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SubjectRe: larger default page sizes...
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Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> writes:
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> 4kB pages: 444.051s user + 34.406s system time
> 64kB pages: 419.963s user + 16.869s system time
>
> That's nearly 10% faster with 64kB pages -- on a kernel compile.

Do you have some idea where the improvement mainly comes from?
Is it TLB misses or reduced in kernel overhead? Ok I assume both
play together but which part of the equation is more important?

-Andi


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