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29.Dd July 17, 2001
30.Dt VM_SET_PAGE_SIZE 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm vm_set_page_size
34.Nd "initialize the system page size"
35.Sh SYNOPSIS
36.In sys/param.h
37.In vm/vm.h
38.In vm/vm_page.h
39.Ft void
40.Fn vm_set_page_size
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Fn vm_set_page_size
44function initializes the system page size.
45If
46.Va cnt.v_page_size
47(see
48.Pa sys/vmmeter.h )
49equals 0,
50.Dv PAGE_SIZE
51is used; otherwise, the value stored in
52.Va cnt.v_page_size
53is used.
54If
55.Va cnt.v_page_size
56is not a power of two, the system will panic.
57.Pp
58.Fn vm_set_page_size
59must be called prior to any page size dependent functions.
60.Sh AUTHORS
61This man page was written by
62.An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .
63