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  4. From: frank@croton.nyo.dec.com (Frank Wortner)
  5. Subject: Re: =========Problem using mmap on DECstations========
  6. Message-ID: <1993Jan28.150809.22045@datum.nyo.dec.com>
  7. Lines: 8
  8. Sender: frank@croton (Frank Wortner)
  9. Reply-To: frank@nyo.dec.com
  10. Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
  11. References:  <1993Jan28.002610.16041@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU>
  12. Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:08:09 GMT
  13.  
  14.  
  15. ULTRIX mmap() supports only the mapping of the memory associated with
  16. a character device special file into the address space of a process.  It
  17. is not possible to map an arbitrary file.
  18.  
  19. DEC OSF/1 does allow mapping of files into memory space.
  20.  
  21.                         Frank
  22.