diff --git a/rx/include/rx/Mappable.hpp b/rx/include/rx/Mappable.hpp
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/rx/include/rx/Mappable.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "AddressRange.hpp"
+#include "EnumBitSet.hpp"
+#include <system_error>
+#include <utility>
+
+namespace rx {
+enum class Protection {
+  R,
+  W,
+  X,
+
+  bitset_last = X
+};
+
+std::errc reserveVirtualSpace(rx::AddressRange range);
+std::errc releaseVirtualSpace(rx::AddressRange range, std::size_t alignment);
+
+class Mappable {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  using NativeHandle = void *;
+  static constexpr NativeHandle kInvalidHandle = nullptr;
+#else
+  using NativeHandle = int;
+  static constexpr auto kInvalidHandle = NativeHandle(-1);
+#endif
+
+  NativeHandle m_handle = kInvalidHandle;
+
+public:
+  Mappable() = default;
+  Mappable(Mappable &&other) noexcept { *this = std::move(other); }
+  Mappable(const Mappable &) = delete;
+  Mappable &operator=(Mappable &&other) noexcept {
+    std::swap(m_handle, other.m_handle);
+    return *this;
+  }
+  Mappable &operator=(const Mappable &) = delete;
+  ~Mappable() noexcept {
+    if (m_handle != kInvalidHandle) {
+      destroy();
+    }
+  }
+
+  static std::pair<Mappable, std::errc> CreateMemory(std::size_t size);
+  static std::pair<Mappable, std::errc> CreateSwap(std::size_t size);
+  std::errc map(rx::AddressRange virtualRange, std::size_t offset,
+                rx::EnumBitSet<Protection> protection, std::size_t alignment);
+
+  [[nodiscard]] NativeHandle release() {
+    return std::exchange(m_handle, kInvalidHandle);
+  }
+  [[nodiscard]] NativeHandle native_handle() const { return m_handle; }
+  explicit operator bool() const { return m_handle != kInvalidHandle; }
+
+private:
+  void destroy();
+};
+} // namespace rx
diff --git a/rx/src/Mappable.cpp b/rx/src/Mappable.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b4d74cb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rx/src/Mappable.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+#include "Mappable.hpp"
+#include <system_error>
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+#include <cerrno>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#else
+#include <cstdint>
+#define NTDDI_VERSION NTDDI_WIN10_NI
+#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+std::errc rx::reserveVirtualSpace(rx::AddressRange range) {
+  auto pointer = std::bit_cast<void *>(range.beginAddress());
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  auto reservation = VirtualAlloc2(nullptr, pointer, range.size(),
+                                   MEM_RESERVE | MEM_RESERVE_PLACEHOLDER,
+                                   PAGE_NOACCESS, nullptr, 0);
+
+  if (reservation == nullptr) {
+    return std::errc::invalid_argument;
+  }
+#else
+#ifdef MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE
+  static constexpr auto kMapFixedNoReplace = MAP_FIXED_NOREPLACE;
+#else
+  static constexpr auto kMapFixedNoReplace = MAP_FIXED;
+#endif
+
+  auto reservation = ::mmap(pointer, range.size(), PROT_NONE,
+                            MAP_ANON | kMapFixedNoReplace | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+
+  if (reservation == MAP_FAILED) {
+    return std::errc{errno};
+  }
+#endif
+  return {};
+}
+
+std::errc rx::releaseVirtualSpace(rx::AddressRange range,
+                                  [[maybe_unused]] std::size_t alignment) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  // simple and stupid implementation
+  for (std::uintptr_t address = range.beginAddress();
+       address < range.endAddress(); address += alignment) {
+    auto pointer = std::bit_cast<void *>(address);
+    if (!UnmapViewOfFileEx(pointer, MEM_PRESERVE_PLACEHOLDER)) {
