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authorIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-04-17 17:40:45 +0200
committerIngo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>2008-04-17 17:40:45 +0200
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parentx86: clean up the page table dumper and add 32-bit support (diff)
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x86: add gbpages switches
These new controls toggle experimental support for a new CPU feature, the straightforward extension of largepages from the pmd level to the pud level, which allows 1GB (kernel) TLBs instead of 2MB TLBs. Turn it off by default, as this code has not been tested well enough yet. Use the CONFIG_DIRECT_GBPAGES=y .config option or gbpages on the boot line can be used to enable it. If enabled in the .config then nogbpages boot option disables it. Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
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@@ -307,3 +307,8 @@ Debugging
stuck (default)
Miscellaneous
+
+ nogbpages
+ Do not use GB pages for kernel direct mappings.
+ gbpages
+ Use GB pages for kernel direct mappings.