Linux to Adopt New Multi-Generation LRU Page Reclaim Policy

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 17, 2022 10:54 AM
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Based on observed behaviour on Android and Chrome OS, Google began working on a new page reclamation strategy for its Linux-based OSes aimed to improve how the virtual memory subsystem reclaims unused memory pages. More recent work shows the new MGLRU policy can benefit server environments, too.

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