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On 11/11/18 10:19 PM, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> 
> I might be a bit dense early in the morning, but could you elaborate? 
> What do you mean by mapping all data areas?
> 

Heh. I need to pack for LPC and get some sleep before my flight lest I'll be
denser than depleted uranium; I'll write an explanation tomorrow.

	-hpa