# Meta Engineers Fix Linux Kernel Bottlenecks

Meta engineers identified bottlenecks in the kernfs Linux kernel module. Their fixes improved performance for critical system daemons like oomd and below. Changes address locking issues in kernfs_rwsem, impacting scalability in large server fleets.

http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Bottlenecks-Discovered-by-Meta-Engineers-Lead-to-Scalability-Improvements

#linux #kernel #scalability #performance #meta #system #daemons #rwsem

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Created: 2026-10-23T21:04:50.259995+00:00

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