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+libtraceevent(3)
+================
+
+NAME
+----
+tep_get_page_size, tep_set_page_size, tep_get_sub_buffer_size - Get / set the size of a memory page on
+the machine, where the trace is generated
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+--
+*#include <event-parse.h>*
+
+int *tep_get_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+void *tep_set_page_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_, int _page_size_);
+int *tep_get_sub_buffer_size*(struct tep_handle pass:[*]_tep_);
+--
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+The *tep_get_page_size()* function returns the size of a memory page on
+the machine, where the trace is generated. The _tep_ argument is trace
+event parser context.
+
+The *tep_set_page_size()* function stores in the _tep_ context the size of a
+memory page on the machine, where the trace is generated.
+The _tep_ argument is trace event parser context.
+The _page_size_ argument is the size of a memory page, in bytes.
+
+The *tep_get_sub_buffer_size()* returns the size of each "sub buffer" of the
+ring buffer. The Linux kernel ring buffer is broken up into sections called
+sub buffers. This returns the size of those buffers.
+
+RETURN VALUE
+------------
+The *tep_get_page_size()* function returns size of the memory page, in bytes.
+
+The *tep_get_sub_buffer_size()* function returns the number of bytes each sub
+buffer is made up of.
+
+EXAMPLE
+-------
+[source,c]
+--
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <event-parse.h>
+...
+struct tep_handle *tep = tep_alloc();
+...
+ int page_size = getpagesize();
+
+ tep_set_page_size(tep, page_size);
+
+ printf("The page size for this machine is %d\n", tep_get_page_size(tep));
+
+--
+
+FILES
+-----
+[verse]
+--
+*event-parse.h*
+ Header file to include in order to have access to the library APIs.
+*-ltraceevent*
+ Linker switch to add when building a program that uses the library.
+--
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+*libtraceevent*(3), *trace-cmd*(1)
+
+AUTHOR
+------
+[verse]
+--
+*Steven Rostedt* <rostedt@goodmis.org>, author of *libtraceevent*.
+*Tzvetomir Stoyanov* <tz.stoyanov@gmail.com>, author of this man page.
+--
+REPORTING BUGS
+--------------
+Report bugs to <linux-trace-devel@vger.kernel.org>
+
+LICENSE
+-------
+libtraceevent is Free Software licensed under the GNU LGPL 2.1
+
+RESOURCES
+---------
+https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libtrace/libtraceevent.git/