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>.

Debian                                            July 19, 2003                                VM_MAP_MADVISE(9)