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SubjectRe: [PATCH 8/9] mm: implement split page table lock for PMD level
On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 05:25:13PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 04:06:15PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > > The basic idea is the same as with PTE level: the lock is embedded into
> > > struct page of table's page.
> > >
> > > Split pmd page table lock only makes sense on big machines.
> > > Let's say >= 32 CPUs for now.
> >
> > Why is this? Couldn't I generate the same amount of contention on PMD
> > level as I can on PTE level in the THP case?
>
> Hm. You are right. You just need more memory for that.
> Do you want it to be "4" too?

Well, I would drop your patch-1 and use the same config var.


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