[PATCH] hdparm utilizes shared memory for no good reason ?

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tuesday 16 May 2006 16:23, Tito wrote:
> the first patch adds a config option to disable the use of shared memory
> segments when performing timings on devices and substitute them with static
> or malloced buffers.

i like this patch better ... also, it'd prob be a good idea to use mlock() on 
the buffer in the non-shared memory path and if the func fails, just spit a 
warning rather than aborting
-mike
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