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@@ -1153,7 +1153,8 @@ These functions are declared in @file{sys/mman.h}.
The @code{mmap} function creates a new mapping, connected to bytes
(@var{offset}) to (@var{offset} + @var{length} - 1) in the file open on
-@var{filedes}.
+@var{filedes}. A new reference for the file specified by @var{filedes}
+is created, which is not removed by closing the file.
@var{address} gives a preferred starting address for the mapping.
@code{NULL} expresses no preference. Any previous mapping at that