Subj : [$] Large-folio support for shmem and tmpfs
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From : LWN.net
Date : Fri May 24 2024 15:15:04

[$] Large-folio support for shmem and tmpfs

Date:
Fri, 24 May 2024 14:02:20 +0000

Description:
The kernel contains a pair of related filesystems that, among other things,
can be used for shared-memory applications; shmem is an internal mechanism
used within the kernel, while the tmpfs filesystem is mounted and
accessible from user space.  As is the case elsewhere in the kernel, these
subsystems would benefit from the addition of large-folio support.  During
a joint storage, filesystem, and memory-management session at the 2024 Linux 
Storage,
Filesystem, Memory-Management and BPF Summit , Daniel Gomez talked about
the work he is doing to add that support.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/974630/


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