Mauricio Faria de Oliveira: page_owner Part 3: filtering (and optimizing!) output

· Blogs Igalia · Nov. 9, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the filtering features added to the page_owner debug tool in Linux 7.3, aimed at optimizing output for more efficient debugging, especially in systems with large memory capacities. It includes practical examples demonstrating how to use handle and NUMA node filters to reduce processing time and storage requirements effectively. The filtering mechanism allows for easier and faster access to critical memory profiling data while maintaining a user-friendly configuration interface.