• [$] Modernizing swapping: introducing the swap table

    From LWN.net@618:250/24 to All on Tue Feb 3 06:40:09 2026
    The kernel's swap subsystem is a complex and often unloved beast. It is
    also a critical component in the memory-management subsystem and has a significant impact on the performance of the system as a whole. At the
    2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management and BPF Summit, Kairui
    Song outlined a plan to simplify and
    optimize the kernel's swap code. A first installment
    of that work, written with help from Chris Li, was merged for the 6.18
    release. This article will catch up with the 6.18 work, setting the stage
    for a future look at the changes that are yet to be merged.

    https://lwn.net/Articles/1056405/
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