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VM_MAP_MADVISE(9)	   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	15.0			 July 19, 2003		     VM_MAP_MADVISE(9)

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