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[–] 18 points 4 days ago (1 child)

meh needs special hardware

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  • [–] 15 points 4 days ago

    Too bad, this isn't happening as a kernel patch. Adding to that point:

    The key detail is that CRAM is a hardware implementation of compression, meaning the logic is in the memory controller rather than in software, so it's not a pure software trick like ZRAM. However, it uses standard off-the-shelf DRAM and a normal memory bus, so no exotic modules or custom interfaces are required.

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