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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index ef9f80b1ddde..43c31e9de7c7 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1728,9 +1728,11 @@ Built with CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE_OPTIMIZE_VMEMMAP_DEFAULT_ON=y, the default is on. - This is not compatible with memory_hotplug.memmap_on_memory. - If both parameters are enabled, hugetlb_free_vmemmap takes - precedence over memory_hotplug.memmap_on_memory. + Note that the vmemmap pages may be allocated from the added + memory block itself when memory_hotplug.memmap_on_memory is + enabled, those vmemmap pages cannot be optimized even if this + feature is enabled. Other vmemmap pages not allocated from + the added memory block itself do not be affected. hung_task_panic= [KNL] Should the hung task detector generate panics. @@ -3073,10 +3075,12 @@ [KNL,X86,ARM] Boolean flag to enable this feature. Format: {on | off (default)} When enabled, runtime hotplugged memory will - allocate its internal metadata (struct pages) - from the hotadded memory which will allow to - hotadd a lot of memory without requiring - additional memory to do so. + allocate its internal metadata (struct pages, + those vmemmap pages cannot be optimized even + if hugetlb_free_vmemmap is enabled) from the + hotadded memory which will allow to hotadd a + lot of memory without requiring additional + memory to do so. This feature is disabled by default because it has some implication on large (e.g. GB) allocations in some configurations (e.g. small @@ -3086,10 +3090,6 @@ Note that even when enabled, there are a few cases where the feature is not effective. - This is not compatible with hugetlb_free_vmemmap. If - both parameters are enabled, hugetlb_free_vmemmap takes - precedence over memory_hotplug.memmap_on_memory. - memtest= [KNL,X86,ARM,M68K,PPC,RISCV] Enable memtest Format: <integer> default : 0 <disable> @@ -5502,7 +5502,7 @@ cache (risks via metadata attacks are mostly unchanged). Debug options disable merging on their own. - For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.rst. + For more information see Documentation/mm/slub.rst. slab_max_order= [MM, SLAB] Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs. @@ -5516,13 +5516,13 @@ slub_debug can create guard zones around objects and may poison objects when not in use. Also tracks the last alloc / free. For more information see - Documentation/vm/slub.rst. + Documentation/mm/slub.rst. slub_max_order= [MM, SLUB] Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs. A high setting may cause OOMs due to memory fragmentation. For more information see - Documentation/vm/slub.rst. + Documentation/mm/slub.rst. slub_min_objects= [MM, SLUB] The minimum number of objects per slab. SLUB will @@ -5531,12 +5531,12 @@ the number of objects indicated. The higher the number of objects the smaller the overhead of tracking slabs and the less frequently locks need to be acquired. - For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.rst. + For more information see Documentation/mm/slub.rst. slub_min_order= [MM, SLUB] Determines the minimum page order for slabs. Must be lower than slub_max_order. - For more information see Documentation/vm/slub.rst. + For more information see Documentation/mm/slub.rst. slub_merge [MM, SLUB] Same with slab_merge. |