linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 00/26] hugetlb: Introduce HugeTLB high-granularity mapping

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Date:   Fri, 24 Jun 2022 19:29:13 +0100
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     James Houghton <jthoughton@...gle.com>
Cc:     Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@...cle.com>,
        Muchun Song <songmuchun@...edance.com>,
        Peter Xu <peterx@...hat.com>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Axel Rasmussen <axelrasmussen@...gle.com>,
        Mina Almasry <almasrymina@...gle.com>,
        Jue Wang <juew@...gle.com>,
        Manish Mishra <manish.mishra@...anix.com>,
        "Dr . David Alan Gilbert" <dgilbert@...hat.com>,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/26] hugetlb: Introduce HugeTLB high-granularity
 mapping

On Fri, Jun 24, 2022 at 05:36:30PM +0000, James Houghton wrote:
> [1] This used to be called HugeTLB double mapping, a bad and confusing
>     name. "High-granularity mapping" is not a great name either. I am open
>     to better names.

Oh good, I was grinding my teeth every time I read it ;-)

How does "Fine granularity" work for you?
"sub-page mapping" might work too.