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Improve superpage handling in pmap_advise()
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Authored by alc on Jul 30 2019, 4:07 PM.

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rS350463: In pmap_advise(), when we encounter a superpage mapping, we first demote the

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In pmap_advise(), when we encounter a superpage mapping, we first demote the mapping and then destroy one of the 4 KB page mappings so that there is a potential trigger for repromotion. Currently, we destroy the first 4 KB page mapping that falls within the (current) superpage mapping or the virtual address range {sva, eva). However, I have found empirically that destroying the last 4 KB mapping produces slightly better results, specifically, more promotions and fewer failed promotion attempts. Accordingly, this revision changes pmap_advise() to destroy the last 4 KB page mapping. It also replaces some nearby uses of boolean_t with bool.

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alc created this revision.Jul 30 2019, 4:07 PM

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markj added inline comments.Jul 30 2019, 4:35 PM

amd64/amd64/pmap.c
7510 ↗	(On Diff #60294)	Should this comment be amended to explain why we choose the last page in the range?

kib accepted this revision.Jul 30 2019, 7:32 PM

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jul 30 2019, 7:32 PM

alc added inline comments.Jul 30 2019, 9:57 PM

amd64/amd64/pmap.c
7510 ↗	(On Diff #60294)	Yes, I will do so this evening.

markj accepted this revision.Jul 30 2019, 10:51 PM

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