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Scott Stoddard posted <43EB3FC0.9070402@g.o>, excerpted below, on |
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Thu, 09 Feb 2006 08:12:32 -0500: |
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> Duncan wrote: |
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>> Is there a definitive kernel reference somewhere that states such a thing |
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>> -- one page per file cached? Also, is that standard 4K pages (and is the |
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>> AMD64 page size also 4K or is it 8K or something)? |
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> Although people may point you to other sources, I prefer "Understanding |
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> the Linux Kernel, 3rd Ed." by O'Reilly. It goes into excruciatingly |
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> good detail on memory management and the verbosity of it's 942 pages |
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> should suit you well. ;) |
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I've seen that mentioned several times over at LWN as well. Maybe it's |
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time I get the book. =8^) |
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Duncan - List replies preferred. No HTML msgs. |
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"Every nonfree program has a lord, a master -- |
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and if you use the program, he is your master." Richard Stallman in |
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http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2004/12/22/rms_interview.html |
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