nodejs · joyeecheung · Aug 18, 2026
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
@@ -2600,29 +2600,6 @@ The externally maintained libraries used by Node.js are:
     WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
   """
 
-- large_pages, located at src/large_pages, is licensed as follows:
-  """
-     Copyright (C) 2018 Intel Corporation
-
-     Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-     of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
-     to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
-     the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
-     and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom
-     the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-     The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-     in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-     THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-     OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-     FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
-     THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES
-     OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
-     ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE
-     OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-  """
-
 - caja, located at lib/internal/freeze_intrinsics.js, is licensed as follows:
   """
      Adapted from SES/Caja - Copyright (C) 2011 Google Inc.

diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
@@ -884,13 +884,13 @@
     action='store_true',
     dest='node_use_large_pages',
     default=None,
-    help='This option has no effect. --use-largepages is now a runtime option.')
+    help='This option is no longer supported and a no-op.')
 
 parser.add_argument('--use-largepages-script-lld',
     action='store_true',
     dest='node_use_large_pages_script_lld',
     default=None,
-    help='This option has no effect. --use-largepages is now a runtime option.')
+    help='This option is no longer supported and a no-op.')
 
 parser.add_argument('--use-section-ordering-file',
     action='store',
@@ -2047,10 +2047,8 @@ def configure_node(o):
 
   if options.node_use_large_pages or options.node_use_large_pages_script_lld:
     warn('''The `--use-largepages` and `--use-largepages-script-lld` options
-         have no effect during build time. Support for mapping to large pages is
-         now a runtime option of Node.js. Run `node --use-largepages` or add
-         `--use-largepages` to the `NODE_OPTIONS` environment variable once
-         Node.js is built to enable mapping to large pages.''')
+         have no effect. Mapping the Node.js static code to large pages is
+         no longer supported.''')
 
   if options.no_ifaddrs:
     o['defines'] += ['SUNOS_NO_IFADDRS']

diff --git a/doc/api/cli.md b/doc/api/cli.md
@@ -3486,19 +3486,21 @@ When both are set, `--use-env-proxy` takes precedence.
 added:
  - v13.6.0
  - v12.17.0
+changes:
+  - version: REPLACEME
+    pr-url: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/65389
+    description: This option is now a no-op.
 -->
 
-Re-map the Node.js static code to large memory pages at startup. If supported on
-the target system, this will cause the Node.js static code to be moved onto 2
-MiB pages instead of 4 KiB pages.
+This option is no longer supported and a no-op. It used to re-map the Node.js
+static code to large memory pages at startup.
 
-The following values are valid for `mode`:
+It still accepts the following values for compatibility:
 
 * `off`: No mapping will be attempted. This is the default.
-* `on`: If supported by the OS, mapping will be attempted. Failure to map will
-  be ignored and a message will be printed to standard error.
-* `silent`: If supported by the OS, mapping will be attempted. Failure to map
-  will be ignored and will not be reported.
+* `on`: No mapping will be attempted and a message will be printed to
+  standard error stating it's no longer supported.
+* `silent`: Same as `off`.
 
 ### `--use-system-ca`
 

diff --git a/doc/node-config-schema.json b/doc/node-config-schema.json
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@
             },
             "use-largepages": {
               "type": "string",
-              "description": "Map the Node.js static code to large pages. Options are 'off' (the default value, meaning do not map), 'on' (map and ignore failure, reporting it to stderr), or 'silent' (map and silently ignore failure)"
+              "description": "This option is no longer supported and a no-op. Options are 'off' (default), 'on' (report a warning to stderr), or 'silent' (same as 'off')."
             },
             "use-openssl-ca": {
               "type": "boolean",

