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Old 08-14-2008, 05:12 AM   #1
vvenugop
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page size question


Hi all,
Donno if this is right forum to ask this question , but anyways posting it.
On what basis is the page size decided , why 4k is the page size in x86 architectures?

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Vivek
 
Old 08-14-2008, 07:42 AM   #2
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Donno if this is right forum to ask this question , but anyways posting it. On what basis is the page size decided , why 4k is the page size in x86 architectures?
Next time, try Google. I did a Google search with the string "history 4k page size". This was fourth in the list:
Blog: The Old New Thing
 
Old 08-14-2008, 08:14 AM   #3
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As this isn't a Linux technical question, I have moved it to General.
 
  


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