Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:02:10 +0100 | Subject | Re: [RESEND PATCH v7 00/10] Small-sized THP for anonymous memory | From | David Hildenbrand <> |
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>> So we're really only concerned about: >> * AnonHugePages >> * ShmemHugePages >> * FileHugePages >> >> The question is if we really want to continue extending/adjusting the old meminfo interfaces and talk about how to perform accounting there. >> >> Because, as we learned, we might get a new file-based sysfs based interface, because Greg seems to be against exposing new values in the old single-file-based one. > > I am not aware of this. And it is interesting. Do you have a pointer?
Sure:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/2023110216-labrador-neurosis-1e6e@gregkh/T/#u
> >> >> In a new one, we have all freedom to expose what we actually want nowadays, and can just document that the old interface was designed with the assumption that there is only a single THP size. > > This sounds like a good strategy and hopefully we could design the new THP interface > more future proof.
Yes!
-- Cheers,
David / dhildenb
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