Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:57:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:57:28 -0500 Received: from 217-126-161-163.uc.nombres.ttd.es ([217.126.161.163]:37248 "EHLO DervishD.viadomus.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 18 Jan 2002 15:57:13 -0500 To: bgerst@didntduck.org, raul@viadomus.com Subject: Re: Is there anyway to use 4M pages on x86 linux in user level? Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, yinlei_yu@hotmail.com Message-Id: Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 22:10:00 +0100 From: DervishD Reply-To: DervishD X-Mailer: DervishD TWiSTiNG Mailer Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi Brian :) >The large page size is 4MB, except in PAE mode where they are 2MB. >Normal pages are always 4KB. Noting in the GDT affects the page >size. The entries in the GDT, do not set the page size for that descriptor? I'm certainly rusted on the i386 O:))) Ra?l - 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/