> i have a small question following the virtual kernel addresses issue - > > where does the kernel page tables stored ? > is there a seperate place ? swapper_pg_dir. Look at e.g. arch/i386/kernel/head.S... > or are they part of each process' page tables (and equal in all of them) ? Yes, that's true... -- Bora SAHIN -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/