MUNMAP

remove a mapping

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/mman.h>
int munmap(void *addr size_t len);

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

DESCRIPTION

The munmap system call deletes the mappings for the specified address range, and causes further references to addresses within the range to generate invalid memory references.

RETURN VALUES

ERRORS

The munmap system call will fail if:

  • [EINVAL] The addr argument was not page aligned, the len argument was zero or negative, or some part of the region being unmapped is outside the valid address range for a process.

HISTORY

The munmap system call first appeared in

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