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>.