diff --git a/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c b/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
index d926631..aaaea59 100644
--- a/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
+++ b/src/driver/tpax_driver_ctx.c
@@ -576,6 +576,38 @@ static int tpax_driver_keyval_error(
 	return TPAX_ERROR;
 }
 
+static int tpax_driver_srcstat_error(
+	struct tpax_driver_ctx_impl *   ctx,
+	const struct argv_entry *       archive,
+	const char *                    program)
+{
+	int             lerrno;
+	const char *    errstr;
+
+	lerrno = errno;
+	errno  = 0;
+
+	errstr = strerror(lerrno);
+	errstr = errno ? "" : errstr;
+	errno  = lerrno;
+
+	if (archive) {
+		tpax_dprintf(
+			ctx->fdctx.fderr,
+			"%s: could not stat archive file '%s' (%s).\n",
+			program,archive->arg,errstr);
+	} else {
+		tpax_dprintf(
+			ctx->fdctx.fderr,
+			"%s: could not stat input source file <fd=%d> (%s).\n",
+			program,ctx->fdctx.fdin,errstr);
+	}
+
+	tpax_lib_free_driver_ctx(&ctx->ctx);
+
+	return TPAX_ERROR;
+}
+
 int tpax_lib_get_driver_ctx(
 	char **				argv,
 	char **				envp,
@@ -905,6 +937,27 @@ int tpax_lib_get_driver_ctx(
 		if (!tpax_driver_is_valid_keyval(*pkeyval))
 			return tpax_driver_keyval_error(ctx,*pkeyval,program);
 
+	/* source data mapping (non-critical) */
+	if (cctx.srcflags) {
+		if (fstat(fdctx->fdin,&ctx->srcstat) < 0)
+			return tpax_driver_srcstat_error(ctx,archive,program);
+
+		ctx->mapsize = ctx->srcstat.st_size;
+		ctx->mapaddr = mmap(
+			0,ctx->mapsize,
+			PROT_READ,MAP_PRIVATE,
+			fdctx->fdin,0);
+
+		if (ctx->mapaddr == MAP_FAILED) {
+			ctx->cctx.srcflags = TPAX_SOURCE_DATA_FILEIO;
+			ctx->mapaddr       = 0;
+			ctx->mapsize       = 0;
+		} else {
+			ctx->cctx.srcflags = TPAX_SOURCE_DATA_MAPPED;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* all done */
 	if (archive) {
 		ctx->file     = archive->arg;
 		ctx->ctx.file = &ctx->file;
@@ -945,6 +998,9 @@ static void tpax_free_driver_ctx_impl(struct tpax_driver_ctx_alloc * ictx)
 	if (ictx->ctx.keyvalv)
 		free(ictx->ctx.keyvalv);
 
+	if (ictx->ctx.mapaddr)
+		munmap(ictx->ctx.mapaddr,ictx->ctx.mapsize);
+
 	if (ictx->ctx.bufaddr)
 		munmap(ictx->ctx.bufaddr,ictx->ctx.bufsize);
 
diff --git a/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h b/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
index a7350d7..bc3ffc2 100644
--- a/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
+++ b/src/internal/tpax_driver_impl.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ struct tpax_driver_ctx_impl {
 	struct tpax_fd_ctx            fdctx;
 	const struct tpax_unit_ctx *  euctx;
 	const char *                  eunit;
+	struct stat                   srcstat;
 	struct argv_keyval **         keyvalv;
 	struct tpax_replstr *         replstrv;
 	char *                        replstrs;
@@ -117,6 +118,8 @@ struct tpax_driver_ctx_impl {
 	void *                        dirbuff;
 	void *                        bufaddr;
 	size_t                        bufsize;
+	void *                        mapaddr;
+	size_t                        mapsize;
 	size_t                        nqueued;
 	off_t                         cpos;
 };