What will happen if huge pages are configured but sysctl parameter vm.hugetlb_shm_group remains set to default value?

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Issue

  • We have configured huge pages and enabled them within the application but the application still cannot allocate huge pages.
  • What will happen if huge pages are configured but sysctl parameter vm.hugetlb_shm_group remains set to default value?
  • How do huge pages work?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 or later

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