# mmap-anon.m4 serial 10 dnl Copyright (C) 2005, 2007, 2009-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved. # Detect how mmap can be used to create anonymous (not file-backed) memory # mappings. # - On Linux, AIX, OSF/1, Solaris, Cygwin, Interix, Haiku, both MAP_ANONYMOUS # and MAP_ANON exist and have the same value. # - On HP-UX, only MAP_ANONYMOUS exists. # - On Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, only MAP_ANON exists. # - On IRIX, neither exists, and a file descriptor opened to /dev/zero must be # used. AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_MMAP_ANON], [ dnl Persuade glibc <sys/mman.h> to define MAP_ANONYMOUS. AC_REQUIRE([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS]) # Check for mmap(). Don't use AC_FUNC_MMAP, because it checks too much: it # fails on HP-UX 11, because MAP_FIXED mappings do not work. But this is # irrelevant for anonymous mappings. AC_CHECK_FUNC([mmap], [gl_have_mmap=yes], [gl_have_mmap=no]) # Try to allow MAP_ANONYMOUS. gl_have_mmap_anonymous=no if test $gl_have_mmap = yes; then AC_MSG_CHECKING([for MAP_ANONYMOUS]) AC_EGREP_CPP([I cannot identify this map], [ #include <sys/mman.h> #ifdef MAP_ANONYMOUS I cannot identify this map #endif ], [gl_have_mmap_anonymous=yes]) if test $gl_have_mmap_anonymous != yes; then AC_EGREP_CPP([I cannot identify this map], [ #include <sys/mman.h> #ifdef MAP_ANON I cannot identify this map #endif ], [AC_DEFINE([MAP_ANONYMOUS], [MAP_ANON], [Define to a substitute value for mmap()'s MAP_ANONYMOUS flag.]) gl_have_mmap_anonymous=yes]) fi AC_MSG_RESULT([$gl_have_mmap_anonymous]) if test $gl_have_mmap_anonymous = yes; then AC_DEFINE([HAVE_MAP_ANONYMOUS], [1], [Define to 1 if mmap()'s MAP_ANONYMOUS flag is available after including config.h and <sys/mman.h>.]) fi fi ]) |