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

[David Hildenbrand]

> > So we're really only concerned about:
> > * AnonHugePages
> > * ShmemHugePages
> > * FileHugePages
> >
> > The question is if we really want to continue extending/adjusting the old meminfo interfaces and talk about how to perform accounting there.
> >
> > Because, as we learned, we might get a new file-based sysfs based interface, because Greg seems to be against exposing new values in the old single-file-based one.
>
> I am not aware of this. And it is interesting. Do you have a pointer?

Sure:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/2023110216-labrador-neurosis-1e6e@gregkh/T/#u

> > In a new one, we have all freedom to expose what we actually want nowadays, and can just document that the old interface was designed with the assumption that there is only a single THP size.
>
> This sounds like a good strategy and hopefully we could design the new THP interface
> more future proof.

Yes!

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Cheers,

David / dhildenb