Re: [LSF/MM/BPF TOPIC] HugeTLB file preservation across live update

[Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org>]

Hi Pasha,

On Sat, Feb 07 2026, Pasha Tatashin wrote:

> On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 12:48 PM Pratyush Yadav <pratyush@kernel.org> wrote:
>>
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>> Goals of the discussion
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>>
>> This session will aim to present the topic, explain why it is needed,
>> show how the support works, and most importantly, collect feedback on
>> how to proceed with this work.
>>
>> PS: if any HugeTLB developers or maintainers are reading this, it would
>> be great to have your initial thoughts on the RFC [4] so I can present a
>> more polished patchset at the conference and make the most of the
>> discussion.
>
> Thank you Pratyush for proposing this topic. A few more thoughts:
> While the discussion should be about memfd+hugetlb support, the long
> term goal is to make this work as an enabler for guestmemfd+hugetlb
> preservation support.

Yes, I plan to use the HugeTLB work here as the backend for
guest_memfd+hugetlb preservation. I can discuss some ideas for that in
my talk if time permits. Or do you think that should be a separate talk?

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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav