Re: sysv_shmem potential problem

lsunley@mb.sympatico.ca writes:
> I am using the sysv_shmem.c shared memory allocation api for os/2 and I
> ran into a problem when OS/2 allocates shared memory over the 2 gigabyte
> address boundary.

> The existing sysv_shmem.c tests for the return address of the segment as
> less than 0 and determines that a negative indicates an error.

shmget returns an ID, not an address.  I quote from the Single Unix
Spec:
 Upon successful completion, shmget() returns a non-negative integer,
^^^^^^^^^^^^namely a shared memory identifier; otherwise, it returns -1 and errno will be set to indicate the error.
 

While your change might be harmless, it should not be necessary, and it
certainly shouldn't have anything to do with 2gig address boundaries.
        regards, tom lane