diff --git a/man4/mem.4 b/man4/mem.4 index a74bbed2d..073ebefb4 100644 --- a/man4/mem.4 +++ b/man4/mem.4 @@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ .SH NAME mem, kmem, port \- system memory, kernel memory and system ports .SH DESCRIPTION -.B mem +.IR /dev/mem is a character device file that is an image of the main memory of the computer. It may be used, for example, to examine (and even patch) the system. .LP Byte addresses in -.B mem +.IR /dev/mem are interpreted as physical memory addresses. References to nonexistent locations cause errors to be returned. .LP Examining and patching is likely to lead to unexpected results when read-only or write-only bits are present. .LP -Since 2.6.26, and depending on the architecture, the +Since Linux 2.6.26, and depending on the architecture, the .B CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM kernel configuration option limits the areas which can be accessed through this file. @@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ chown root:kmem /dev/mem .RE .LP The file -.B kmem +.IR /dev/kmem is the same as -.BR mem , +.IR /dev/mem , except that the kernel virtual memory rather than physical memory is accessed. -Since 2.6.26, this file is available only if the +Since Linux 2.6.26, this file is available only if the .B CONFIG_DEVKMEM kernel configuration option is enabled. .LP @@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ mknod \-m 640 /dev/kmem c 1 2 chown root:kmem /dev/kmem .RE .LP -.B port +.IR /dev/port is similar to -.BR mem , +.IR /dev/mem , but the I/O ports are accessed. .LP It is typically created by: