KSM (Kernel SamePage Merging)

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Linux kernel feature
gptkbp:author gptkb:Avi_Kivity
gptkbp:canBe /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/
gptkbp:canBeDisabled echo 0 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KSM (Kernel SamePage Merging)
gptkbp:introducedIn Linux kernel version 2.6.32
gptkbp:license gptkb:GPL
gptkbp:mergedInto identical memory pages
gptkbp:operatingSystem gptkb:Linux
gptkbp:purpose memory deduplication
gptkbp:relatedTo memory management
hypervisors
page sharing
gptkbp:saves gptkb:SDRAM
gptkbp:usedFor reducing memory usage
gptkbp:usedIn virtualization
KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andrea_Arcangeli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6