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mmap.2: Minor wording fixes 

Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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Michael Kerrisk 2017-12-18 18:02:08 +01:00
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@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ If the specified address cannot be used,
.BR mmap ()
will fail.
Software that aspires to be portable should use this option with care,
keeping in mind that the exact layout of a process' memory map
keeping in mind that the exact layout of a process's memory mappings
is allowed to change significantly between kernel versions,
C library versions, and operating system releases.
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@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ For example, thread A looks through
and locates an available address range,
while thread B simultaneously acquires part or all of that same
address range.
A then calls
Thread A then calls
.BR mmap(MAP_FIXED) ,
effectively overwriting the mapping that thread B created.
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