Need help in accessing physical address in Unix
Larry Campbell
campbell at maynard.UUCP
Tue Dec 10 21:45:53 AEST 1985
> Someone suggested the PHYS(2) system call for accessing physical
> addresses from user processes. This is a Uniplus 'feature', not a System
> V 'feature'. Don't expect to see it in a port done by someone other than
> Unisoft. (Mind you it is a neat idea, just right for mapping in such things
> as bit mapped graphics, device registers, floating point boards .....)
> Paul Campbell
> ..!ucbvax!unisoft!paul
> ..!houxj!fafnir!pc
Uh, VENIX also has a PHYS(2) call that seems to do the same thing.
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Larry Campbell The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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