I know non-anonymous huge pages, like those from hugetblfs, are currently not swappable. But if I understand the article correctly _anonymous_ huge pages can be swapped. You lose the benefits of huge pages in this case (as they are split) but the system does not regress in functionality.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743688 Title: Transparent HugePages not enabled in 11.04 kernel Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Transparent hugepages, which is a major performance enhancement in the 2.6.38 kernel is not enabled in the 11.04 kernel.: $ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu natty (development branch) \n \l $ grep TRANSPARENT /boot/config-2.6.38-7-server # CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE is not set $ grep TRANSPARENT /boot/config-2.6.38-7-generic # CONFIG_TRANSPARENT_HUGEPAGE is not set $ If this is the way 11.04 kernels will be built, it's a bummer. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/743688/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
