The 3G (or nG) Kernel Memory Space Offset

[Dong Feng]

The Linux kernel permenantly map 3-4G linear memory space to 0-4G
physical memory space. My question is that what is the rationality
behind this counterintuitive mapping. Is this just some personal
choice for the earlier kernel developers?
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