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The [[GNU_Mach_Reference_Manual|gnumach/reference_manual]] describes the
`dealloc` flag in [Chapter 4.2.4,
Memory](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/gnumach-doc/Memory.html).

What exactly is `dealloc[]` (`hurd/fs.defs:dir_readdir`)?