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  1. 00-INDEX
  2. - this file.
  3. active_mm.txt
  4. - An explanation from Linus about tsk->active_mm vs tsk->mm.
  5. balance
  6. - various information on memory balancing.
  7. cleancache.txt
  8. - Intro to cleancache and page-granularity victim cache.
  9. frontswap.txt
  10. - Outline frontswap, part of the transcendent memory frontend.
  11. highmem.txt
  12. - Outline of highmem and common issues.
  13. hugetlbpage.txt
  14. - a brief summary of hugetlbpage support in the Linux kernel.
  15. hwpoison.txt
  16. - explains what hwpoison is
  17. ksm.txt
  18. - how to use the Kernel Samepage Merging feature.
  19. locking
  20. - info on how locking and synchronization is done in the Linux vm code.
  21. numa
  22. - information about NUMA specific code in the Linux vm.
  23. numa_memory_policy.txt
  24. - documentation of concepts and APIs of the 2.6 memory policy support.
  25. overcommit-accounting
  26. - description of the Linux kernels overcommit handling modes.
  27. page_migration
  28. - description of page migration in NUMA systems.
  29. pagemap.txt
  30. - pagemap, from the userspace perspective
  31. slub.txt
  32. - a short users guide for SLUB.
  33. soft-dirty.txt
  34. - short explanation for soft-dirty PTEs
  35. transhuge.txt
  36. - Transparent Hugepage Support, alternative way of using hugepages.
  37. unevictable-lru.txt
  38. - Unevictable LRU infrastructure
  39. zswap.txt
  40. - Intro to compressed cache for swap pages