Re: why VM_SHM has been removed from mm.h?

[Phillip Susi]

Is there a reason that you posted this as a reply to the "o_sync in 
vfat" thread?

Kamran Karimi wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> VM_SHM is used by DIPC to quickly recognise when we are dealing with a 
> System V IPC segment. It has been "removed" from recent kernels (set to 
> 0). Is there an easy way to find out if a segment is a Sys V shm? if 
> not, I suggest we re-activate it.
>
> -Kamran

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