libsigsegv/README.md

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