Query: munmap
OS: freebsd
Section: 2
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MUNMAP(2) BSD System Calls Manual MUNMAP(2)NAMEmunmap -- remove a mappingLIBRARYStandard C Library (libc, -lc)SYNOPSIS#include <sys/mman.h> int munmap(void *addr, size_t len);DESCRIPTIONThe munmap() system call deletes the mappings for the specified address range, and causes further references to addresses within the range to generate invalid memory references.RETURN VALUESThe munmap() function returns the value 0 if successful; otherwise the value -1 is returned and the global variable errno is set to indicate the error.ERRORSThe munmap() system call will fail if: [EINVAL] The addr argument was not page aligned, the len argument was zero or negative, or some part of the region being unmapped is outside the valid address range for a process.SEE ALSOmadvise(2), mincore(2), mmap(2), mprotect(2), msync(2), getpagesize(3)HISTORYThe munmap() system call first appeared in 4.4BSD.BSDMay 27, 1994 BSD
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