[PATCH 8/8] doc: update Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
From: Xishi Qiu
Date: Mon Jun 16 2014 - 05:28:19 EST
Update the doc.
Signed-off-by: Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
index dd9d0e3..8008e53 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm:
- admin_reserve_kbytes
- block_dump
+- cache_limit_mbytes
+- cache_limit_ratio
+- cache_reclaim_s
+- cache_reclaim_weight
- compact_memory
- dirty_background_bytes
- dirty_background_ratio
@@ -97,6 +101,45 @@ information on block I/O debugging is in Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt.
==============================================================
+cache_limit_mbytes
+
+This is used to limit page cache amount. The input unit is MB, value range
+is from 0 to totalram_pages. If this is set to 0, it will not limit page cache.
+When written to the file, cache_limit_ratio will be updated too.
+
+The default value is 0.
+
+==============================================================
+
+cache_limit_ratio
+
+This is used to limit page cache amount. The input unit is percent, value
+range is from 0 to 100. If this is set to 0, it will not limit page cache.
+When written to the file, cache_limit_mbytes will be updated too.
+
+The default value is 0.
+
+==============================================================
+
+cache_reclaim_s
+
+This is used to reclaim page cache in circles. The input unit is second,
+the minimum value is 0. If this is set to 0, it will disable the feature.
+
+The default value is 0.
+
+==============================================================
+
+cache_reclaim_weight
+
+This is used to speed up page cache reclaim. It depend on enabling
+cache_limit_mbytes/cache_limit_ratio or cache_reclaim_s. Value range is
+from 1(slow) to 100(fast).
+
+The default value is 1.
+
+==============================================================
+
compact_memory
Available only when CONFIG_COMPACTION is set. When 1 is written to the file,
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1.6.0.2
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