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| @@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ thp_zero_page_alloc_failed | |||
| 355 | is incremented if kernel fails to allocate | 355 | is incremented if kernel fails to allocate |
| 356 | huge zero page and falls back to using small pages. | 356 | huge zero page and falls back to using small pages. |
| 357 | 357 | ||
| 358 | thp_swpout | ||
| 359 | is incremented every time a huge page is swapout in one | ||
| 360 | piece without splitting. | ||
| 361 | |||
| 362 | thp_swpout_fallback | ||
| 363 | is incremented if a huge page has to be split before swapout. | ||
| 364 | Usually because failed to allocate some continuous swap space | ||
| 365 | for the huge page. | ||
| 366 | |||
| 358 | As the system ages, allocating huge pages may be expensive as the | 367 | As the system ages, allocating huge pages may be expensive as the |
| 359 | system uses memory compaction to copy data around memory to free a | 368 | system uses memory compaction to copy data around memory to free a |
| 360 | huge page for use. There are some counters in ``/proc/vmstat`` to help | 369 | huge page for use. There are some counters in ``/proc/vmstat`` to help |
