--- 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(