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explain_munmap_or_die(3)    Library Functions Manual	explain_munmap_or_die(3)

NAME
     explain_munmap_or_die  -  unmap a file or device from memory and report er-
     rors

SYNOPSIS
     #include <libexplain/munmap.h>
     void explain_munmap_or_die(void *data, size_t data_size);
     int explain_munmap_on_error(void *data, size_t data_size);

DESCRIPTION
     The explain_munmap_or_die function is used to  call  the  munmap(2)  system
     call.  On	failure  an explanation will be printed to stderr, obtained from
     the explain_munmap(3) function, and then the process terminates by  calling
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE).

     The  explain_munmap_on_error  function is used to call the munmap(2) system
     call. On failure an explanation will be printed to  stderr,  obtained  from
     the explain_munmap(3) function, but still returns to the caller.

     data    The data, exactly as to be passed to the munmap(2) system call.

     data_size
	     The  data_size,  exactly  as  to  be passed to the munmap(2) system
	     call.

RETURN VALUE
     The explain_munmap_or_die function only returns on success,  see  munmap(2)
     for  more information. On failure, prints an explanation and exits, it does
     not return.

     The explain_munmap_on_error function always returns the value return by the
     wrapped munmap(2) system call.

EXAMPLE
     The explain_munmap_or_die function is intended to be used in a fashion sim-
     ilar to the following example:
	    explain_munmap_or_die(data, data_size);

SEE ALSO
     munmap(2)
	     unmap a file or device from memory

     explain_munmap(3)
	     explain munmap(2) errors

     exit(2)
	     terminate the calling process

COPYRIGHT
     libexplain version 1.3
     Copyright (C) 2010 Peter Miller

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