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On 2023-01-03 17:37, Jeffrey R.Carter wrote:
> On 2023-01-02 00:36, Jesper Quorning wrote:
>>
>> - Zero copy access to a (read-only) file.
> 
> So far as I know, any access to a file involves copying information from 
> the external medium into memory, so this may be impossible.

... in many cases copying drastically improves performance, e.g. 
caching, read ahead techniques etc.

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