Open Source Linux

Jan 12, 2023 · Fundamentals

Why Intel’s Linear Address Masking (LAM) Was Rejected from Linux 6.2

Intel’s Linear Address Masking (LAM) feature, which repurposes unused bits of 64‑bit virtual addresses for metadata, was proposed for Linux 6.2 but faced strong criticism from Linus Torvalds and was ultimately not merged, prompting Intel to rewrite the code for a future kernel release.