[PATCH] NOMMU: Add docs about shared memory

[pandora-kernel.git] / Documentation / nommu-mmap.txt

diff --git a/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt b/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
index 3ce8906..4db7c18 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nommu-mmap.txt
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ FURTHER NOTES ON NO-MMU MMAP
      with character device files, pipes, fifos and sockets.
 
 
+==========================
+INTERPROCESS SHARED MEMORY
+==========================
+
+Both SYSV IPC SHM shared memory and POSIX shared memory is supported in NOMMU
+mode.  The former through the usual mechanism, the latter through files created
+on ramfs or tmpfs mounts.
+
+
 =============
 NO-MMU MREMAP
 =============