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author | Minto Joseph <mvaliyav@redhat.com> | 2013-09-11 17:24:35 -0400 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2013-09-11 18:59:03 -0400 |
commit | 4649602265495a3bb776d777c91dba569f4afb5d (patch) | |
tree | ba4f73203d6e992b917d4d3614439e9ff88f9a9d /Documentation/filesystems | |
parent | be49b30a98fe7e20f898fcfe7b6c082700fb96e8 (diff) |
Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt: fix mistake in the description of Committed_AS
Fix mistake in the description of Committed_AS in kernel documentation.
Signed-off-by: Minto Joseph <mvaliyav@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/filesystems')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | 19 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index fcc22c982a25..823c95faebd2 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | |||
@@ -854,16 +854,15 @@ Committed_AS: The amount of memory presently allocated on the system. | |||
854 | The committed memory is a sum of all of the memory which | 854 | The committed memory is a sum of all of the memory which |
855 | has been allocated by processes, even if it has not been | 855 | has been allocated by processes, even if it has not been |
856 | "used" by them as of yet. A process which malloc()'s 1G | 856 | "used" by them as of yet. A process which malloc()'s 1G |
857 | of memory, but only touches 300M of it will only show up | 857 | of memory, but only touches 300M of it will show up as |
858 | as using 300M of memory even if it has the address space | 858 | using 1G. This 1G is memory which has been "committed" to |
859 | allocated for the entire 1G. This 1G is memory which has | 859 | by the VM and can be used at any time by the allocating |
860 | been "committed" to by the VM and can be used at any time | 860 | application. With strict overcommit enabled on the system |
861 | by the allocating application. With strict overcommit | 861 | (mode 2 in 'vm.overcommit_memory'),allocations which would |
862 | enabled on the system (mode 2 in 'vm.overcommit_memory'), | 862 | exceed the CommitLimit (detailed above) will not be permitted. |
863 | allocations which would exceed the CommitLimit (detailed | 863 | This is useful if one needs to guarantee that processes will |
864 | above) will not be permitted. This is useful if one needs | 864 | not fail due to lack of memory once that memory has been |
865 | to guarantee that processes will not fail due to lack of | 865 | successfully allocated. |
866 | memory once that memory has been successfully allocated. | ||
867 | VmallocTotal: total size of vmalloc memory area | 866 | VmallocTotal: total size of vmalloc memory area |
868 | VmallocUsed: amount of vmalloc area which is used | 867 | VmallocUsed: amount of vmalloc area which is used |
869 | VmallocChunk: largest contiguous block of vmalloc area which is free | 868 | VmallocChunk: largest contiguous block of vmalloc area which is free |