--- ray/src/rt/raypcalls.c	2024/04/30 22:25:46	2.38
+++ ray/src/rt/raypcalls.c	2024/08/21 20:42:20	2.40
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #ifndef lint
-static const char	RCSid[] = "$Id: raypcalls.c,v 2.38 2024/04/30 22:25:46 greg Exp $";
+static const char	RCSid[] = "$Id: raypcalls.c,v 2.40 2024/08/21 20:42:20 greg Exp $";
 #endif
 /*
  *  raypcalls.c - interface for parallel rendering using Radiance
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ static const char	RCSid[] = "$Id: raypcalls.c,v 2.38 2
 #endif
 #endif
 
-extern char	*shm_boundary;		/* boundary of shared memory */
-
 int		ray_pnprocs = 0;	/* number of child processes */
 int		ray_pnidle = 0;		/* number of idle children */
 
@@ -217,7 +215,7 @@ ray_pflush(void)			/* send queued rays to idle childre
 			continue;
 					/* smuggle set size in crtype */
 		r_queue[sfirst].crtype = n;
-		nw = writebuf(r_proc[i].fd_send, (char *)&r_queue[sfirst],
+		nw = writebuf(r_proc[i].fd_send, &r_queue[sfirst],
 				sizeof(RAY)*n);
 		if (nw != sizeof(RAY)*n)
 			return(-1);	/* write error */
@@ -348,7 +346,7 @@ getready:				/* any children waiting for us? */
 		error(CONSISTENCY, "buffer shortage in ray_presult()");
 
 					/* read rendered ray data */
-	n = readbuf(r_proc[pn].fd_recv, (char *)&r_queue[r_recv_next],
+	n = readbuf(r_proc[pn].fd_recv, &r_queue[r_recv_next],
 			sizeof(RAY)*r_proc[pn].npending);
 	if (n > 0) {
 		r_recv_next += n/sizeof(RAY);
@@ -388,10 +386,7 @@ ray_pdone(		/* reap children and free data */
 {
 	ray_pclose(0);			/* close child processes */
 
-	if (shm_boundary != NULL) {	/* clear shared memory boundary */
-		free((void *)shm_boundary);
-		shm_boundary = NULL;
-	}
+	cow_doneshare();		/* clear shared memory boundary */
 
 	ray_done(freall);		/* free rendering data */
 }
@@ -435,7 +430,7 @@ ray_pchild(	/* process rays (never returns) */
 			rayvalue(&r_queue[i]);
 		}
 					/* write back our results */
-		i = writebuf(fd_out, (char *)r_queue, sizeof(RAY)*n);
+		i = writebuf(fd_out, r_queue, sizeof(RAY)*n);
 		if (i != sizeof(RAY)*n)
 			error(SYSTEM, "write error in ray_pchild()");
 	}
@@ -459,12 +454,7 @@ ray_popen(			/* open the specified # processes */
 	if (nobjects <= 0)
 		error(CONSISTENCY, "ray_popen() called before scene loaded");
 	ambsync();			/* load any new ambient values */
-	if (shm_boundary == NULL) {	/* first child process? */
-		preload_objs();		/* preload auxiliary data */
-					/* set shared memory boundary */
-		shm_boundary = (char *)malloc(16);
-		strcpy(shm_boundary, "SHM_BOUNDARY");
-	}
+	cow_memshare();			/* copy-on-write shared memory */
 	fflush(NULL);			/* clear pending output */
 	samplestep = ray_pnprocs + nadd;
 	while (nadd--) {		/* fork each new process */