[PATCH] Re: Plugable passdb (SAM) modules

[Stefan (metze) Metzmacher]

Ok! then it's no problem to take only static builtins.

At 19:19 24.01.2002 +1100, you wrote:
>"Stefan (metze) Metzmacher" wrote:
> >
> > I don't exactly now if I'm right, so correct me if not!
> >
> > If the four builtin passdb modules are linked staticly. They are all loaded
> > to memory if smbd is started. When smbd forks for each client, the code for
> > the 4 modules are loaded in memory for each client.
> >
> > 500 clients = 500 * 4 = 2000 passdb modules are in memory and only 500 are
> > realy used. if shared modules are in use the module is loaded only 1 time
> > in memory!!!
>
>Incorrect.  The whole of smbd's executable image is shared betwen all
>processes running smbd.  Furthermore, all data structures that exist at
>fork() time (on linux in particular) only once until they are modified.
>
>Andrew Bartlett
>
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MfG
metze

Stefan "metze" Metzmacher <metze at metzemix.de>