Linux 5.20 To Enable THP SWAP On 64-bit Arm For Better Swapping Performance

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Linux 5.20 To Enable THP SWAP On 64-bit Arm For Better Swapping Performance

26 July 2022, 06:08 AM

Phoronix: Linux 5.20 To Enable THP SWAP On 64-bit Arm For Better Swapping Performance

The "THP_SWAP" option for the Linux kernel allows swapping transparent huge-pages in one piece without splitting. With Linux 5.20 the 64-bit Arm kernel (ARM64 / AArch64) will now support this option as a performance optimization...

Linux 5.20 To Enable THP SWAP On 64-bit Arm For Better Swapping Performance - Phoronix

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27 July 2022, 02:27 PM

Does anyone know how this interacts with zswap? Probably not too well is my guess.
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