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Subject: [RFC] vmtruncate releases pages of MAP_PRIVATE vma
From: Alex Tomas <bzzz@tmi.comex.ru>
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Date: 21 Jan 2003 22:26:25 +0300
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Good day!

I've just encountered that vmtruncate() releases all pages of
selected VMA. It does even if VMA is MAP_PRIVATE. Is this right
behaviour?

I think vmtruncate() should preserve that pages. 

with best regards, Alex

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