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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] add MAP_UNLOCKED mmap flag
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:24:07 +0100
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On Mon, 2010-01-18 at 17:19 +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > I would not advice that, just mlock() the text and data you need for the
> > real-time thread. mlockall() is a really blunt instrument.
> >    
> 
> May not be feasible due to libraries. 

Esp for the real-time case I could advise not to use those libraries
then, since they're clearly not designed for that use case.