[Python-ideas] Adding shm_open to mmap?

[Sturla Molden]

On 16.02.2012 17:51, shibturn wrote:

> An mmap can certainly be used as shared memory when it is backed by a
> real file. Or are you saying that it would work but be much slower?

For FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TEMPORARY, I am not sure if the memory is shared or 
private. (I.e. if using it for IPC will involve disk access.)

mmap can certainly be used for shared memory.


Sturla