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.Dd July 17, 2001
.Dt VM_SET_PAGE_SIZE 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm vm_set_page_size
.Nd "initialize the system page size"
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/param.h
.In vm/vm.h
.In vm/vm_page.h
.Ft void
.Fn vm_set_page_size void
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Fn vm_set_page_size
function initializes the system page size.
If
.Va cnt.v_page_size
(see
.In sys/vmmeter.h )
equals 0,
.Dv PAGE_SIZE
is used; otherwise, the value stored in
.Va cnt.v_page_size
is used.
If
.Va cnt.v_page_size
is not a power of two, the system will panic.
.Pp
.Fn vm_set_page_size
must be called prior to any page size dependent functions.
.Sh AUTHORS
This manual page was written by
.An Chad David Aq davidc@acns.ab.ca .