diff --git a/vm/vm_kern.c b/vm/vm_kern.c
index 2e333ee1..ce97bad3 100644
--- a/vm/vm_kern.c
+++ b/vm/vm_kern.c
 
+/* kmem_map_aligned_table: map a table or structure in a virtual memory page
+ * Align the table initial address with the page initial address
+ *
+ * Parameters:
+ * phys_address: physical address, the start address of the table
+ * size: size of the table
+ * mode: access mode. VM_PROT_READ for read, VM_PROT_WRITE for write
+ *
+ * Returns a reference to the virtual address if success, NULL if failure
+ */
+
+void*
+kmem_map_aligned_table (unsigned long phys_address, unsigned long size, int mode)
+{
+    vm_offset_t virt_addr;
+    kern_return_t ret;
+    uintptr_t into_page = phys_address % PAGE_SIZE;
+    uintptr_t nearest_page = (uintptr_t)trunc_page(phys_address);
+
+    size += into_page;
+
+    ret = kmem_alloc_wired(kernel_map, &virt_addr, round_page (size));
+
+    if (ret != KERN_SUCCESS)
+        return NULL;
+
+    (void) pmap_map_bd (virt_addr, nearest_page, nearest_page + round_page (size), mode);
+
+    /* XXX remember mapping somewhere so we can free it? */
+
+    return (void *) (virt_addr + into_page);
+}
+

diff --git a/vm/vm_kern.h b/vm/vm_kern.h
index 0cdb19db..46a1a274 100644
--- a/vm/vm_kern.h
+++ b/vm/vm_kern.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ extern kern_return_t	kmem_alloc_pageable(vm_map_t, vm_offset_t *,
 extern kern_return_t	kmem_valloc(vm_map_t, vm_offset_t *, vm_size_t);
 extern kern_return_t	kmem_alloc_wired(vm_map_t, vm_offset_t *, vm_size_t);
 extern kern_return_t	kmem_alloc_aligned(vm_map_t, vm_offset_t *, vm_size_t);
+extern void*            kmem_map_aligned_table (unsigned long phys_address, unsigned long size, int mode);
+
 extern void		kmem_free(vm_map_t, vm_offset_t, vm_size_t);
 
 extern void		kmem_submap(vm_map_t, vm_map_t, vm_offset_t *,