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.\" Copyright (c) 1991 The Regents of the University of California.
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.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" This product includes software developed by the University of
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.\" California, Berkeley and its contributors.
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.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
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.\" @(#)mem.4 5.3 (Berkeley) 5/2/91
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.\" $Id$
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.\"
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.Dd May 2, 1991
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.Dt MEM 4 i386
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm mem ,
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.Nm kmem
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.Nd memory files
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The special file
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.Nm /dev/mem
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is an interface to the physical memory of the computer.
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Byte offsets in this file are interpreted as physical memory addresses.
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Reading and writing this file is equivalent to reading and writing
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memory itself.
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Only offsets within the bounds of
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.Nm /dev/mem
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are allowed.
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.Pp
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Kernel virtual memory is accessed through the interface
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.Nm /dev/kmem
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in the same manner as
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.Nm /dev/mem .
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Only kernel virtual addresses that are currently mapped to memory are allowed.
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.Pp
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On
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.Tn ISA
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the
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.Tn I/O
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memory space begins at physical address 0x000a0000
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and runs to 0x00100000.
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The
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per-process data
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size
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for the current process
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is
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.Dv UPAGES
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long, and ends at virtual
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address 0xf0000000.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width Pa -compact
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.It Pa /dev/mem
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.It Pa /dev/kmem
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.El
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Nm mem ,
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.Nm kmem
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files appeared in
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.At v6 .
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