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+# Copyright (c) 2024 Intel Corporation
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Adjust this so that test_k_mem_map_unmap memory exhaustion
+# test can run without failure, as we may run of free pages
+# when there are changes in code and data size.
+CONFIG_DEMAND_PAGING_PAGE_FRAMES_RESERVE=30