2003-09-04 14:47:22

by Breno

Subject: pte_offset and pte_offset_map

pte_offset() in 2.4 is the same as pte_offset_map in 2.6 ?

What?s PageCompound bit flag ?

Breno

2003-09-04 16:00:28

by Andrew Morton

Subject: Re: pte_offset and pte_offset_map

"Breno" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> pte_offset() in 2.4 is the same as pte_offset_map in 2.6 ?

Yes.

> What?s PageCompound bit flag ?

It indicates that the page is part of a "higher order" allocation: It was
obtained via a 2, 4, 8... page allocation.