Re: [rfc] Options for "info mappings" etc. (Re: [PATCH] Implement new `info core mappings' command)

Mark Kettenis
2012-01-05T18:37:59Z

> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:02:35 +0100 (CET)
> From: "Ulrich Weigand" <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
>
> I'm wondering: How can I distinguish the "magic 42000" from
> a regular PID 42000 ?

Traditionally on Unix, process IDs would wrap at 32767. I believe
Linux still does this as well.