Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] page_fault: add mmap-backed ioengine for anonymous faults
Jens Axboe <[email protected]> Tue, 07 Apr 2026 20:01:40 -0600
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On Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:20:01 -0600, Nico Pache wrote:
> This series introduces a new page_fault ioengine for Anonymous memory
> testing. This enables using fio’s existing framework and job files for
> memory management style workloads without relying on a filesystem. An
> example job file is included to demonstrate usage and lays the groundwork
> for how we plan on utilizing fio to test a number of MM related workloads.
>
> The first patch adds the mmap‑backed ioengine that allocates anonymous
> memory and copies data on read/write to intentionally trigger faults.
>
> [...]
Applied, thanks!
[1/2] page_fault: add mmap-backed ioengine for anonymous faults
commit: f5ea7d9e1d7c07053f23e764b281a5e47bf01ba3
[2/2] Documentation: update the documentation to include the page_fault engine
commit: dceeff3a1dd87b5194c84845d77096b3cdb3cee3
Best regards,
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Jens Axboe