[pypy-dev] Problem with large allocation in test

[Armin Rigo]

Hi Vincent,

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:02 PM, Vincent Legoll
<vincent.legoll at gmail.com> wrote:
> Wouldn't a big read only mmap from /dev/zero before the to be jumped
> adress allow for not really trying to allocate the big chunk of RAM ?
>
> That may be a good fix, still allowing the test for far jumps...

It's not needed; mmap() can optionally take a position argument,
allowing us to choose the position of the small pieces of requested
memory.


A bientôt,

Armin.