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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/memory.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/memory.rst index 9cde26d33843..270501db9f4e 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/memory.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v1/memory.rst @@ -78,18 +78,24 @@ Brief summary of control files. memory.memsw.max_usage_in_bytes show max memory+Swap usage recorded memory.soft_limit_in_bytes set/show soft limit of memory usage This knob is not available on CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT systems. + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.stat show various statistics memory.use_hierarchy set/show hierarchical account enabled This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be used. memory.force_empty trigger forced page reclaim memory.pressure_level set memory pressure notifications + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.swappiness set/show swappiness parameter of vmscan (See sysctl's vm.swappiness) memory.move_charge_at_immigrate set/show controls of moving charges This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be used. memory.oom_control set/show oom controls. + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.numa_stat show the number of memory usage per numa node memory.kmem.limit_in_bytes Deprecated knob to set and read the kernel @@ -105,10 +111,18 @@ Brief summary of control files. memory.kmem.max_usage_in_bytes show max kernel memory usage recorded memory.kmem.tcp.limit_in_bytes set/show hard limit for tcp buf memory + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.kmem.tcp.usage_in_bytes show current tcp buf memory allocation + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.kmem.tcp.failcnt show the number of tcp buf memory usage hits limits + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. memory.kmem.tcp.max_usage_in_bytes show max tcp buf memory usage recorded + This knob is deprecated and shouldn't be + used. ==================================== ========================================== 1. History @@ -693,8 +707,10 @@ For compatibility reasons writing 1 to memory.use_hierarchy will always pass:: # echo 1 > memory.use_hierarchy -7. Soft limits -============== +7. Soft limits (DEPRECATED) +=========================== + +THIS IS DEPRECATED! Soft limits allow for greater sharing of memory. The idea behind soft limits is to allow control groups to use as much of the memory as needed, provided @@ -834,8 +850,10 @@ It's applicable for root and non-root cgroup. .. _cgroup-v1-memory-oom-control: -10. OOM Control -=============== +10. OOM Control (DEPRECATED) +============================ + +THIS IS DEPRECATED! memory.oom_control file is for OOM notification and other controls. @@ -882,8 +900,10 @@ At reading, current status of OOM is shown. The number of processes belonging to this cgroup killed by any kind of OOM killer. -11. Memory Pressure -=================== +11. Memory Pressure (DEPRECATED) +================================ + +THIS IS DEPRECATED! The pressure level notifications can be used to monitor the memory allocation cost; based on the pressure, applications can implement |