Subj : [$] Automatic mTHP creation in 7.2
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From : LWN.net
Date : Thu Jun 11 2026 15:45:06

[$] Automatic mTHP creation in 7.2

Date:
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:33:27 +0000

Description:
The Linux kernel has long tried to use huge pages as a way to improve
performance, sometimes with more success than others.  The size of huge
pages has traditionally been imposed by the hardware, which typically only
offers a couple of relatively large options.  In more recent times, though,
the use of multi-size transparent huge pages (mTHPs), with more flexible
sizing implemented in software, has been growing.  If all goes well, the
7.2 development cycle will include the addition of a new feature ,
contributed by Nico Pache, to make the use of mTHPs even more transparent.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/1077208/


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