mmap/anon_mmap.c

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main()

#ifdef USE_MAP_ANON
#define _BSD_SOURCE             /* Get MAP_ANONYMOUS definition */
#endif
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include "tlpi_hdr.h"

int
main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    int *addr;                  /* Pointer to shared memory region */

#ifdef USE_MAP_ANON             /* Use MAP_ANONYMOUS */
    addr = mmap(NULL, sizeof(int), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
    if (addr == MAP_FAILED)
        errExit("mmap");

#else                           /* Map /dev/zero */
    int fd;

    fd = open("/dev/zero", O_RDWR);
    if (fd == -1)
        errExit("open");

    addr = mmap(NULL, sizeof(int), PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0);
    if (addr == MAP_FAILED)
        errExit("mmap");

    if (close(fd) == -1)        /* No longer needed */
        errExit("close");
#endif

    *addr = 1;                  /* Initialize integer in mapped region */

    switch (fork()) {           /* Parent and child share mapping */
    case -1:
        errExit("fork");

    case 0:                     /* Child: increment shared integer and exit */
        printf("Child started, value = %d\n", *addr);
        (*addr)++;
        if (munmap(addr, sizeof(int)) == -1)
            errExit("munmap");
        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);

    default:                    /* Parent: wait for child to terminate */
        if (wait(NULL) == -1)
            errExit("wait");
        printf("In parent, value = %d\n", *addr);
        if (munmap(addr, sizeof(int)) == -1)
            errExit("munmap");
        exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
    }
}

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