0000238: RPM uses MMAP which may not be portable. - BusyBox Bug and Patch Tracking

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0000238

[BusyBox] Standards Compliance

minor

always

04-28-05 02:58

12-07-05 21:40

Reporter

ekl

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public

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BusyBox

Priority

normal

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no change required

Status

closed

Product Version

1.00

Summary

0000238: RPM uses MMAP which may not be portable.

Description

Its my understanding that busybox was intended for embedded systems such as uClinux. However, I don't believe uClinux, being designed for MMU-less systems, would have an MMU. Therefore, the use of mmap() in rpm.c is probably a bad idea and really kills the possibility of using that code on mmu-less systems.

Sorry I don't have a patch to convert it, but the last time I looked at the official rpm sources it didn't use mmap().

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(0000737) landley 12-07-05 21:40	uClinux (Linux for mmu-less systems) supports mmap.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
04-28-05 02:58	ekl	New Issue
12-07-05 21:40	landley	Status	assigned => closed
12-07-05 21:40	landley	Note Added: 0000737
12-07-05 21:40	landley	Resolution	open => no change required
12-07-05 21:40	landley	Fixed in Version	=> svn