+static void ltt_chan_alloc_ltt_buf(struct ltt_channel_struct *ltt_chan)
+{
+ void *ptr;
+ int result;
+
+ /* Get one page */
+ size_t size = PAGE_ALIGN(1);
+
+ result = ltt_chan->buf_shmid = shmget(getpid(), size, IPC_CREAT | IPC_EXCL | 0700);
+ if(ltt_chan->buf_shmid == -1) {
+ PERROR("shmget");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ptr = shmat(ltt_chan->buf_shmid, NULL, 0);
+ if(ptr == (void *) -1) {
+ perror("shmat");
+ goto destroy_shmem;
+ }
+
+ /* Already mark the shared memory for destruction. This will occur only
+ * when all users have detached.
+ */
+ result = shmctl(ltt_chan->buf_shmid, IPC_RMID, NULL);
+ if(result == -1) {
+ perror("shmctl");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ltt_chan->buf = ptr;
+
+ return 0;
+
+ destroy_shmem:
+ result = shmctl(ltt_chan->buf_shmid, IPC_RMID, NULL);
+ if(result == -1) {
+ perror("shmctl");
+ }
+
+ return -1;
+}
+