From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1761857AbXKER0U (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:26:20 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1760610AbXKERTO (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:19:14 -0500 Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([66.187.233.31]:56166 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759431AbXKERTN (ORCPT ); Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:19:13 -0500 Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 12:19:09 -0500 From: Rik van Riel To: Srini Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PAGE SIZE in Xeon (64 bit) processor Message-ID: <20071105121909.6f7b8cab@bree.surriel.com> In-Reply-To: <25b3869e0711050138n5e02cb19x23c441ba48052e07@mail.gmail.com> References: <25b3869e0711050138n5e02cb19x23c441ba48052e07@mail.gmail.com> Organization: Red Hat, Inc. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.1 (GTK+ 2.10.4; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:08:47 +0530 Srini wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way currently (or in the near future to-be-released kernel > version) where we can increase the PAGE SIZE in Xeon processor from > 4KB to 64KB? No, that is not supported by the hardware. -- "Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it." - Brian W. Kernighan