+// DynamicMMap::DynamicMMap - Constructor for a non-file backed map /*{{{*/
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+/* We try here to use mmap to reserve some space - this is much more
+ cooler than the fallback solution to simply allocate a char array
+ and could come in handy later than we are able to grow such an mmap */
+DynamicMMap::DynamicMMap(unsigned long Flags,unsigned long WorkSpace) :
+ MMap(Flags | NoImmMap | UnMapped), Fd(0), WorkSpace(WorkSpace)
+{
+ if (_error->PendingError() == true)
+ return;
+
+#ifdef _POSIX_MAPPED_FILES
+ // Set the permissions.
+ int Prot = PROT_READ;
+ int Map = MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS;
+ if ((Flags & ReadOnly) != ReadOnly)
+ Prot |= PROT_WRITE;
+ if ((Flags & Public) == Public)
+ Map = MAP_SHARED | MAP_ANONYMOUS;
+
+ // use anonymous mmap() to get the memory
+ Base = (unsigned char*) mmap(0, WorkSpace, Prot, Map, -1, 0);
+
+ if(Base == MAP_FAILED)
+ _error->Errno("DynamicMMap",_("Couldn't make mmap of %lu bytes"),WorkSpace);
+#else
+ // fallback to a static allocated space
+ Base = new unsigned char[WorkSpace];
+ memset(Base,0,WorkSpace);
+#endif
+ iSize = 0;
+}
+ /*}}}*/