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    SubjectRe: mmap inside kernel memory.
    On Sun, 9 Feb 2003, Jerome de Vivie wrote:

    > "mmap" seems to be design for mapping file or device inside a process
    > memory. Is it possible to map a file into the kernel virtual memory ?

    In theory yes (using vmalloc space), but you really don't want to.

    Rik
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