diff --git a/etc/tmpfiles.d/thp.conf b/etc/tmpfiles.d/thp.conf
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+# Improve performance for applications that use tcmalloc
+# https://github.com/google/tcmalloc/blob/master/docs/tuning.md#system-level-optimizations
+w! /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag - - - - defer+madvise