Fwd: [RFC] Calculate exactly how many ptr is needed for pgd

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It works well. If I start xorg+xfce, it can save 2.5MB memory in my system.
Thanks, songmao.
2007/7/31, Songmao Tian <tiansm@xxxxxxxxxx>:> Under 32-bit kernel with 4k page, a page is needed for a pgd,> but when page size > 4k, a page will be too much.>> diff --git a/include/asm-mips/pgtable-32.h b/include/asm-mips/pgtable-32.h> index 2fbd47e..2a16240 100644> --- a/include/asm-mips/pgtable-32.h> +++ b/include/asm-mips/pgtable-32.h> @@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ extern int add_temporary_entry(unsigned long entrylo0,> unsigned long entrylo1,>  #define PTE_ORDER    0>  #endif>> -#define PTRS_PER_PGD    ((PAGE_SIZE << PGD_ORDER) / sizeof(pgd_t))> +/* Using a page for pgd will be a waste when page size > 4k */> +#define PTRS_PER_PGD    (1 << (32 - PGDIR_SHIFT))>  #define PTRS_PER_PTE    ((PAGE_SIZE << PTE_ORDER) / sizeof(pte_t))>>  #define USER_PTRS_PER_PGD    (0x80000000UL/PGDIR_SIZE)>>

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