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authorJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2009-11-03 15:14:39 -0500
committerJens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>2009-11-03 15:14:39 -0500
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Merge branch 'for-linus' into for-2.6.33
Conflicts: block/cfq-iosched.c Signed-off-by: Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@oracle.com>
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@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ The KSM daemon is controlled by sysfs files in /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/,
52readable by all but writable only by root: 52readable by all but writable only by root:
53 53
54max_kernel_pages - set to maximum number of kernel pages that KSM may use 54max_kernel_pages - set to maximum number of kernel pages that KSM may use
55 e.g. "echo 2000 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/max_kernel_pages" 55 e.g. "echo 100000 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/max_kernel_pages"
56 Value 0 imposes no limit on the kernel pages KSM may use; 56 Value 0 imposes no limit on the kernel pages KSM may use;
57 but note that any process using MADV_MERGEABLE can cause 57 but note that any process using MADV_MERGEABLE can cause
58 KSM to allocate these pages, unswappable until it exits. 58 KSM to allocate these pages, unswappable until it exits.
59 Default: 2000 (chosen for demonstration purposes) 59 Default: quarter of memory (chosen to not pin too much)
60 60
61pages_to_scan - how many present pages to scan before ksmd goes to sleep 61pages_to_scan - how many present pages to scan before ksmd goes to sleep
62 e.g. "echo 200 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan" 62 e.g. "echo 100 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan"
63 Default: 200 (chosen for demonstration purposes) 63 Default: 100 (chosen for demonstration purposes)
64 64
65sleep_millisecs - how many milliseconds ksmd should sleep before next scan 65sleep_millisecs - how many milliseconds ksmd should sleep before next scan
66 e.g. "echo 20 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs" 66 e.g. "echo 20 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/sleep_millisecs"
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ run - set 0 to stop ksmd from running but keep merged pages,
70 set 1 to run ksmd e.g. "echo 1 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run", 70 set 1 to run ksmd e.g. "echo 1 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/run",
71 set 2 to stop ksmd and unmerge all pages currently merged, 71 set 2 to stop ksmd and unmerge all pages currently merged,
72 but leave mergeable areas registered for next run 72 but leave mergeable areas registered for next run
73 Default: 1 (for immediate use by apps which register) 73 Default: 0 (must be changed to 1 to activate KSM,
74 except if CONFIG_SYSFS is disabled)
74 75
75The effectiveness of KSM and MADV_MERGEABLE is shown in /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/: 76The effectiveness of KSM and MADV_MERGEABLE is shown in /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/:
76 77
@@ -86,4 +87,4 @@ pages_volatile embraces several different kinds of activity, but a high
86proportion there would also indicate poor use of madvise MADV_MERGEABLE. 87proportion there would also indicate poor use of madvise MADV_MERGEABLE.
87 88
88Izik Eidus, 89Izik Eidus,
89Hugh Dickins, 30 July 2009 90Hugh Dickins, 24 Sept 2009