diff -ur /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/include/linux/mm.h work-v2.4.8-ac5/include/linux/mm.h
--- /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/include/linux/mm.h	Wed Aug 15 13:04:10 2001
+++ work-v2.4.8-ac5/include/linux/mm.h	Thu Aug 16 16:19:50 2001
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@
 extern int do_munmap(struct mm_struct *, unsigned long, size_t);
 
 extern unsigned long do_brk(unsigned long, unsigned long);
+extern void merge_anon_vmas(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
 
 struct zone_t;
 /* filemap.c */
diff -ur /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mmap.c work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mmap.c
--- /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mmap.c	Wed Aug 15 12:57:40 2001
+++ work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mmap.c	Thu Aug 16 16:49:38 2001
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/pgalloc.h>
 
+static inline void attempt_merge_next(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma);
+
 /* description of effects of mapping type and prot in current implementation.
  * this is due to the limited x86 page protection hardware.  The expected
  * behavior is in parens:
@@ -307,7 +309,7 @@
 
 	/* Can we just expand an old anonymous mapping? */
 	if (addr && !file && !(vm_flags & VM_SHARED)) {
-		struct vm_area_struct * vma = find_vma(mm, addr-1);
+		vma = find_vma(mm, addr-1);
 		if (vma && vma->vm_end == addr && !vma->vm_file && 
 		    vma->vm_flags == vm_flags) {
 			vma->vm_end = addr + len;
@@ -363,12 +365,17 @@
 	if (correct_wcount)
 		atomic_inc(&file->f_dentry->d_inode->i_writecount);
 
-out:	
+out:
 	mm->total_vm += len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 	if (vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
 		mm->locked_vm += len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
 		make_pages_present(addr, addr + len);
 	}
+
+	/* Can we merge this anonymous mapping with the one following it? */
+	if (!file && !(vm_flags & VM_SHARED))
+		attempt_merge_next(mm, vma);
+
 	return addr;
 
 unmap_and_free_vma:
@@ -1011,4 +1018,34 @@
 	__insert_vm_struct(mm, vmp);
 	spin_unlock(&current->mm->page_table_lock);
 	unlock_vma_mappings(vmp);
+}
+
+static inline void attempt_merge_next(struct mm_struct *mm, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *next = vma->vm_next;
+	if (next && vma->vm_end == next->vm_start && !next->vm_file && 
+	    vma->vm_flags == next->vm_flags) {
+		spin_lock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+		vma->vm_next = next->vm_next;
+		if (mm->mmap_avl)
+			avl_remove(next, &mm->mmap_avl);
+		vma->vm_end = next->vm_end;
+		mm->mmap_cache = vma;	/* Kill the cache. */
+		mm->map_count--;
+		spin_unlock(&mm->page_table_lock);
+
+		kmem_cache_free(vm_area_cachep, next);
+	}
+}
+
+void merge_anon_vmas(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+{
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+	if (start)
+		start--;
+
+	for (vma = find_vma(mm, start); vma && vma->vm_start <= end;
+	     vma = vma->vm_next)
+		if (!vma->vm_file && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED))
+			attempt_merge_next(mm, vma);
 }
diff -ur /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mprotect.c work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mprotect.c
--- /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mprotect.c	Thu Apr  5 11:53:46 2001
+++ work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mprotect.c	Thu Aug 16 16:10:53 2001
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@
 			break;
 		}
 	}
+	merge_anon_vmas(current->mm, start, end);
 out:
 	up_write(&current->mm->mmap_sem);
 	return error;
diff -ur /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mremap.c work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mremap.c
--- /md0/kernels/2.4/v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mremap.c	Wed Aug 15 12:57:40 2001
+++ work-v2.4.8-ac5/mm/mremap.c	Thu Aug 16 16:46:13 2001
@@ -132,10 +132,23 @@
 	unsigned long new_addr)
 {
 	struct vm_area_struct * new_vma;
+	int allocated_vma = 0;
 
-	new_vma = kmem_cache_alloc(vm_area_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL);
-	if (new_vma) {
-		if (!move_page_tables(current->mm, new_addr, addr, old_len)) {
+	/* First, check if we can merge a mapping. -ben */
+	new_vma = find_vma(current->mm, new_addr-1);
+	if (new_vma && !vma->vm_file && !(vma->vm_flags & VM_SHARED) &&
+	    new_vma->vm_end == new_addr && !new_vma->vm_file && 
+		new_vma->vm_flags == vma->vm_flags) {
+		new_vma->vm_end = new_addr + new_len;
+	} else {
+		new_vma = kmem_cache_alloc(vm_area_cachep, SLAB_KERNEL);
+		if (!new_vma)
+			goto no_mem;
+		allocated_vma = 1;
+	}
+
+	if (!move_page_tables(current->mm, new_addr, addr, old_len)) {
+		if (allocated_vma) {
 			*new_vma = *vma;
 			new_vma->vm_start = new_addr;
 			new_vma->vm_end = new_addr+new_len;
@@ -146,17 +159,20 @@
 			if (new_vma->vm_ops && new_vma->vm_ops->open)
 				new_vma->vm_ops->open(new_vma);
 			insert_vm_struct(current->mm, new_vma);
-			do_munmap(current->mm, addr, old_len);
-			current->mm->total_vm += new_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-			if (new_vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
-				current->mm->locked_vm += new_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
-				make_pages_present(new_vma->vm_start,
-						   new_vma->vm_end);
-			}
-			return new_addr;
 		}
-		kmem_cache_free(vm_area_cachep, new_vma);
+		do_munmap(current->mm, addr, old_len);
+		current->mm->total_vm += new_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+		if (new_vma->vm_flags & VM_LOCKED) {
+			current->mm->locked_vm += new_len >> PAGE_SHIFT;
+			make_pages_present(new_vma->vm_start,
+					   new_vma->vm_end);
+		}
+		return new_addr;
 	}
+	if (allocated_vma)
+		kmem_cache_free(vm_area_cachep, new_vma);
+
+no_mem:
 	return -ENOMEM;
 }