Re: [PATCH] proxy memory objects

Roland McGrath <[email protected]> Sat, 14 Dec 2002 17:08:12 -0500 (EST)
Newsgroups gmane.os.hurd.devel.readers
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> I think that's the way to go.  create_proxy should always resolve the
> nested objects to a linear list of real memory objects with protection
> and ranges.

Definitely.

> Well, so far there is no offset argument ;)  but something like "start = -1"
> and "size" being the size of the hole _would_ be possible, although it is
> certainly a horrible kludge.

I goofy but straightforward and general interface is better than a limited
one like your other suggestion (one hole).