[issue11277] Crash with mmap and sparse files on Mac OS X

[Nadeem Vawda]

Nadeem Vawda <nadeem.vawda at gmail.com> added the comment:

sdaoden> @Nadeem: note that the committed versions of the tests would not
sdaoden> show up the Mac OS X mmap() bug AFAIK, because there is an
sdaoden> intermediate .close() of the file to be mmapped.

Thanks for catching that. Should be fixed now.

haypo> I now agree Antoine: the test is useless. It can be removed today.
haypo>
haypo> About mmap: add a new test for this issue (mmap on Mac OS X and
haypo> F_FULLSYNC)  is a good idea.

Done and done.

haypo> I suppose that we will need to backport the F_FULLSYNC fix too.

It has already been backported, as changeset 618c3e971e80.

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resolution:  -> fixed
stage: needs patch -> committed/rejected
status: open -> closed

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