linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] execmem: add support for cache of large ROX pages

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Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 13:24:27 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/8] execmem: add support for cache of large ROX
 pages

On Wed,  9 Oct 2024 21:08:15 +0300 Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org> wrote:

> Using large pages to map text areas reduces iTLB pressure and improves
> performance.

Are there any measurable performance improvements?

What are the effects of this series upon overall memory consumption?

The lack of acks is a bit surprising for a v5 patch, but I'll add all
this to mm.git for some testing, thanks.