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Mmap

In computing, mmap(2) is a POSIX-compliant Unix system call that maps files or devices into memory. It is a method of memory-mapped file I/O. It implements demand paging because file contents are not immediately read from disk and initially use no physical RAM at all. The actual reads from disk are performed after a specific location is accessed, in a…

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File-backed and anonymous

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Mmap

Nodes29
Edges28
Triples26
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.068966
Components1

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Mmap

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related to history · 17
Mmap → API, Berkeley, Berkeley Software Distribution, BSD, California, Mach, Reno, Sun, Sun Microsystems, SunOS, System Manual, The, The BSD, Their API, TOPS-20, University, Unix
related to Further reading · 7
Mmap → An, Description, DragonFly BSDFreeBSDNetBSDOpenBSDillumosMac OS XSolarisHP-UX, More, POSIX, QNXWindowsMapViewOfFile, SharedHashFile
related to Usage in database implementations · 1
Mmap → The
see also · 1
Mmap → Virtual

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Important terminology

memory system file mapping shared example disk implemented call mapped operating anonymous virtual using maps files mappings implementations reading paging

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Mmaprelated to Further readingDescription0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingPOSIX0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingDragonFly BSDFreeBSDNetBSDOpenBSDillumosMac OS XSolarisHP-UX0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingQNXWindowsMapViewOfFile0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingMore0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingSharedHashFile0.60section
Mmaprelated to Further readingAn0.60section
Mmaprelated to historyThe0.60section
Mmaprelated to historyTOPS-200.60section
Mmaprelated to historyBerkeley Software Distribution0.60section
Mmaprelated to historyBSD0.60section
Mmaprelated to historyUnix0.60section

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