CONFIG_PT_RECLAIM
From: Johannes Weiner
Date: Wed Feb 26 2025 - 13:30:30 EST
Does PT_RECLAIM need to be configurable by the user?
Why not always try to free the page tables if the arch supports it?
diff --git a/mm/Kconfig b/mm/Kconfig
index 2761098dbc1a..99383c93db33 100644
--- a/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/mm/Kconfig
@@ -1309,16 +1309,9 @@ config ARCH_SUPPORTS_PT_RECLAIM
def_bool n
config PT_RECLAIM
- bool "reclaim empty user page table pages"
- default y
+ def_bool y
depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_PT_RECLAIM && MMU && SMP
select MMU_GATHER_RCU_TABLE_FREE
- help
- Try to reclaim empty user page table pages in paths other than munmap
- and exit_mmap path.
-
- Note: now only empty user PTE page table pages will be reclaimed.
-
source "mm/damon/Kconfig"