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diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt index 31f76178c987..f00bee144add 100644 --- a/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt +++ b/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | |||
| @@ -1386,8 +1386,8 @@ may allocate from based on an estimation of its current memory and swap use. | |||
| 1386 | For example, if a task is using all allowed memory, its badness score will be | 1386 | For example, if a task is using all allowed memory, its badness score will be |
| 1387 | 1000. If it is using half of its allowed memory, its score will be 500. | 1387 | 1000. If it is using half of its allowed memory, its score will be 500. |
| 1388 | 1388 | ||
| 1389 | There is an additional factor included in the badness score: root | 1389 | There is an additional factor included in the badness score: the current memory |
| 1390 | processes are given 3% extra memory over other tasks. | 1390 | and swap usage is discounted by 3% for root processes. |
| 1391 | 1391 | ||
| 1392 | The amount of "allowed" memory depends on the context in which the oom killer | 1392 | The amount of "allowed" memory depends on the context in which the oom killer |
| 1393 | was called. If it is due to the memory assigned to the allocating task's cpuset | 1393 | was called. If it is due to the memory assigned to the allocating task's cpuset |