--- ElectricFence-2.2.2/page.c.jj 1999-04-11 17:45:26.000000000 -0400
+++ ElectricFence-2.2.2/page.c 2004-10-16 12:30:10.000000000 -0400
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ Page_DenyAccess(void * address, size_t s
void
Page_Delete(void * address, size_t size)
{
- if ( munmap((caddr_t)address, size) < 0 )
- Page_DenyAccess(address, size);
+ Page_DenyAccess(address, size);
+ /* Tell the kernel we will never need it again. */
+ madvise(address, size, MADV_DONTNEED);
}
#if defined(_SC_PAGESIZE)
--- ElectricFence-2.2.2/efence.c.jj 1999-04-12 21:00:49.000000000 -0400
+++ ElectricFence-2.2.2/efence.c 2004-10-16 13:11:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -626,10 +626,7 @@ memalign(size_t alignment, size_t userSi
address += internalSize - bytesPerPage;
/* Set up the "dead" page. */
- if ( EF_PROTECT_FREE )
- Page_Delete(address, bytesPerPage);
- else
- Page_DenyAccess(address, bytesPerPage);
+ Page_Delete(address, bytesPerPage);
/* Figure out what address to give the user. */
address -= userSize;
@@ -643,11 +640,8 @@ memalign(size_t alignment, size_t userSi
address = (char *)fullSlot->internalAddress;
/* Set up the "dead" page. */
- if ( EF_PROTECT_FREE )
- Page_Delete(address, bytesPerPage);
- else
- Page_DenyAccess(address, bytesPerPage);
-
+ Page_Delete(address, bytesPerPage);
+
address += bytesPerPage;
/* Set up the "live" page. */
@@ -777,10 +771,7 @@ free(void * address)
* in the hope that the swap space attached to those pages will be
* released as well.
*/
- if ( EF_PROTECT_FREE )
- Page_Delete(slot->internalAddress, slot->internalSize);
- else
- Page_DenyAccess(slot->internalAddress, slot->internalSize);
+ Page_Delete(slot->internalAddress, slot->internalSize);
previousSlot = slotForInternalAddressPreviousTo(slot->internalAddress);
nextSlot = slotForInternalAddress(