Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 19:11:15 +0200 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@fer.hr> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "current@freebsd.org" <current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Optional mmap(2) support for geom(4) providers Message-ID: <4468B633.90905@fer.hr> In-Reply-To: <4468B3C8.8010707@FreeBSD.org> References: <44681D92.80309@sippysoft.com> <4468AA73.9000702@fer.hr> <4468B3C8.8010707@FreeBSD.org>
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Maxim Sobolev wrote: > I am not sure that I understand what do you mean. In the case of md(4) > mmap makes huge sense, since for preloaded images your disk in fact is > just range of kernel memory, so that doing mmap is trivial. You're right. I was thinking of making mmap() of "raw" devices possible (like it is in Linux), but I see that it would be extremely nontrivial :) (block devices on Linux...)
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