Facebook Developing THP Shrinker To Avoid Linux Memory Waste

[cl333r]

Freudian slip. I misread that as THP stinker...

I almost joked about them putting the THP in cold water instead to get it to shrink.

[MorrisS.]

Which kernel will integrate this feature? What is the percentage of the improvement?

[milkylainen]

Freudian slip. I misread that as THP stinker...

[rabcor]

Oh that sounds pretty cool!

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Facebook Developing THP Shrinker To Avoid Linux Memory Waste

Meta/Facebook engineers have announced their work on THP Shrinker as a way for Linux's Transparent Hugepages (THP) to be more efficient and avoiding memory waste by removing under-utilized transparent hugepages...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-THP-Shrinker