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To: Xin LI <delphij@frontfree.net>
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Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, zhuyan@staff.sina.com.cn,
	LI Xin <delphij@delphij.net>
Subject: Re: Is it possible to mmap() raw disk device?
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Xin LI <delphij@frontfree.net> writes:
> When we were trying to make a userland FS application we have
> encountered "Invalid Argument" when doing mmap() over an open
> descriptor to a disk device.

It is not currently possible to mmap disk devices.

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