---
name: "vm_map_min"
section: "9"
platform: "freebsd"
package: "base"
version: "16.0-CURRENT-20261027-61c70dc16a79"
release: "FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT (2026-10-27)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vm_map_max"
---

# vm\_map\_min(9)

return map properties

Part of [vm\_map\_max(9)](/vm_map_max/9.md).

## NAME

**vm\_map\_max**, **vm\_map\_min**, **vm\_map\_pmap** – return map properties

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<vm/vm.h\>**

**#include \<vm/vm\_map.h\>**

*vm\_offset\_t*\

**vm\_map\_max**(*vm\_map\_t map*);

*vm\_offset\_t*\

**vm\_map\_min**(*vm\_map\_t map*);

*pmap\_t*\

**vm\_map\_pmap**(*vm\_map\_t map*);

## DESCRIPTION

The function **vm\_map\_max**() returns the upper address bound of the map *map*.

The function **vm\_map\_min**() returns the lower address bound of the map *map*.

The function **vm\_map\_pmap**() returns a pointer to the physical map associated with the virtual map *map*.

## SEE ALSO

[pmap(9)](/pmap/9.md), [vm\_map(9)](/vm_map/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Bruce M Simpson ⟨*bms@spc.org*⟩.