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     1.4 +GNU libsigsegv is a library for handling page faults in user mode.
     1.5 +A page fault occurs when a program tries to access to a region of memory
     1.6 +that is currently not available.
     1.7 +
     1.8 +Catching and handling a page fault is a useful technique for implementing:
     1.9 +
    1.10 +    pageable virtual memory,
    1.11 +    memory-mapped access to persistent databases,
    1.12 +    generational garbage collectors,
    1.13 +    stack overflow handlers,
    1.14 +    distributed shared memory,
    1.15 +    ...