Free page reporting
modulename: page_reporting.ko
configname: CONFIG_PAGE_REPORTING
Linux Kernel Configuration
└─>Memory Management options
└─>Free page reporting
In linux kernel since version 5.1 (release Date: 2019-05-05)
Free page reporting allows for the incremental acquisition of
free pages from the buddy allocator for the purpose of reporting
those pages to another entity, such as a hypervisor, so that the
memory can be freed within the host for other uses.
free pages from the buddy allocator for the purpose of reporting
those pages to another entity, such as a hypervisor, so that the
memory can be freed within the host for other uses.