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[$] The phaseout of the mmap() file operation
The file_operations
structure in the kernel is a set of function pointers implementing, as the
name would suggest, operations on files. A subsystem that manages objects
which can be represented by a file descriptor will provide a
file_operations structure providing implementations of the various
operations that a user of the file descriptor may want to carry out. The
mmap() method, in particular, is invoked when user space calls the
mmap()
system call to map the object behind a file descriptor into its address
space. That method, though, is currently on its way out in a multi-release
process that started in 6.17.
Fedora considers an AI-tool policy
The Fedora project has posted a
proposal for a policy regarding the use of AI tools when developing for
the distribution.
You are responsible for your contributions. AI-generated content must be treated as a suggestion, not as final code or text. It is your responsibility to review, test, and understand everything you submit. Submitting unverified or low-quality machine-generated content (sometimes called "AI slop") creates an unfair review burden on the community and is not an acceptable contribution.
