MUNMAP(2)						      BSD System Calls Manual							 MUNMAP(2)

NAME

     munmap -- remove a mapping

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/mman.h>

     int
     munmap(void *addr, size_t len);

DESCRIPTION

     The munmap() system call deletes the mappings for the specified address range, causing further references to addresses within the range to
     generate invalid memory references.

DIRTY PAGE HANDLING

     How munmap() handles a dirty page, depends on what type of memory is being unmapped:

     [Anonymous]	If the memory is anonymous memory and if the last reference is going away, then the contents are discarded by definition
			of anonymous memory.

     [System V Shared]	If the memory mapping was created using System V shared memory, then the contents persist until the System V memory region
			is destroyed or the system is rebooted.

     [File mapping]	If the mapping maps data from a file (MAP_SHARED), then the memory will eventually be written back to disk if it's dirty.
			This will happen automatically at some point in the future (implementation dependent).	Note: to force the memory to be
			written back to the disk, use msync(2).

     If there are still other references to the memory when the munmap is done, then nothing is done to the memory itself and it may be swapped
     out if need be. The memory will continue to persist until the last reference goes away (except for System V shared memory in which case, see
     above).

RETURN VALUES

     Upon successful completion, munmap returns zero.  Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS

     munmap() will fail if:

     [EINVAL]		The addr parameter was not page aligned (i.e., a multiple of the page size).

     [EINVAL]		The len parameter was negative or zero.

     [EINVAL]		Some part of the region being unmapped is not part of the currently valid address space.

LEGACY SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/types.h>
     #include <sys/mman.h>

     The include file <sys/types.h> is necessary.

     int
     munmap(caddr_t addr, size_t len);

     The type of addr has changed.

SEE ALSO

     getpagesize(3), msync(2), munmap(2), mprotect(2), madvise(2), mincore(2), compat(5)

HISTORY

     The munmap() function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

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