> I much prefer a "getpagesize()" system call on architectures that need it,
> instead of needlessly polluting some configuration space.
But we need many different informations from the kernel. Just a few
which pop into my mind: pagesize, max fds/system, max fds/user, total
number processors, number processors online.
I suggested several times to add this functionality to sysctl which is
already there and flexible enough.
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