1 # mmap-anon.m4 serial 10
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7 # Detect how mmap can be used to create anonymous (not file-backed) memory
9 # - On Linux, AIX, OSF/1, Solaris, Cygwin, Interix, Haiku, both MAP_ANONYMOUS
10 # and MAP_ANON exist and have the same value.
11 # - On HP-UX, only MAP_ANONYMOUS exists.
12 # - On Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, only MAP_ANON exists.
13 # - On IRIX, neither exists, and a file descriptor opened to /dev/zero must be
16 AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MMAP_ANON],
18 dnl Persuade glibc <sys/mman.h> to define MAP_ANONYMOUS.
19 AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS])
21 # Check for mmap(). Don't use AC_FUNC_MMAP, because it checks too much: it
22 # fails on HP-UX 11, because MAP_FIXED mappings do not work. But this is
23 # irrelevant for anonymous mappings.
24 AC_CHECK_FUNC([mmap], [gl_have_mmap=yes], [gl_have_mmap=no])
26 # Try to allow MAP_ANONYMOUS.
27 gl_have_mmap_anonymous=no
28 if test $gl_have_mmap = yes; then
29 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for MAP_ANONYMOUS])
30 AC_EGREP_CPP([I cannot identify this map], [
33 I cannot identify this map
36 [gl_have_mmap_anonymous=yes])
37 if test $gl_have_mmap_anonymous != yes; then
38 AC_EGREP_CPP([I cannot identify this map], [
41 I cannot identify this map
44 [AC_DEFINE([MAP_ANONYMOUS], [MAP_ANON],
45 [Define to a substitute value for mmap()'s MAP_ANONYMOUS flag.])
46 gl_have_mmap_anonymous=yes])
48 AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_have_mmap_anonymous])
49 if test $gl_have_mmap_anonymous = yes; then
50 AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MAP_ANONYMOUS], [1],
51 [Define to 1 if mmap()'s MAP_ANONYMOUS flag is available after including
52 config.h and <sys/mman.h>.])