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Re: Using mmap(2) in sort(1) instead of temp files



>> (4) Are there still incoherencies between mmap and read/write
>> access?  At one time there were, [...]
> This bug was fixed nearly a quarter century ago, in November 2000,
> with the merge of the unified buffer cache.

Ah, I recall UBC being brought in.

> I think using any version of NetBSD released in this millennium
> should be good to avoid the bug.

For use cases for which such a thing is appropriate, if such a thing
exists, yes, I daresay it would be.

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