From: Andi Kleen <andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org>
To: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: hugh.dickins-IWqWACnzNjwqdlJmJB21zg@public.gmane.org,
ieidus-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org,
Andi Kleen <andi-Vw/NltI1exuRpAAqCnN02g@public.gmane.org>,
lkml <linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
Andrew Morton
<akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
linux-man <linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: man-pages text for MAV_MERGEABLE and MADV_UNMERGEABLE
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:58:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100619085849.GD18946@basil.fritz.box> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinX4TlNfvwrCtjfkU-bar3URnpvmPJB-sOi-9aT-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
> +.IR len .
> +The KSM daemon
> +.RI ( ksmd )
You should probably make clear it's a kernel thread, not a classic
daemon.
> +periodically scans those areas of user memory that have
> +been marked as mergeable,
> +looking for pages with identical content.
Overall it seems like an internal implementation detail.
-Andi
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From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: hugh.dickins@tiscali.co.uk, ieidus@redhat.com,
Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-man <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: man-pages text for MAV_MERGEABLE and MADV_UNMERGEABLE
Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:58:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100619085849.GD18946@basil.fritz.box> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinX4TlNfvwrCtjfkU-bar3URnpvmPJB-sOi-9aT@mail.gmail.com>
> +.IR len .
> +The KSM daemon
> +.RI ( ksmd )
You should probably make clear it's a kernel thread, not a classic
daemon.
> +periodically scans those areas of user memory that have
> +been marked as mergeable,
> +looking for pages with identical content.
Overall it seems like an internal implementation detail.
-Andi
--
ak@linux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-06-19 8:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-06-19 8:47 man-pages text for MAV_MERGEABLE and MADV_UNMERGEABLE Michael Kerrisk
2010-06-19 8:47 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <AANLkTinX4TlNfvwrCtjfkU-bar3URnpvmPJB-sOi-9aT-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-06-19 8:58 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
2010-06-19 8:58 ` Andi Kleen
[not found] ` <20100619085849.GD18946-u0/ZJuX+froe6aEkudXLsA@public.gmane.org>
2010-06-19 12:22 ` Michael Kerrisk
2010-06-19 12:22 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <AANLkTikNEECT9CgPuCKy0h1LVKfjdXM-lavzW-TnUTz--JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-06-19 12:29 ` Andi Kleen
2010-06-19 12:29 ` Andi Kleen
[not found] ` <20100619122918.GJ18946-u0/ZJuX+froe6aEkudXLsA@public.gmane.org>
2010-06-19 12:38 ` Michael Kerrisk
2010-06-19 12:38 ` Michael Kerrisk
2010-06-20 0:02 ` Hugh Dickins
2010-06-20 0:02 ` Hugh Dickins
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2010-06-20 5:36 ` Michael Kerrisk
2010-06-20 5:36 ` Michael Kerrisk
[not found] ` <AANLkTimt6HQZVeTtv_UO-5Lt4ngtPr0cyNXkq2YGR3lA-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2010-06-21 16:11 ` Hugh Dickins
2010-06-21 16:11 ` Hugh Dickins
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