Re: [PATCH] docs/vm: remove unused 3 items explanation for /proc/vmstat

From: Jonathan Corbet
Date: Wed Nov 18 2020 - 15:46:53 EST


On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:51:22 +0800
Alex Shi <alex.shi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Commit 5647bc293ab1 ("mm: compaction: Move migration fail/success
> stats to migrate.c"), removed 3 items in /proc/vmstat. but the docs
> still has their explanation. let's remove them.
>
> "compact_blocks_moved",
> "compact_pages_moved",
> "compact_pagemigrate_failed",

So a quick look says that the above-mentioned patch didn't remove those
three items; two of them were, instead, renamed. Rather than just taking
out the old information, it seems we should actually update it to reflect
current reality?

Thanks,

jon