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On Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:31:24 +0800
Xuan Zhuo <xuanzhuo@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:

> > > Shmid is used to define what this sharing memory is used to do, not its unique
> > > identifier.  
> >
> > As far as I can tell the shmid is supposed to uniquely identify a single
> > shared memory region!
> >
> > " A device may have multiple shared memory regions associated with it.
> > Each region has a shmid to identify it, the meaning of which is device-specific."
> >
> > @MST: Can you please help us to get clarity on this?
> >
[..]
> 
> 
> Oh, I may really be wrong.
> 
> @MST: we need your help.

@Michael: Ping! Can you help us out on this one?