NAME

     vm_map_check_protection — check memory protection for a vm_map

SYNOPSIS

     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <vm/vm.h>
     #include <vm/vm_map.h>

     boolean_t
     vm_map_check_protection(vm_map_t map, vm_offset_t start, vm_offset_t end,
         vm_prot_t protection);

DESCRIPTION

     The vm_map_check_protection() function asserts that the target map allows the specified
     privilege protection over the entire address range from start to end.  The region MUST be
     contiguous; no holes are allowed.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES

     This code does not and SHOULD not check whether the contents of the region are accessible.
     For example, a small file may be mapped into an address space which is significantly larger
     in size.

RETURN VALUES

     The vm_map_check_protection() function returns TRUE if the privilege is allowed; if it is
     not allowed, or if any other error occurred, the value FALSE is returned.

SEE ALSO

     munmap(2), vm_map(9), vm_map_protect(9)

AUTHORS

     This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>.