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SubjectRe: [PATCH v7 0/5] Free the 2nd vmemmap page associated with each HugeTLB page
On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 2:18 PM Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Nov 9, 2021 at 3:33 AM Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 11/8/21 12:16 AM, Muchun Song wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 11:22 AM Muchun Song <songmuchun@bytedance.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> This series can minimize the overhead of struct page for 2MB HugeTLB pages
> > >> significantly. It further reduces the overhead of struct page by 12.5% for
> > >> a 2MB HugeTLB compared to the previous approach, which means 2GB per 1TB
> > >> HugeTLB. It is a nice gain. Comments and reviews are welcome. Thanks.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Ping guys. Does anyone have any comments or suggestions
> > > on this series?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> >
> > I did look over the series earlier. I have no issue with the hugetlb and
> > vmemmap modifications as they are enhancements to the existing
> > optimizations. My primary concern is the (small) increased overhead
> > for the helpers as outlined in your cover letter. Since these helpers
> > are not limited to hugetlb and used throughout the kernel, I would
> > really like to get comments from others with a better understanding of
> > the potential impact.
>
> Thanks Mike. I'd like to hear others' comments about this as well.
> From my point of view, maybe the (small) overhead is acceptable
> since it only affects the head page, however Matthew Wilcox's folio
> series could reduce this situation as well.
>
> Looking forward to others' comments.
>

Ping guys.

Hi Andrew,

Do you have any suggestions on this series to move it on?

Thanks.

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