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# libsigsegv
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2024-01-06 05:47:22 +01:00
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This is a library for handling page faults in user mode. A page fault
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occurs when a program tries to access to a region of memory that is
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currently not available. Catching and handling a page fault is a useful
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technique for implementing:
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- pageable virtual memory
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- memory-mapped access to persistent databases
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- generational garbage collectors
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- stack overflow handlers
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- distributed shared memory
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