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+#ifndef _ASM_IA64_PARAM_H
+#define _ASM_IA64_PARAM_H
+
+/*
+ * Fundamental kernel parameters.
+ *
+ * Based on <asm-i386/param.h>.
+ *
+ * Modified 1998, 1999, 2002-2003
+ *	David Mosberger-Tang <davidm@hpl.hp.com>, Hewlett-Packard Co
+ */
+
+#define EXEC_PAGESIZE	65536
+
+#ifndef NOGROUP
+# define NOGROUP	(-1)
+#endif
+
+#define MAXHOSTNAMELEN	64	/* max length of hostname */
+
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+# include <linux/config.h>	/* mustn't include <linux/config.h> outside of #ifdef __KERNEL__ */
+# ifdef CONFIG_IA64_HP_SIM
+  /*
+   * Yeah, simulating stuff is slow, so let us catch some breath between
+   * timer interrupts...
+   */
+#  define HZ	  32
+# else
+#  define HZ	1024
+# endif
+# define USER_HZ	HZ
+# define CLOCKS_PER_SEC	HZ	/* frequency at which times() counts */
+#else
+   /*
+    * Technically, this is wrong, but some old apps still refer to it.  The proper way to
+    * get the HZ value is via sysconf(_SC_CLK_TCK).
+    */
+# define HZ 1024
+#endif
+
+#endif /* _ASM_IA64_PARAM_H */