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madvise(2) - advise the system of a process's expected paging behavior

makecontext(2) - manipulate user contexts; DEPRECATED

memcntl(2) - memory management control

mkdir(2) - make a directory file

mknod(2) - make a directory, special, or ordinary file

mlock(2) - lock a segment of the process virtual address space in memory

mlockall(2) - lock a process virtual address space in memory

mmap(2) - map pages of memory

mmap64(2) - non-POSIX standard API interfaces to support large files — see creat64(2)

modload(2) - load kernel modules on demand

modpath(2) - change global search path for dynamically loadable kernel modules

modstat(2) - get information for a dynamically loaded kernel module

moduload(2) - unload a kernel module on demand

mount(2) - mount a file system

mpctl(2) - multiprocessor control

mprotect(2) - set or check protection of memory mapping

mq_close(2) - close a message queue descriptor

mq_getattr(2) - get status information and attributes associated with a message queue

mq_notify(2) - register or cancel a notification request with a message queue

mq_open(2) - create or open a message queue

mq_receive(2) - receive a message from a message queue

mq_send(2) - send a message to a message queue

mq_setattr(2) - set the blocking status of a message queue associated with a descriptor

mq_unlink(2) - unlink a message queue

msem_init(2) - initialize a semaphore in a mapped file or anonymous memory region

msem_lock(2) - lock a semaphore

msem_remove(2) - remove a semaphore in mapped file or anonymous region

msem_unlock(2) - unlock a semaphore

msgctl(2) - message control operations

msgget(2) - get message queue

msgop(2) - message operations

msgrcv(2) - message operations — see msgop(2)

msgsnd(2) - message operations — see msgop(2)

msync(2) - synchronize the memory of a mapped file with physical storage

munlock(2) - unlock a segment of the process virtual address space

munlockall(2) - unlock the entire virtual address space of a process

munmap(2) - unmap pages of memory

mvalid(2) - check memory region for validity