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VM_MAP_MADVISE(9) FreeBSD Kernel Developer's Manual VM_MAP_MADVISE(9)
NAME
vm_map_madvise - apply advice about use of memory to map entries
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/param.h>
#include <vm/vm.h>
#include <vm/vm_map.h>
int
vm_map_madvise(vm_map_t map, vm_offset_t start, vm_offset_t end,
int behav);
DESCRIPTION
The vm_map_madvise() function applies the flags behav to the entries
within map between start and end.
Advisories are classified as either those affecting the vm_map_entry
structure, or those affecting the underlying objects.
The vm_map_madvise() function is used by the madvise(2) system call.
RETURN VALUES
The vm_map_madvise() function returns 0 if successful. If the behav
argument was not recognised, KERN_INVALID_ARGUMENT is returned.
SEE ALSO
madvise(2), vm_map(9)
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6 July 19, 2003 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p6