>>>>> "Tim" == Tim Bisson <tbisson@soe.ucsc.edu> writes: Tim> num_colors = cache_size/(associativity*page_size). Page coloring is made to improve the utilization of the TLBs. I doubt the page size has any significance. Are you sure the above equation is about page coloring ? ~velco -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/