diff --git a/lib/cachet.ml b/lib/cachet.ml
index fec54ff..f6d941b 100644
--- a/lib/cachet.ml
+++ b/lib/cachet.ml
@@ -478,6 +478,39 @@ let none : slice option = None
 let cache_miss t = t.metrics.cache_miss
 let cache_hit t = t.metrics.cache_hit
 
+let map ({ fd; map; _ } as t) ~pos:logical_address logical_len =
+  let page = logical_address lsr t.pagesize in
+  let pos = page lsl t.pagesize in
+  (* round-down *)
+  let rem = logical_address - pos in
+  let len = rem + logical_len in
+  let len =
+    (* round-up *)
+    if ((1 lsl t.pagesize) - 1) land len != 0 then
+      (len + (1 lsl t.pagesize)) land lnot ((1 lsl t.pagesize) - 1)
+    else len
+  in
+  let off = logical_address land ((t.pagesize lsl 1) - 1) in
+  if len <= 1 lsl t.pagesize then begin
+    let hash = hash 0l (page lsl t.pagesize) land ((1 lsl t.cachesize) - 1) in
+    match t.arr.(hash) with
+    | Some { offset; length; payload } when offset == page lsl t.pagesize ->
+        t.metrics.cache_hit <- t.metrics.cache_hit + 1;
+        let len = Int.min (length - off) logical_len in
+        Bigarray.Array1.sub payload off len
+    | Some _ | None ->
+        t.metrics.cache_miss <- t.metrics.cache_miss + 1;
+        let { length; payload; _ } = load t logical_address in
+        let len = Int.min (length - off) logical_len in
+        Bigarray.Array1.sub payload off len
+  end
+  else begin
+    t.metrics.cache_miss <- t.metrics.cache_miss + 1;
+    let bstr = map fd ~pos len in
+    let len = Int.min (Bigarray.Array1.dim bstr - off) logical_len in
+    Bigarray.Array1.sub bstr off len
+  end
+
 let load t ?(len = 1) logical_address =
   if len > 1 lsl t.pagesize then
     invalid_arg "Cachet.load: you can not load more than a page";
diff --git a/lib/cachet.mli b/lib/cachet.mli
index ed81fe8..9a8400f 100644
--- a/lib/cachet.mli
+++ b/lib/cachet.mli
@@ -260,6 +260,18 @@ val fd : 'fd t -> 'fd
 val pagesize : 'fd t -> int
 (** [pagesize t] is the {i page-size} used by [t] (and specified on {!make}). *)
 
+val map : 'fd t -> pos:int -> int -> Bstr.t
+(** [map t ~pos len] returns a {!type:Bstr.t} which corresponds to a slice of
+    the {i block-device}. If this slice is smaller than or equal to a
+    {!val:pagesize}, the cache system is used to obtain the page and apply
+    {!val:Bstr.sub} to it (in other words, only a small allocation is made).
+    Otherwise, the {i syscall} {!type:map} is used.
+
+    Regardless of the expected position [pos] or size [len], this function will
+    call the {i syscall} {!type:map} as the last analysis, with a position
+    aligned with the {!val:pagesize} and a size aligned with the
+    {!val:pagesize}. *)
+
 val cache_hit : 'fd t -> int
 (** [cache_hit t] is the number of times a load hit the cache. *)
 
diff --git a/test/test.ml b/test/test.ml
index 081daab..6baba4c 100644
--- a/test/test.ml
+++ b/test/test.ml
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ let test01 =
   let b = Cachet.Bstr.to_string oracle in
   let a = List.of_seq a in
   let a = String.concat "" a in
-  Alcotest.(check string) "all" a b
+  Alcotest.(check string) "all" a b;
+  let a = Cachet.map t ~pos:2 (0x100 - 2) in
+  let a = Cachet.Bstr.to_string a in
+  let b = Cachet.Bstr.sub_string oracle ~off:2 ~len:(0x100 - 2) in
+  Alcotest.(check string) "map (round down)" a b;
+  let a = Cachet.map t ~pos:2 0x100 in
+  let a = Cachet.Bstr.to_string a in
+  let b = Cachet.Bstr.sub_string oracle ~off:2 ~len:0x100 in
+  Alcotest.(check string) "map (round up)" a b
 
 let () = Alcotest.run "cachet" [ ("simple", [ test01 ]) ]