Virtual Memory Systems Should use Larger Pages

Abstract

Abstract. We explore the question what the best page size for Virtual Memory is. This paper argues that the main reason to prefer a larger page is to increase the virtual to physical translation time. To be exact -in order to increase the TLB coverage, larger pages must be used.

Virtual Memory Systems Should Use Larger Pages rather than the Traditional 4KB Pages

“…The additional memory utilization is without doubt worth the performance boost. Nowadays computer hardware has abundance of memory which is usually much more than a conventional user needs, so utilizing more memory for performance improvement looks like a quite good deal [30].…”