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+.. _z3fold:
+
+======
z3fold
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+======
z3fold is a special purpose allocator for storing compressed pages.
It is designed to store up to three compressed pages per physical page.
@@ -7,6 +10,7 @@ It is a zbud derivative which allows for higher compression
ratio keeping the simplicity and determinism of its predecessor.
The main differences between z3fold and zbud are:
+
* unlike zbud, z3fold allows for up to PAGE_SIZE allocations
* z3fold can hold up to 3 compressed pages in its page
* z3fold doesn't export any API itself and is thus intended to be used
Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- Documentation/vm/z3fold.txt | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)