Is there a way in C++ to have a file stream which is directly mapped to
memory(virtual memory) without actually having to create a file and
then memory mapping that file using system dependent calls?
I need this because I don't want to create a regular file on disk
(reasons for which are many , say directory permissions ), but being a
file pointer, someone can use that pointer as a regular file descriptor
for reading and writing.
Thanks,
Divick
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Divick wrote: Is there a way in C++ to have a file stream which is directly mapped to
memory(virtual memory) without actually having to create a file and
then memory mapping that file using system dependent calls?
C++ does not provide such facilities. Platforms do.
I need this because I don't want to create a regular file on disk
(reasons for which are many , say directory permissions ), but being a
file pointer, someone can use that pointer as a regular file descriptor
for reading and writing.
From words "file descriptor" I gather you are using some Unix-like OS.
Use mmap() to map memory not backed by a file. http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/...ions/mmap.html
In message <11************ *********@f14g2 000cwb.googlegr oups.com>,
Divick <di************ @gmail.com> writes Is there a way in C++ to have a file stream which is directly mapped to
memory(virtu al memory) without actually having to create a file and
then memory mapping that file using system dependent calls?
I need this because I don't want to create a regular file on disk
(reasons for which are many , say directory permissions ), but being a
file pointer, someone can use that pointer as a regular file descriptor
for reading and writing.
If you're not actually concerned with memory mapping, but just want an
object that can be read and written via operators >> and << without
being tied to a physical file, you might consider using a stringstream.
--
Richard Herring
>>If you're not actually concerned with memory mapping, but just want an object that can be read and written via operators >> and << without
being tied to a physical file, you might consider using a stringstream.
My concern is not operators but a library which requires a file stream
for reading and writing. Since it is a C library, I am pretty sure that
it is not using << and >> operators for reading and writing. I assume
that it uses fread and fwrite calls for reading and writing.
Also although I am writing code on Linux but I also want the same code
to run on windows with minimal changes on windows as well, hence mmap
is not suitable for me as it can map a file to stream but I don't want
at all to create a regular file, apart from mmap being system dependent
call.
I can across common cpp library on gnu, which is cross platform (*nix
and windows only) which provides a portable MappedFile class using
which one can map, unmap and sync mapped files. But again it creates a
files which is what I don't want. Also just to have a mapped file, I
don't want to link with a totally new library.
Divick
Divick wrote: If you're not actually concerned with memory mapping, but just want an
object that can be read and written via operators >> and << without
being tied to a physical file, you might consider using a stringstream.
My concern is not operators but a library which requires a file stream
for reading and writing. Since it is a C library, I am pretty sure that
it is not using << and >> operators for reading and writing. I assume
that it uses fread and fwrite calls for reading and writing.
Also although I am writing code on Linux but I also want the same code
to run on windows with minimal changes on windows as well, hence mmap
is not suitable for me as it can map a file to stream but I don't want
at all to create a regular file, apart from mmap being system dependent
call.
I can across common cpp library on gnu, which is cross platform (*nix
and windows only) which provides a portable MappedFile class using
which one can map, unmap and sync mapped files. But again it creates a
files which is what I don't want. Also just to have a mapped file, I
don't want to link with a totally new library.
Divick
Why not use TCP/IP (sockets) then?
Stephan
That would be like killing a fly by a sword.
Divick
On 19 Jan 2006 09:39:38 -0800, "Divick" <di************ @gmail.com>
wrote: I can across common cpp library on gnu, which is cross platform (*nix
and windows only) which provides a portable MappedFile class using
which one can map, unmap and sync mapped files. But again it creates a
files which is what I don't want. Also just to have a mapped file, I
don't want to link with a totally new library.
Then write your ovn MemoryMappedFil e class.
You will have one header and at least two cpp files. In one you will
implement class with unix functions and in another with windows API
functions for that.
That's what I did. It was couple of days worth spending.
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