[apparmor] [PATCH] audio and base abstraction updates

[Jamie Strandboge]

On 04/08/2013 07:43 PM, Jamie Strandboge wrote:
> Recent kernels/glibc also now trigger reads for
> /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory. This is explained in both malloc(3) and
> proc(5). Basically, there are different memory allocation strategies and
> /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory contains the 'virtual memory accounting'
> mode. The update for the base abstraction gives read access to this file.
> 

Here is the glibc commit:
http://sourceware.org/git/?p=glibc.git;a=commit;h=9fab36eb583c0e585e83a01253299afed9ea9a11

Basically, glibc adjusts its malloc behavior based on the value of
/proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory, which is why the read is needed.

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Jamie Strandboge                 http://www.ubuntu.com/

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