merge_segment() missing in do_mmap_pgoff in 2.4

From: alad@hss.hns.com
Date: Mon Aug 06 2001 - 01:29:28 EST

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I was just going through do_mmap_pgoff() in mmap.c. In 2.2 kernels after
inserting the vma in doubly linked list we use to call merge_segments to check
the possibility of merging it with other peer segments.
This thing is missing in 2.4. Is this left out intentionally ?? and why ??

-- Amol

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