From 5d7825fbd4b2dc9a819ccab6fd039dcf1c3cb77e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "toshok%hungry.com" <toshok%hungry.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 08:02:10 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] if MAP_ANON is available, use it (instead of mmap'ing
 /dev/zero.)

---
 ef/gc/src/smpage.c | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ef/gc/src/smpage.c b/ef/gc/src/smpage.c
index 8bf75f028d0..2c484c4c161 100644
--- a/ef/gc/src/smpage.c
+++ b/ef/gc/src/smpage.c
@@ -324,12 +324,19 @@ sm_InitPages(SMPageMgr* pm, SMPageCount minPages, SMPageCount maxPages)
     SMPageCount size = maxPages;
     int zero_fd;
 
+#ifdef MAP_ANON
+    zero_fd = -1;
+#else
     zero_fd = open("/dev/zero", O_RDWR);
+#endif
 
     while (addr == NULL) {
         /* let the system place the heap */
         addr = (SMPage*)mmap(0, size << SM_PAGE_BITS,
                              PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+#ifdef MAP_ANON
+                             MAP_ANON | 
+#endif
                              MAP_PRIVATE,
                              zero_fd, 0);
         if (addr == (SMPage*)MAP_FAILED) {
@@ -340,6 +347,11 @@ sm_InitPages(SMPageMgr* pm, SMPageCount minPages, SMPageCount maxPages)
             }
         }
     }
+
+#ifndef MAP_ANON
+    close(zero_fd);
+#endif
+
     SM_ASSERT(SM_IS_ALIGNED(addr, SM_PAGE_BITS));
     pm->memoryBase = addr;
     pm->pageCount = size;