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SubjectRe: [PATCHv2] Add per-process flag to control thp
On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 07:01:02PM +0200, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 08/02, Alex Thorlton wrote:
> >
> > This patch implements functionality to allow processes to disable the use of
> > transparent hugepages through the prctl syscall.
> >
> > We've determined that some jobs perform significantly better with thp disabled,
> > and we needed a way to control thp on a per-process basis, without relying on
> > madvise.
>
> Well, I think the changelog should explain why madvise() is bad.

It would be good to describe which jobs and why thp cannot be fixed for
these.


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