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Re: Linux page sizes (memory)
On Fri, 16 Apr 1999 20:27:34 +0200 (IST), "Peter L. Peres" <plp@actcom.co.il>
wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
> I've just peeked at the kernel source, and everything moves in PAGE_SIZE
>increments. The PAGE_SIZE if defined to 0x400 in the 2.0.27 source I
>happen to have here. 0x400 = 1k. So I was wrong about the number ;)
>
> I seem to remember 4k pages set at kernel boot time to save space or
>something like that.
I made another check on Intel's CD.
There are 5 different page modes using various combinations of 4K, 2M and 4M,
with support for either 32 or 36 physical address bits.
The Intel 860 mode I was referring to was the 2M mode.
>Peter
Udi