Need help in accessing physical address in Unix

Mark Campbell campbell at sauron.UUCP
Mon Dec 9 23:27:52 AEST 1985


In article <177 at daab.UUCP> lasse at daab.UUCP (Lars Hammarstrand) writes:
>>
>>System V R 2.  In order to have very fast access ......
>>.......
>>
>>1) Can we access a physical address directly in UNIX without using a 
>>   device driver?
>
>Yepp, use the PHYS(2) system call (you have to be a "su" to do that).

"Phys" was a 7th edition feature...it is not supported in System V.
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