linux man page for vm_map_create

VM_MAP_CREATE(9)					   BSD Kernel Developer's Manual					  VM_MAP_CREATE(9)

NAME
     vm_map_create -- create a new vm_map structure

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <vm/vm.h>
     #include <vm/vm_map.h>

     vm_map_t
     vm_map_create(pmap_t pmap, vm_offset_t min, vm_offset_t max);

DESCRIPTION
     The vm_map_create() function creates and returns a new, empty map structure, associated with the physical map pmap, and with the upper and
     lower address bounds specified by max and min respectively.

IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
     The kernel's zone allocator is used to allocate the map.

RETURN VALUES
     The vm_map_create() function returns a pointer to the newly allocated map if successful.  Otherwise, it returns NULL.

SEE ALSO
     pmap(9), vm_map(9), vm_map_init(9)

AUTHORS
     This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson <bms@spc.org>.

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								   July 19, 2003							       BSD