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Subject: Re: async-io API registration for 2.5.29 
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From: Jeff Dike <jdike@karaya.com>
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bcrl@redhat.com said:
> A constant address is still an option with an mmap'd device.  Just do
> an mmap of the device and assert that it is the correct value. 

Yeah, but the point of mmapping it is to allow the kernel to choose where
it goes.  The host kernel will choose one place for its processes.  UML
will choose a different place for its processes.  Everything is nice and
virtualizable.

				Jeff

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