[issue36105] Windows: use GetNativeSystemInfo instead of GetSystemInfo

Giampaolo Rodola' added the comment: It appears you guys are right. Sorry for the noise. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-

[issue36105] Windows: use GetNativeSystemInfo instead of GetSystemInfo

Steve Dower added the comment: Yeah, possibly only the CPU count one could change, but there's an ongoing discussion on another bug about whether that should return the actual count or the usable count. 32-bit processes have restrictions beyond what the system is capable of, and I believe w

[issue36105] Windows: use GetNativeSystemInfo instead of GetSystemInfo

Ronald Oussoren added the comment: I guess it depends on what the information is used for. From a quick glance at the code I'd say that the current usage is correct, and that GetNativeSystemInfo could be used when reporting about the currently running system (for example by functions in the

[issue36105] Windows: use GetNativeSystemInfo instead of GetSystemInfo

New submission from Giampaolo Rodola' : This is what MS doc says about GetSystemInfo: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/api/sysinfoapi/nf-sysinfoapi-getsysteminfo <> $ grep -r GetSystemInfo Modules/_ctypes/malloc_closure.c:GetSystemInfo(&systeminfo); Modules/mmapmodule.c