× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.



I am not sure. I dont know enough about the memory mapping APIs in IBM
i, Unix and Windows. It does raise a larger question in my mind, which
is, if all operating systems can map memory to stream files, what is
special about SLS?

-Steve


On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 9:02 PM, Mark S.
Waterbury<mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi, Steve:

We already have the ability in OS/400 to use the UNIX mmap() API to map
any streamfile into teraspace. You can use mmap64()  to map files larger
than 4GB into teraspace. This has been available almost since Teraspace
was first introduced (around V4R4).

Using this approach, you can directly address the contents of
streamfiles via pointers.  Is this not what you are asking for? :-o

Mark S. Waterbury

 > Steve Richter wrote:
when explaining SLS to those on another platform, keep in mind r that
you have to be prepared to make the case of how SLS is better than a
traditional system. In SLS you have the same way of addressing bytes
in a permanent user space as in program allocated memory. However,
there is the 16 meg segment size limit which complicates the work of
coding for spaces. We have teraspace, but teraspace can only be used
only for progam allocated memory.

Consider the improvements which could be made to SLS.  Without the
segment limit, stream files could be addressed as an array of bytes.
No need for teraspace, since objects on the system could be the size
of all the dasd on the system. Program memory could be allocated from
permanent user space like objects, making it possible for the system
to store the complete program memory state of an abended job.

--
This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list
To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options,
visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo/midrange-l
or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives
at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.



As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...

Follow-Ups:
Replies:

Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.