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@@ -220,6 +220,13 @@ memory. A lower value can prevent THPs from being
collapsed, resulting fewer pages being collapsed into
THPs, and lower memory access performance.
+``max_ptes_shared`` specifies how many pages can be shared across multiple
+processes. Exceeding the number would block the collapse::
+
+ /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/khugepaged/max_ptes_shared
+
+A higher value may increase memory footprint for some workloads.
+
Boot parameter
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