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@@ -473,7 +473,8 @@ This file is only present if the CONFIG_MMU kernel configuration option is
473enabled. 473enabled.
474 474
475The /proc/PID/clear_refs is used to reset the PG_Referenced and ACCESSED/YOUNG 475The /proc/PID/clear_refs is used to reset the PG_Referenced and ACCESSED/YOUNG
476bits on both physical and virtual pages associated with a process. 476bits on both physical and virtual pages associated with a process, and the
477soft-dirty bit on pte (see Documentation/vm/soft-dirty.txt for details).
477To clear the bits for all the pages associated with the process 478To clear the bits for all the pages associated with the process
478 > echo 1 > /proc/PID/clear_refs 479 > echo 1 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
479 480
@@ -482,6 +483,10 @@ To clear the bits for the anonymous pages associated with the process
482 483
483To clear the bits for the file mapped pages associated with the process 484To clear the bits for the file mapped pages associated with the process
484 > echo 3 > /proc/PID/clear_refs 485 > echo 3 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
486
487To clear the soft-dirty bit
488 > echo 4 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
489
485Any other value written to /proc/PID/clear_refs will have no effect. 490Any other value written to /proc/PID/clear_refs will have no effect.
486 491
487The /proc/pid/pagemap gives the PFN, which can be used to find the pageflags 492The /proc/pid/pagemap gives the PFN, which can be used to find the pageflags