Re: [PATCH] New phys_addr() syscall

Albert D. Cahalan (acahalan@cs.uml.edu)
Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:11:50 -0400 (EDT)


>>> As I recall, the limit was going to be 1 page per process.
>>
>> Several pages per user, with the normal system limit.
>
> That requires per user tracking of resources

Yes it does, which is exactly why it is not implemented.

Per-user tracking of resources is a good thing to have anyway.
The per-process stuff is a poor substitute. This is the sort of
thing an ISP might want to write. Hint, hint.

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