Optional mmap(2) support for geom(4) providers

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <4468DC05.9080808 at sippysoft.com>, Maxim Sobolev writes:
>Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
>> In message <44681D92.80309 at sippysoft.com>, Maxim Sobolev writes:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would like to extend md(4) with support for mmap(4) operations, 
>> 
>> Uhm, how exactly would that work ?
>
>Just like ioctl(2) works: geom_dev will accept mmap requests and pass it 
>to the underlying provider for execution if that provider has mmap 
>handler in its g_class.

No, I meant: how will you use this ?

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