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MEM(4)               NetBSD/amiga Kernel Interfaces Manual              MEM(4)


NAME

     mem, kmem -- main memory


DESCRIPTION

     The file /dev/mem is an interface to the physical memory of the computer.
     Byte offsets in this file are interpreted as physical memory addresses.
     Reading and writing this file is equivalent to reading and writing memory
     itself.  An error will be returned if an attempt is made to reference an
     offset outside of /dev/mem.

     Kernel virtual memory is accessed via the file /dev/kmem in the same man-
     ner as /dev/mem.  Only kernel virtual addresses that are currently mapped
     to memory are allowed.

     On the Amiga, physical memory may be discontiguous; kernel virtual memory
     begins at 0x00000000.


FILES

     /dev/mem
     /dev/kmem


HISTORY

     The files mem and kmem appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.

NetBSD 6.0                       June 5, 1993                       NetBSD 6.0