[Python-ideas] multiprocessing IPC

[shibturn]

On 13/02/2012 12:31am, shibturn wrote:
> Isn't that if you truncate the file to a smaller size *after* it has
> been mapped.  As far as I am aware, using ftruncate to set the length
> *before* it can be mapped for the first time is standard practice and
> harmless.

Ah, on some Unixes ftruncate() limits the size of the file, but will not 
increase it.

sbt