[$] Separating memory descriptors from struct page
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May 28, 2026
The kernel's memory-management subsystem is currently partway through a multi-year project to replace the page structure (which represents a page of physical memory) with memory
descriptors. At the 2026 Linux Storage,
Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit, Vishal Moola ran a fast-paced session in the memory-management track to describe the current state of that work and what is likely to happen next.
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