Multiple page size support on FreeBSD?

Wojciech Puchar wojtek at wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl
Wed Apr 10 17:49:29 UTC 2013


> How do your tests work?  Do you examine PTEs directly to check for superpages
> or are you relying on the vm.pmap.pde sysctls?

the later.

anyway - algorithm described on list - that heuristics detects consecutive 
page access doesn't really help the urgent case - RANDOM access to large 
amount of memory.

sequential access will get minimal improvement.

IMHO the only way that really make sens is to add options to madvise to 
give kernel information about usage.


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