Memory mapping /dev/hpet returns Permission denied error

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Trying to map the hpet clock source into memory returns the error below.
EAL: ERROR: Cannot mmap /dev/hpet! (error 13 - "Permission denied")

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.5

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