ~MAP_SHARED) | MAP_PRIVATE;
#endif /* defined(MAP_SHARED) && defined(MAP_PRIVATE) */

#ifdef MAP_ANONYMOUS
    /* BSD-style anonymous mapping */
    result = mmap(addr, len, prot, flags | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, offset);
#else
    /* SysV-style anonymous mapping */
    int fd;
    fd = open("/dev/zero", O_RDWR);
    if(fd < 0){
        perror( "Cannot open /dev/zero for READ+WRITE. Check permissions! error: ");
        return NULL;
    }

    result = mmap(addr, len, prot, flags, fd, offset);
    close(fd);
#endif /* MAP_ANONYMOUS */

    return result;
}