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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/shrinker_debugfs.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/shrinker_debugfs.rst index 1e0e5bdb8179..3887f0b294fe 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/shrinker_debugfs.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/shrinker_debugfs.rst @@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ Shrinker Debugfs Interface ========================== Shrinker debugfs interface provides a visibility into the kernel memory -shrinkers subsystem and allows to get information about individual shrinkers. +shrinkers subsystem and allows to get information about individual shrinkers +and interact with them. For each shrinker registered in the system a directory in **<debugfs>/shrinker/** is created. The directory's name is composed from the shrinker's name and an unique id: e.g. *kfree_rcu-0* or *sb-xfs:vda1-36*. -Each shrinker directory contains the **count** file, which allows to trigger -the *count_objects()* callback for each memcg and numa node (if applicable). +Each shrinker directory contains **count** and **scan** files, which allow to +trigger *count_objects()* and *scan_objects()* callbacks for each memcg and +numa node (if applicable). Usage: ------ @@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ Usage: $ cd sb-btrfs\:vda2-24/ $ ls - count + count scan 3. *Count objects* @@ -102,3 +104,32 @@ Usage: 2877 84 0 293 1 0 735 8 0 + +4. *Scan objects* + + The expected input format:: + + <cgroup inode id> <numa id> <number of objects to scan> + + For a non-memcg-aware shrinker or on a system with no memory + cgrups **0** should be passed as cgroup id. + :: + + $ cd /sys/kernel/debug/shrinker/ + $ cd sb-btrfs\:vda2-24/ + + $ cat count | head -n 5 + 1 212 0 + 21 97 0 + 55 802 5 + 2367 2 0 + 225 13 0 + + $ echo "55 0 200" > scan + + $ cat count | head -n 5 + 1 212 0 + 21 96 0 + 55 752 5 + 2367 2 0 + 225 13 0 |