mmap obmalloc arenas so that they may be immediately returned to the system when unused (closes #20494)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ed01564..b48cc85 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #20494: Ensure that free()d memory arenas are really released on POSIX
+  systems supporting anonymous memory mappings.  Patch by Charles-François
+  Natali.
+
 - Issue #17825: Cursor "^" is correctly positioned for SyntaxError and
   IndentationError.