feat: add multi-gen LRU kernel support #710
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Adds Multi-Gen LRU support to the kernel but does not enable it by default. MG LRU is one of the most hyped features of 6.1.
Options and /sys/kernel control:
https://kernel.org/doc/html/v6.1/admin-guide/mm/multigen_lru.html
General docs:
https://kernel.org/doc/html/v6.1/mm/multigen_lru.html
Benchmarks:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/MGLRU-July-2022-Performance
https://lwn.net/Articles/880393/ (scroll down)
TLDR presentation slides:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/MGLRU-LPC-2022