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VM_MAP_REMOVE(9) Kernel Developer's Manual VM_MAP_REMOVE(9)

NAME

vm_map_remove —
remove a virtual address range from a map

SYNOPSIS

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

int
vm_map_remove(vm_map_t map, vm_offset_t start, vm_offset_t end);

DESCRIPTION

The vm_map_remove() function removes the given address range bounded by start and end from the target map.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES

This is the exported form of vm_map_delete(9) which may be called by consumers of the VM subsystem.

The function calls vm_map_lock(9) to hold a lock on map for the duration of the function call.

RETURN VALUES

The vm_map_remove() always returns KERN_SUCCESS.

SEE ALSO

vm_map(9), vm_map_delete(9)

AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>.
July 19, 2003 Linux 4.19.0-10-amd64