diff --git a/core/shared/platform/common/posix/posix_memmap.c b/core/shared/platform/common/posix/posix_memmap.c
index 72b51824..3ba77baa 100644
--- a/core/shared/platform/common/posix/posix_memmap.c
+++ b/core/shared/platform/common/posix/posix_memmap.c
@@ -5,24 +5,56 @@
 
 #include "platform_api_vmcore.h"
 
+#ifndef BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP
+#define BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP 0
+#endif
+
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+static size_t total_size_mmapped = 0;
+static size_t total_size_munmapped = 0;
+#endif
+
+#define HUGE_PAGE_SIZE (2 * 1024 * 1024)
+
+static inline uintptr_t
+round_up(uintptr_t v, uintptr_t b)
+{
+    uintptr_t m = b - 1;
+    return (v + m) & ~m;
+}
+
+static inline uintptr_t
+round_down(uintptr_t v, uintptr_t b)
+{
+    uintptr_t m = b - 1;
+    return v & ~m;
+}
+
 void *
 os_mmap(void *hint, size_t size, int prot, int flags)
 {
     int map_prot = PROT_NONE;
     int map_flags = MAP_ANONYMOUS | MAP_PRIVATE;
     uint64 request_size, page_size;
-    uint8 *addr;
+    uint8 *addr = MAP_FAILED;
     uint32 i;
 
     page_size = (uint64)getpagesize();
     request_size = (size + page_size - 1) & ~(page_size - 1);
 
+#if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__NuttX__)
+    /* huge page isn't supported on MacOS and NuttX */
+    if (request_size >= HUGE_PAGE_SIZE)
+        /* apply one extra huge page */
+        request_size += HUGE_PAGE_SIZE;
+#endif
+
     if ((size_t)request_size < size)
         /* integer overflow */
         return NULL;
 
     if (request_size > 16 * (uint64)UINT32_MAX)
-        /* At most 16 G is allowed */
+        /* at most 16 G is allowed */
         return NULL;
 
     if (prot & MMAP_PROT_READ)
@@ -80,25 +112,93 @@ os_mmap(void *hint, size_t size, int prot, int flags)
                     os_munmap(addr, request_size);
                 }
                 else {
-                    /* reset next hint address */
+                    /* success, reset next hint address */
                     hint_addr += request_size;
-                    return addr;
+                    break;
                 }
             }
             hint_addr += BH_MB;
         }
     }
-#endif
+#endif /* end of BUILD_TARGET_RISCV64_LP64D || BUILD_TARGET_RISCV64_LP64 */
 
-    /* try 5 times */
-    for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
-        addr = mmap(hint, request_size, map_prot, map_flags, -1, 0);
-        if (addr != MAP_FAILED)
-            break;
+    /* memory has't been mapped or was mapped failed previously */
+    if (addr == MAP_FAILED) {
+        /* try 5 times */
+        for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+            addr = mmap(hint, request_size, map_prot, map_flags, -1, 0);
+            if (addr != MAP_FAILED)
+                break;
+        }
     }
 
-    if (addr == MAP_FAILED)
+    if (addr == MAP_FAILED) {
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+        os_printf("mmap failed\n");
+#endif
         return NULL;
+    }
+
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+    total_size_mmapped += request_size;
+    os_printf("mmap return: %p with size: %zu, total_size_mmapped: %zu, "
+              "total_size_munmapped: %zu\n",
+              addr, request_size, total_size_mmapped, total_size_munmapped);
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(__APPLE__) && !defined(__NuttX__)
+    /* huge page isn't supported on MacOS and NuttX */
+    if (request_size > HUGE_PAGE_SIZE) {
+        uintptr_t huge_start, huge_end;
+        size_t prefix_size = 0, suffix_size = HUGE_PAGE_SIZE;
+
+        huge_start = round_up((uintptr_t)addr, HUGE_PAGE_SIZE);
+
+        if (huge_start > (uintptr_t)addr) {
+            prefix_size += huge_start - (uintptr_t)addr;
+            suffix_size -= huge_start - (uintptr_t)addr;
+        }
+
+        /* unmap one extra huge page */
+
+        if (prefix_size > 0) {
+            munmap(addr, prefix_size);
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+            total_size_munmapped += prefix_size;
+            os_printf("munmap %p with size: %zu, total_size_mmapped: %zu, "
+                      "total_size_munmapped: %zu\n",
+                      addr, prefix_size, total_size_mmapped,
+                      total_size_munmapped);
+#endif
+        }
+        if (suffix_size > 0) {
+            munmap(addr + request_size - suffix_size, suffix_size);
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+            total_size_munmapped += suffix_size;
+            os_printf("munmap %p with size: %zu, total_size_mmapped: %zu, "
+                      "total_size_munmapped: %zu\n",
+                      addr + request_size - suffix_size, suffix_size,
+                      total_size_mmapped, total_size_munmapped);
+#endif
+        }
+
+        addr = (uint8 *)huge_start;
+        request_size -= HUGE_PAGE_SIZE;
+
+        huge_end = round_down(huge_start + request_size, HUGE_PAGE_SIZE);
+        if (huge_end > huge_start) {
+            int ret = madvise((void *)huge_start, huge_end - huge_start,
+                              MADV_HUGEPAGE);
+            if (ret) {
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+                os_printf(
+                    "warning: madvise(%p, %lu) huge page failed, return %d\n",
+                    (void *)huge_start, huge_end - huge_start, ret);
+#endif
+            }
+        }
+    }
+#endif /* end of __APPLE__ || __NuttX__ */
 
     return addr;
 }
@@ -113,7 +213,14 @@ os_munmap(void *addr, size_t size)
         if (munmap(addr, request_size)) {
             os_printf("os_munmap error addr:%p, size:0x%" PRIx64 ", errno:%d\n",
                       addr, request_size, errno);
+            return;
         }
+#if BH_ENABLE_TRACE_MMAP != 0
+        total_size_munmapped += request_size;
+        os_printf("munmap %p with size: %zu, total_size_mmapped: %zu, "
+                  "total_size_munmapped: %zu\n",
+                  addr, request_size, total_size_mmapped, total_size_munmapped);
+#endif
     }
 }