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vtop(9r)
NAME
  vtop - General: Converts any virtual address to a physical address

SYNOPSIS
  vm_offset_t vtop(
	  struct proc *proc_p,
	  vm_offset_t virt_addr );

ARGUMENTS
  proc_p
      Specifies a pointer to a proc structure.	The vtop routine uses the
      proc structure pointer to obtain the pmap.

  virt_addr
      Specifies the virtual address that vtop converts to a physical address.

DESCRIPTION
  The vtop routine converts a specified virtual address to a physical
  address.

CAUTIONS
  The vtop routine panics and displays the following message on the console
  terminal if the proc structure pointer you pass is NULL and the virtual
  address is in user space:

  vtop: user address passed with null proc pointer

RETURN VALUES
  Upon successful completion, vtop returns the physical address associated
  with the specified virtual address.

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