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+.\" $FreeBSD$
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+.Dd June 10, 2005
+.Dt PMAP_INIT 9
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm pmap_init ,
+.Nm pmap_init2
+.Nd initialize the pmap subsystem
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/param.h
+.In vm/vm.h
+.In vm/pmap.h
+.Ft void
+.Fn pmap_init "void"
+.Ft void
+.Fn pmap_init2 "void"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn pmap_init
+function initializes the
+.Xr pmap 9
+sub-system.
+It is called during system initialization by
+.Fn vm_init ,
+to initialize any structures that the
+.Nm
+system needs in order to map between physical and virtual memory.
+.Pp
+The
+.Fn pmap_init2
+function initializes a zone for the PV entries.
+These are used to implement page sharing at the physical level.
+A high water mark is set so that the system can recover from
+excessive numbers of PV entries.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr pmap 9
+.Sh AUTHORS
+This manual page was written by
+.An Bruce M Simpson Aq bms@spc.org .