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Kernel to process notification?

Kernel to process notification?

Posted Mar 23, 2012 18:36 UTC (Fri) by cheako (guest, #81350)
In reply to: POSIX_FADV_VOLATILE by zlynx
Parent article: POSIX_FADV_VOLATILE

This solution still needs a way for the kernel to let the process know when it's memory was relinquished.

POSIX_FADV_VOLATILE as a corresponding call for this task and it would be better overall if this lock/unlock||unPOSIX_FADV_VOLATILE/POSIX_FADV_VOLATILE didn't have many options.


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