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.. _hugepages:
Huge Pages
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VPP requires *'hugepages'* to run. VPP will overwrite existing hugepage
settings when VPP is installed. By default, VPP sets the number of hugepages on
a system to 1024 2M hugepages (1G hugepages are no longer supported). This is
the number of hugepages on the system, not just used by VPP. When VPP is
installed, the following file is copied to the system and used to apply the
hugepage settings on VPP installation and system reboot:
.. code-block:: console
$ cat /etc/sysctl.d/80-vpp.conf
# Number of 2MB hugepages desired
vm.nr_hugepages=1024
# Must be greater than or equal to (2 * vm.nr_hugepages).
vm.max_map_count=3096
# All groups allowed to access hugepages
vm.hugetlb_shm_group=0
# Shared Memory Max must be greator or equal to the total size of hugepages.
# For 2MB pages, TotalHugepageSize = vm.nr_hugepages * 2 * 1024 * 1024
# If the existing kernel.shmmax setting (cat /sys/proc/kernel/shmmax)
# is greater than the calculated TotalHugepageSize then set this parameter
# to current shmmax value.
kernel.shmmax=2147483648
Depending on how the system is being used, this file can be updated to adjust
the number of hugepages reserved on a system. Below are some examples of
possible values.
For a small VM with minimal workload:
.. code-block:: console
vm.nr_hugepages=512
vm.max_map_count=2048
kernel.shmmax=1073741824
For a large system running multiple VMs, each needing its own set of hugepages:
.. code-block:: console
vm.nr_hugepages=32768
vm.max_map_count=66560
kernel.shmmax=68719476736
.. note::
If VPP is being run in a Virtual Machine (VM), the VM must have hugepage
backing. When VPP is installed, it will attempt to overwrite existing
hugepage setting. If the VM does not have hugepage backing, this will fail,
but this may go unnoticed. When the VM is rebooted, on system startup,
*'vm.nr_hugepages'* will be reapplied, will fail, and the VM will abort kernel
boot, locking up the VM. To avoid this scenario, ensure the VM has enough
hugepage backing.
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