How to programmatically get the CPU cache page size in C++?

Question

I\'d like my program to read the cache line size of the CPU it\'s running on in C++.

I know that this can\'t be done portably, so I will need a solution for Linux an

Answer 1

Here is sample code for those who wonder how to to utilize the function in accepted answer:

#include 
#include 
#include 


void ShowCacheSize()
{
    using CPUInfo = SYSTEM_LOGICAL_PROCESSOR_INFORMATION;
    DWORD len = 0;
    CPUInfo* buffer = nullptr;

    // Determine required length of a buffer
    if ((GetLogicalProcessorInformation(buffer, &len) == FALSE) && (GetLastError() == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER))
    {
        // Allocate buffer of required size
        buffer = new (std::nothrow) CPUInfo[len]{ };

        if (buffer == nullptr)
        {
            std::cout << "Buffer allocation of " << len << " bytes failed" << std::endl;
        }
        else if (GetLogicalProcessorInformation(buffer, &len) != FALSE)
        {
            for (DWORD i = 0; i < len; ++i)
            {
                // This will be true for multiple returned caches, we need just one
                if (buffer[i].Relationship == RelationCache)
                {
                    std::cout << "Cache line size is: " << buffer[i].Cache.LineSize << " bytes" << std::endl;
                    break;
                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            std::cout << "ERROR: " << GetLastError() << std::endl;
        }

        delete[] buffer;
    }
}