News [Phoronix] Experimental Linux Code For 1GB PUD-Level THPs Shows 34% Faster Memory Access Times

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Early, experimental code for implementing 1GB PUD-level THPs in the Linux kernel are showing positive benchmark results but other upstream stakeholders were surprised by this patch series appearing and it looking like it could be a while until if/when the patches are mainlined for helping to reduce translaction lookaside buffer (TLB) pressure without resorting to Hugetlbfs...

Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/1GB-PUD-Level-THPs-Linux

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