Fix/enhance THP integration.

Detect whether chunks start off as THP-capable by default (according to
the state of /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled), and use this
as the basis for whether to call pages_nohuge() once per chunk during
first purge of any of the chunk's page runs.

Add the --disable-thp configure option, as well as the the opt.thp
mallctl.

This resolves #541.
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Jason Evans 2017-02-28 01:08:28 -08:00
parent 766ddcd0f2
commit d84d2909c3
13 changed files with 177 additions and 21 deletions

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@ -850,6 +850,17 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
during build configuration.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="config.thp">
<term>
<mallctl>config.thp</mallctl>
(<type>bool</type>)
<literal>r-</literal>
</term>
<listitem><para><option>--disable-thp</option> was not specified
during build configuration, and the system supports transparent huge
page manipulation.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="config.tls">
<term>
<mallctl>config.tls</mallctl>
@ -1162,6 +1173,21 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
forcefully disabled.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="opt.thp">
<term>
<mallctl>opt.thp</mallctl>
(<type>bool</type>)
<literal>r-</literal>
[<option>--enable-thp</option>]
</term>
<listitem><para>Transparent huge page (THP) integration
enabled/disabled. When enabled, THPs are explicitly disabled as a side
effect of unused dirty page purging for chunks that back small and/or
large allocations, because such chunks typically comprise active,
unused dirty, and untouched clean pages. This option is enabled by
default.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="opt.lg_tcache_max">
<term>
<mallctl>opt.lg_tcache_max</mallctl>