[RFC] vmtruncate releases pages of MAP_PRIVATE vma

Alex Tomas (bzzz@tmi.comex.ru)
21 Jan 2003 22:26:25 +0300


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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