A quick hack into Ansible: (I don't want to go managing a template for /etc/rc.local)

  lineinfile:
    dest: /etc/rc.local
    line: "if [ -d /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage ]; then echo 'never' > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled ; echo 'never' > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag ; fi"
  register: transparent_hugepage
- name: Disable disabled rc.local
  lineinfile:
    dest: /etc/rc.local
    line: 'exit 0'
    state: absent
- name: Disable Transparent Huge Pages at run time 1/2
  command: echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag
  when: transparent_hugepage|changed
- name: Disable Transparent Huge Pages at run time 2/2
  command: echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
  when: transparent_hugepage|changed

Here is a quick hack for Ansible (I don't want to go managing a template for /etc/rc.local):

- name: Disable Transparent Huge Pages at boot
  lineinfile:
    dest: /etc/rc.local
    line: "if [ -d /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage ]; then echo 'never' > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled ; echo 'never' > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag ; fi"
  register: transparent_hugepage
- name: Disable disabled rc.local
  lineinfile:
    dest: /etc/rc.local
    line: 'exit 0'
    state: absent
- name: Disable Transparent Huge Pages at run time 1/2
  command: echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/defrag
  when: transparent_hugepage|changed
- name: Disable Transparent Huge Pages at run time 2/2
  command: echo never > /sys/kernel/mm/transparent_hugepage/enabled
  when: transparent_hugepage|changed