On 09/07/2016 10:16 PM, Huang, Ying wrote: > From: Huang Ying <ying.huang@xxxxxxxxx> > > In this patch, the size of the swap cluster is changed to that of the > THP (Transparent Huge Page) on x86_64 architecture (512). This is for > the THP swap support on x86_64. Where one swap cluster will be used to > hold the contents of each THP swapped out. And some information of the > swapped out THP (such as compound map count) will be recorded in the > swap_cluster_info data structure. > > For other architectures which want THP swap support, THP_SWAP_CLUSTER > need to be selected in the Kconfig file for the architecture. > > In effect, this will enlarge swap cluster size by 2 times on x86_64. > Which may make it harder to find a free cluster when the swap space > becomes fragmented. So that, this may reduce the continuous swap space > allocation and sequential write in theory. The performance test in 0day > shows no regressions caused by this. This patch needs to be split into two separate ones (1) Add THP_SWAP_CLUSTER config option (2) Enable CONFIG_THP_SWAP_CLUSTER for X86_64 The first patch should explain the proposal and the second patch should have 86_64 arch specific details, regressions etc as already been explained in the commit message. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: <a href=mailto:"dont@xxxxxxxxx";> email@xxxxxxxxx </a>