Re: [PATCH v3 0/5] add persistent huge zero folio support
From: Kiryl Shutsemau
Date: Mon Aug 11 2025 - 06:18:23 EST
On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:09:24AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 11:07:48AM +0100, Kiryl Shutsemau wrote:
> >
> > Well, my worry is that 2M can be a high tax for smaller machines.
> > Compile-time might be cleaner, but it has downsides.
> >
> > It is also not clear if these users actually need physical HZP or virtual
> > is enough. Virtual is cheap.
>
> The kernel config flag (default =N) literally says don't use unless you
> have plenty of memory :)
>
> So this isn't an issue.
Distros use one-config-fits-all approach. Default N doesn't help
anything.
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Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov