Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] 64k (or 16k) base page size on x86

From: David Hildenbrand (Arm)

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 10:52:42 EST


>>
>> Just thinking about VMAs spanning partial pages makes me shiver. Or A
>> single page spanning multiple VMAs.
>
> Hate to break it to you, but we have it now upstream :P
>
> THP can span multiple VMAs. And can be partially mapped.

Single mapcount, single anon-exclusive flag.

Completely different story :P

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Cheers,

David