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@@ -1120,8 +1120,9 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
Best-effort memory protection. If the memory usage of a
cgroup is within its effective low boundary, the cgroup's
- memory won't be reclaimed unless memory can be reclaimed
- from unprotected cgroups. Above the effective low boundary (or
+ memory won't be reclaimed unless there is no reclaimable
+ memory available in unprotected cgroups.
+ Above the effective low boundary (or
effective min boundary if it is higher), pages are reclaimed
proportionally to the overage, reducing reclaim pressure for
smaller overages.
@@ -1288,7 +1289,12 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
inactive_anon, active_anon, inactive_file, active_file, unevictable
Amount of memory, swap-backed and filesystem-backed,
on the internal memory management lists used by the
- page reclaim algorithm
+ page reclaim algorithm.
+
+ As these represent internal list state (eg. shmem pages are on anon
+ memory management lists), inactive_foo + active_foo may not be equal to
+ the value for the foo counter, since the foo counter is type-based, not
+ list-based.
slab_reclaimable
Part of "slab" that might be reclaimed, such as
@@ -1334,7 +1340,7 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
pgdeactivate
- Amount of pages moved to the inactive LRU lis
+ Amount of pages moved to the inactive LRU list
pglazyfree
@@ -1920,7 +1926,7 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
It accepts only the following input values when written to.
- "root" - a paritition root
+ "root" - a partition root
"member" - a non-root member of a partition
When set to be a partition root, the current cgroup is the