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@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ active_mm.txt
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- An explanation from Linus about tsk->active_mm vs tsk->mm.
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balance
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- various information on memory balancing.
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-hugepage-mmap.c
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- - Example app using huge page memory with the mmap system call.
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-hugepage-shm.c
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- - Example app using huge page memory with Sys V shared memory system calls.
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+cleancache.txt
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+ - Intro to cleancache and page-granularity victim cache.
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+frontswap.txt
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+ - Outline frontswap, part of the transcendent memory frontend.
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+highmem.txt
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+ - Outline of highmem and common issues.
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hugetlbpage.txt
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- a brief summary of hugetlbpage support in the Linux kernel.
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hwpoison.txt
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@@ -16,21 +18,23 @@ ksm.txt
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- how to use the Kernel Samepage Merging feature.
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locking
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- info on how locking and synchronization is done in the Linux vm code.
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-map_hugetlb.c
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- - an example program that uses the MAP_HUGETLB mmap flag.
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numa
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- information about NUMA specific code in the Linux vm.
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numa_memory_policy.txt
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- documentation of concepts and APIs of the 2.6 memory policy support.
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overcommit-accounting
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- description of the Linux kernels overcommit handling modes.
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-page-types.c
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- - Tool for querying page flags
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page_migration
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- description of page migration in NUMA systems.
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pagemap.txt
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- pagemap, from the userspace perspective
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slub.txt
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- a short users guide for SLUB.
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+soft-dirty.txt
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+ - short explanation for soft-dirty PTEs
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+transhuge.txt
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+ - Transparent Hugepage Support, alternative way of using hugepages.
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unevictable-lru.txt
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- Unevictable LRU infrastructure
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+zswap.txt
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+ - Intro to compressed cache for swap pages
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