Re: [RESEND PATCH v7 00/10] Small-sized THP for anonymous memory

[David Hildenbrand]

On 23.11.23 16:59, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 04:29:40PM +0000, Ryan Roberts wrote:
> > Note: I'm resending this at Andrew's suggestion due to having originally sent
> > it during LPC. I'm hoping its in a position where the feedback is minor enough
> > that I can rework in time for v6.8, but so far haven't had any.
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > This is v7 of a series to implement small-sized THP for anonymous memory
> > (previously called "large anonymous folios"). The objective of this is to
>
> I'm still against small-sized THP.  We've now got people asking whether
> the THP counters should be updated when dealing with large folios that
> are smaller than PMD sized.  It's sowing confusion, and we should go
> back to large anon folios as a name.

I disagree.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/65dbdf2a-9281-a3c3-b7e3-a79c5b60b357@xxxxxxxxxx/

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb