Shared memory segment manager in userland

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+#ifndef DEF_SHM_H
+#define DEF_SHM_H
+
+#include <gc/syscall.h>
+
+/*
+ * This file contains headers for the shared segment mapping manager.
+ */
+
+void* shm_alloc(size_t size);	//allocates a spot in shared memory space
+void shm_free(void* p);			//frees a spot
+
+void* shm_allocNew(size_t size);	//calls shm_alloc, and maps a new segment there
+void shm_freeDel(void* p);			//unmaps segment and calls shm_free
+
+#endif