Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 25 Jul 2005 00:31:07 +0530 | From | VASM <> | Subject | Re: kernel page size explanation |
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i had one question does the linux kernel support only one default page size even if the processor on which it is working supports multiple ?
On 7/25/05, Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk> wrote: > On 22 Jul 2005, Jesper Juhl suggested tentatively: > > You can > > A) look in the .config file for your current kernel (if your arch > > supports different page sizes at all). > > B) You can use the getpagesize(2) syscall at runtime. getpagesize() > > returns the nr of bytes in a page - man getpagesize - I'm not sure > > that's universally supported though. > > C) You can look at /proc/cpuinfo or /proc/meminfo , IIRC some archs > > report page size there - not quite sure, can't remember... > > D) getconf PAGE_SIZE should work, although what it does on arches > with variable page sizes isn't clear to me. > > -- > `But of course, GR is the very best relativity for the masses.' > --- Wayne Throop > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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