Reduce number of mmap calls from __libc_memalign in ld.so
__libc_memalign in ld.so allocates one page at a time and tries to optimize consecutive __libc_memalign calls by hoping that the next mmap is after the current memory allocation. However, the kernel hands out mmap addresses in top-down order, so this optimization in practice never happens, with the result that we have more mmap calls and waste a bunch of space for each __libc_memalign. This change makes __libc_memalign to mmap one page extra. Worst case, the kernel never puts a backing page behind it, but best case it allows __libc_memalign to operate much much better. For elf/tst-align --direct, it reduces number of mmap calls from 12 to 9. * elf/dl-minimal.c (__libc_memalign): Mmap one extra page.
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