diff --git a/doc/node.1 b/doc/node.1
@@ -1691,20 +1691,9 @@ This is equivalent to setting the \fBNODE_USE_ENV_PROXY=1\fR environment variabl
 When both are set, \fB--use-env-proxy\fR takes precedence.
 .
 .It Fl -use-largepages Ns = Ns Ar mode
-Re-map the Node.js static code to large memory pages at startup. If supported on
-the target system, this will cause the Node.js static code to be moved onto 2
-MiB pages instead of 4 KiB pages.
-The following values are valid for \fBmode\fR:
-.Bl -bullet
-.It
-\fBoff\fR: No mapping will be attempted. This is the default.
-.It
-\fBon\fR: If supported by the OS, mapping will be attempted. Failure to map will
-be ignored and a message will be printed to standard error.
-.It
-\fBsilent\fR: If supported by the OS, mapping will be attempted. Failure to map
-will be ignored and will not be reported.
-.El
+This option is no longer supported and a no-op. It still accepts
+\fBoff\fR (the default), \fBon\fR and \fBsilent\fR as values for compatibility.
+Passing \fBon\fR as the value prints a warning to standard error.
 .
 .It Fl -use-system-ca
 Node.js uses the trusted CA certificates present in the system store along with

diff --git a/node.gyp b/node.gyp
@@ -235,8 +235,6 @@
       'src/histogram-inl.h',
       'src/js_stream.h',
       'src/json_utils.h',
-      'src/large_pages/node_large_page.cc',
-      'src/large_pages/node_large_page.h',
       'src/memory_tracker.h',
       'src/memory_tracker-inl.h',
       'src/module_wrap.h',
@@ -503,11 +501,6 @@
     'node_mksnapshot_exec': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(EXECUTABLE_PREFIX)node_mksnapshot<(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)',
     'node_js2c_exec': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(EXECUTABLE_PREFIX)node_js2c<(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)',
     'conditions': [
-      ['GENERATOR == "ninja"', {
-        'node_text_start_object_path': 'src/large_pages/node_text_start.node_text_start.o'
-      }, {
-        'node_text_start_object_path': 'node_text_start/src/large_pages/node_text_start.o'
-      }],
       [ 'node_shared=="true"', {
         'node_target_type%': 'shared_library',
         'node_lib_type': 'shared_library',
@@ -585,19 +578,6 @@
   },
 
   'targets': [
-    {
-      'target_name': 'node_text_start',
-      'type': 'none',
-      'conditions': [
-        [ 'OS in "linux freebsd solaris openharmony" and '
-          'target_arch=="x64"', {
-          'type': 'static_library',
-          'sources': [
-            'src/large_pages/node_text_start.S'
-          ]
-        }],
-      ]
-    },
     {
       'target_name': '<(node_core_target_name)',
       'type': 'executable',
@@ -769,14 +749,6 @@
             },
           },
         }],
-        [ 'OS in "linux freebsd openharmony" and '
-          'target_arch=="x64"', {
-          'dependencies': [ 'node_text_start' ],
-          'ldflags+': [
-            '<(obj_dir)/<(node_text_start_object_path)'
-          ]
-        }],
-
         ['node_fipsinstall=="true"', {
           'variables': {
             'openssl-cli': '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/<(EXECUTABLE_PREFIX)openssl-cli<(EXECUTABLE_SUFFIX)',
@@ -1013,11 +985,6 @@
             'HAVE_DTLS=1',
           ],
         }],
-        [ 'OS in "linux freebsd mac solaris openharmony" and '
-          'target_arch=="x64" and '
-          'node_target_type=="executable"', {
-          'defines': [ 'NODE_ENABLE_LARGE_CODE_PAGES=1' ],
-        }],
         [ 'use_openssl_def==1', {
           # TODO(bnoordhuis) Make all platforms export the same list of symbols.
           # Teach mkssldef.py to generate linker maps that UNIX linkers understand.

diff --git a/src/debug_utils.h b/src/debug_utils.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void NODE_EXTERN_PRIVATE FWrite(FILE* file, const std::string& str);
   V(COMPILE_CACHE)                                                             \
   V(CONTEXTIFY)                                                                \
   V(DIAGNOSTICS)                                                               \
-  V(HUGEPAGES)                                                                 \
   V(INSPECTOR_SERVER)                                                          \
   V(INSPECTOR_CLIENT)                                                          \
   V(INSPECTOR_PROFILER)                                                        \