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Huge pages are a good idea
Nearly all programs are written to access virtual memory addresses, which the CPU must translate to physical addresses. These translations are usually fast because the mappings are cached in the CPU's Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) . Unfortunately, virtual memory on x86 has used a 4 kiB page size since the 386 was…
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2023 | Huge pages are a good idea by moreati | 175 | 59 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Huge Pages Are a Good Idea by signa11 | 54 | 7 |
