---
name: "proc_kpagecount"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "man-pages"
version: "6.19-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/proc_kpagecount"
---

# proc\_kpagecount(5)

count of mappings of physical pages

## NAME

/proc/kpagecount - count of mappings of physical pages

## DESCRIPTION

- */proc/kpagecount* (since Linux 2.6.25)

  This file contains a 64-bit count of the number of times each physical page frame is mapped, indexed by page frame number (see the discussion of */proc/*pid*/pagemap*).

-

  The */proc/kpagecount* file is present only if the **CONFIG\_PROC\_PAGE\_MONITOR** kernel configuration option is enabled.

## SEE ALSO

[**proc**(5)](/proc/5.md)