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From: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
Cc: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>,
	"Liam R. Howlett" <liam@infradead.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
	David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
	Lorenzo Stoakes <ljs@kernel.org>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@suse.com>,
	Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
	Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
	Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>,
	Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@kernel.org>,
	damon@lists.linux.dev, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH v3 21/28] Docs/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage: document data attributes monitoring
Date: Sat, 16 May 2026 11:37:02 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260516183712.81393-22-sj@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260516183712.81393-1-sj@kernel.org>

Update DAMON usage document for the newly added data attributes
monitoring feature.

Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage.rst | 44 ++++++++++++++++++--
 Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst            |  2 +
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage.rst
index 534e1199cf091..7b6074a1666f3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage.rst
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ comma (",").
     │ │ │ │ │ │ intervals/sample_us,aggr_us,update_us
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ intervals_goal/access_bp,aggrs,min_sample_us,max_sample_us
     │ │ │ │ │ │ nr_regions/min,max
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`probes <damon_usage_sysfs_probes>`/nr_probes
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 0/filters/nr_filters
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 0/type,matching,allow
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ...
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ...
     │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`targets <sysfs_targets>`/nr_targets
     │ │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`0 <sysfs_target>`/pid_target,obsolete_target
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`regions <sysfs_regions>`/nr_regions
@@ -95,6 +100,9 @@ comma (",").
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`stats <sysfs_schemes_stats>`/nr_tried,sz_tried,nr_applied,sz_applied,sz_ops_filter_passed,qt_exceeds,nr_snapshots,max_nr_snapshots
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ :ref:`tried_regions <sysfs_schemes_tried_regions>`/total_bytes
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 0/start,end,nr_accesses,age,sz_filter_passed
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ probes
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 0/hits
+    │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ...
     │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ...
     │ │ │ │ │ │ ...
     │ │ │ │ ...
@@ -221,8 +229,8 @@ contexts/<N>/monitoring_attrs/
 
 Files for specifying attributes of the monitoring including required quality
 and efficiency of the monitoring are in ``monitoring_attrs`` directory.
-Specifically, two directories, ``intervals`` and ``nr_regions`` exist in this
-directory.
+Specifically, three directories, ``intervals``, ``nr_regions`` and ``probes``
+exist in this directory.
 
 Under ``intervals`` directory, three files for DAMON's sampling interval
 (``sample_us``), aggregation interval (``aggr_us``), and update interval
@@ -256,6 +264,27 @@ tuning-applied current values of the two intervals can be read from the
 ``sample_us`` and ``aggr_us`` files after writing ``update_tuned_intervals`` to
 the ``state`` file.
 
+.. _damon_usage_sysfs_probes:
+
+contexts/<N>/monitoring_attrs/probes/
+-------------------------------------
+
+A directory for registering :ref:`data attributes monitoring
+<damon_design_data_attrs_monitoring>` probes.
+
+In the beginning, this directory has only one file, ``nr_probes``.  Writing a
+number (``N``) to the file creates the number of child directories named ``0``
+to ``N-1``.  Each directory represents each monitoring probe.
+
+In each probe directory, one directory, ``filters`` exists.  The directory
+contains files for installing filters for the probe, that is used to determine
+the data attribute for the probe.
+
+In the beginning, ``filters`` directory has only one file, ``nr_filters``.
+Writing a number (``N``) to the file creates the number of child directories
+named ``0`` to ``N-1``.  Each directory represents each filter and works in a
+way similar to that for :ref:`DAMOS filter <sysfs_filters>`.
+
 .. _sysfs_targets:
 
 contexts/<N>/targets/
@@ -601,10 +630,19 @@ tried_regions/<N>/
 ------------------
 
 In each region directory, you will find five files (``start``, ``end``,
-``nr_accesses``, ``age``, and ``sz_filter_passed``).  Reading the files will
+``nr_accesses``, ``age`` and ``sz_filter_passed``).  Reading the files will
 show the properties of the region that corresponding DAMON-based operation
 scheme ``action`` has tried to be applied.
 
+tried_regions/<N>/probes/
+-------------------------
+
+In each region directory, one directory (``probes``) also exists.  In the
+directory, subdirectories named ``0`` to ``N-1`` exists.  ``N`` is the number
+of installed probes.  In each number-named directory, a file (``hits``) exist.
+Reading the file shows the number of data attributes monitoring probe-hit
+positive samples of the region.
+
 Example
 ~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst b/Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst
index aa08c899a3e5b..85d668e929194 100644
--- a/Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst
+++ b/Documentation/mm/damon/design.rst
@@ -269,6 +269,8 @@ interval``, DAMON checks if the region's size and access frequency
 (``nr_accesses``) has significantly changed.  If so, the counter is reset to
 zero.  Otherwise, the counter is increased.
 
+.. _damon_design_data_attrs_monitoring:
+
 Data Attributes Monitoring
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-- 
2.47.3

  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-05-16 18:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 43+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-05-16 18:36 [RFC PATCH v3 00/28] mm/damon: introduce data attributes monitoring SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 01/28] mm/damon/core: introduce struct damon_probe SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 02/28] mm/damon/core: embed damon_probe objects in damon_ctx SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 03/28] mm/damon/core: introduce damon_filter SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 04/28] mm/damon/core: commit probes SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 05/28] mm/damon/core: introduce damon_region->probe_hits SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:54   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:26     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 06/28] mm/damon/core: introduce damon_ops->apply_probes SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 07/28] mm/damon/core: do data attributes monitoring SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 19:00   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:33     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 08/28] mm/damon/paddr: support " SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 19:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:46     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 09/28] mm/damon/sysfs: implement probes dir SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 10/28] mm/damon/sysfs: implement probe dir SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 11/28] mm/damon/sysfs: implement filters directory SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 12/28] mm/damon/sysfs: implement filter dir SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 13/28] mm/damon/sysfs: implement filter dir files SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 14/28] mm/damon/sysfs: setup probes on DAMON core API parameters SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 15/28] mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: implement tried_regions/<r>/probes/ SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 16/28] mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: implement probe dir SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 17/28] mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: implement probe/hits file SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:36 ` [RFC PATCH v3 18/28] mm/damon: trace probe_hits SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 19/28] selftests/damon/sysfs.sh: test probes dir SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 20/28] Docs/mm/damon/design: document data attributes monitoring SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` SeongJae Park [this message]
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 22/28] mm/damon/core: introduce DAMON_FILTER_TYPE_MEMCG SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 23/28] mm/damon/paddr: support DAMON_FILTER_TYPE_MEMCG SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 24/28] mm/damon/sysfs: add filters/<F>/path file SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 19:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:51     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 25/28] mm/damon/sysfs-schemes: move memcg_path_to_id() to sysfs-common SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 19:16   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:54     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 26/28] mm/damon/sysfs: setup damon_filter->memcg_id from path SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 27/28] Docs/mm/damon/design: update for memcg damon filter SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:37 ` [RFC PATCH v3 28/28] Docs/admin-guide/mm/damon/usage: " SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 19:09   ` sashiko-bot
2026-05-16 21:57     ` SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 18:50 ` [RFC PATCH v3 00/28] mm/damon: introduce data attributes monitoring SeongJae Park
2026-05-16 22:03 ` SeongJae Park

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