How to enable hugepages support in a XEN virtual guest?
Issue
- Many databases suggest using
hugepagesfor better stability and performance. Can I enable hugepages in a XEN guest? - Can I enable
hugepagesin a XEN paravirtualized guest if they are presented by the kernel?
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5 running as XEN guest
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 running as XEN guest
- Xen Hypervisor
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