+      VirtualFree(pointer, alignment, MEM_RELEASE | MEM_PRESERVE_PLACEHOLDER);
+    }
+  }
+#else
+  auto pointer = std::bit_cast<void *>(range.beginAddress());
+
+  auto reservation = ::mmap(pointer, range.size(), PROT_NONE,
+                            MAP_FIXED | MAP_ANON | MAP_PRIVATE, -1, 0);
+
+  if (!reservation || reservation != pointer) {
+    return std::errc{errno};
+  }
+#endif
+
+  return {};
+}
+
+std::pair<rx::Mappable, std::errc>
+rx::Mappable::CreateMemory(std::size_t size) {
+  rx::Mappable result;
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  auto handle = CreateFileMapping2(INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, nullptr,
+                                   FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE,
+                                   SEC_COMMIT, size, nullptr, nullptr, 0);
+
+  if (!handle) {
+    return {rx::Mappable{}, std::errc::invalid_argument};
+  }
+
+  result.m_handle = handle;
+#else
+  auto fd = ::memfd_create("", 0);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    return {{}, std::errc{errno}};
+  }
+
+  result.m_handle = fd;
+
+  if (::ftruncate(fd, size) < 0) {
+    return {{}, std::errc{errno}};
+  }
+#endif
+
+  return {std::move(result), std::errc{}};
+}
+
+std::pair<rx::Mappable, std::errc> rx::Mappable::CreateSwap(std::size_t size) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  return CreateMemory(size);
+#else
+  char temp_filename[] = "./.rx-swap-XXXXXXXXXXX";
+  int fd = ::mkstemp(temp_filename);
+  if (fd < 0) {
+    return {{}, std::errc{errno}};
+  }
+  ::unlink(temp_filename);
+
+  rx::Mappable result;
+  result.m_handle = fd;
+
+  if (::ftruncate(fd, size) < 0) {
+    return {{}, std::errc{errno}};
+  }
+
+  return {std::move(result), {}};
+#endif
+}
+
+std::errc rx::Mappable::map(rx::AddressRange virtualRange, std::size_t offset,
+                            rx::EnumBitSet<Protection> protection,
+                            [[maybe_unused]] std::size_t alignment) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  DWORD prot = 0;
+  if (!protection) {
+    prot = PAGE_NOACCESS;
+  } else if (protection == Protection::R) {
+    prot = PAGE_READONLY;
+  } else if (protection & Protection::X) {
+    if (protection & Protection::W) {
+      prot = PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE;
+    } else if (protection & Protection::R) {
+      prot = PAGE_EXECUTE_READ;
+    } else {
+      prot = PAGE_EXECUTE;
+    }
+  } else {
+    prot = PAGE_READWRITE;
+  }
+
+  releaseVirtualSpace(virtualRange, alignment);
+
+  for (std::uintptr_t address = virtualRange.beginAddress();
+       address < virtualRange.endAddress();
+       address += alignment, offset += alignment) {
+    auto pointer = std::bit_cast<void *>(address);
+
+    auto result =
+        MapViewOfFile3((HANDLE)m_handle, nullptr, pointer, offset, alignment,
+                       MEM_REPLACE_PLACEHOLDER, prot, nullptr, 0);
+
+    if (!result) {
+      return std::errc::invalid_argument;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {};
+#else
+  int prot = 0;
+
+  if (protection & Protection::R) {
+    prot |= PROT_READ;
+  }
+  if (protection & Protection::W) {
+    prot |= PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE;
+  }
+  if (protection & Protection::X) {
+    prot |= PROT_EXEC;
+  }
+
+  auto address = std::bit_cast<void *>(virtualRange.beginAddress());
+
+  auto result = ::mmap(address, virtualRange.size(), prot,
+                       MAP_SHARED | MAP_FIXED, m_handle, offset);
+
+  if (result == MAP_FAILED) {
+    return std::errc{errno};
+  }
+
+  return {};
+#endif
+}
+
+void rx::Mappable::destroy() {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+  CloseHandle((HANDLE)m_handle);
+#else
+  ::close(m_handle);
+#endif
+}