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Re: File in memory
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"Steve Dirickson (Volt)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson (Volt)
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Tue, 28 Aug 2001 17:29:24 -0700
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> Don't forget the POSIX shmxxx() functions, which let you 
> access shared memory *without* requiring PM:

Though I wonder if these functions really use hardware memory, as
opposed to disc-paged virtual address space. Especially since the 'size'
parameter of shmget() says that "The maximum shared memory area size is
256 megabytes." Sounds a little big for real memory.

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