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Issues with os:reserve_memory_aligned on Posix

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      JEP 316 was added to reserve the heap on a file device. It added an file descriptor argument to calls like os::reserve_memory and friends.

      There are a number of issues with this:
      - in os::reserve_memory_aligned, Posix: mmap is called to reserve, then the generic os::release_memory is called to release parts of it. Or all in case of an error.
      - Same problem also in reserve_mmapped_memory() in the same file
      - Comment states that mappings established with a file descriptor cannot be partially unmapped. Not sure if that is true. If it is untrue, that coding can be simplified a lot.

            azafari Afshin Zafari
            stuefe Thomas Stuefe
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