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1 //! The `madvise` function.
2 //!
3 //! # Safety
4 //!
5 //! `madvise` operates on a raw pointer. Some forms of `madvise` may
6 //! mutate the memory or have other side effects.
7 #![allow(unsafe_code)]
8 
9 use crate::{backend, io};
10 use core::ffi::c_void;
11 
12 pub use backend::mm::types::Advice;
13 
14 /// `posix_madvise(addr, len, advice)`—Declares an expected access pattern
15 /// for a memory-mapped file.
16 ///
17 /// # Safety
18 ///
19 /// `addr` must be a valid pointer to memory that is appropriate to
20 /// call `posix_madvise` on. Some forms of `advice` may mutate the memory
21 /// or evoke a variety of side-effects on the mapping and/or the file.
22 ///
23 /// # References
24 ///  - [POSIX]
25 ///  - [Linux `madvise`]
26 ///  - [Linux `posix_madvise`]
27 ///
28 /// [POSIX]: https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/posix_madvise.html
29 /// [Linux `madvise`]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man2/madvise.2.html
30 /// [Linux `posix_madvise`]: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/posix_madvise.3.html
31 #[inline]
32 #[doc(alias = "posix_madvise")]
madvise(addr: *mut c_void, len: usize, advice: Advice) -> io::Result<()>33 pub unsafe fn madvise(addr: *mut c_void, len: usize, advice: Advice) -> io::Result<()> {
34     backend::mm::syscalls::madvise(addr, len, advice)
35 }
36