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Date: Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:21:50 +0300
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To: Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@tiscali.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/12] ksm: rename kernel_pages_allocated
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Hugh Dickins wrote:
> We're not implementing swapping of KSM pages in its first release;
> but when that follows, "kernel_pages_allocated" will be a very poor
> name for the sysfs file showing number of nodes in the stable tree:
> rename that to "pages_shared" throughout.
>
> But we already have a "pages_shared", counting those page slots
> sharing the shared pages: first rename that to... "pages_sharing".
>
> What will become of "max_kernel_pages" when the pages shared can
> be swapped?  I guess it will just be removed, so keep that name.
>
> Signed-off-by: Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@tiscali.co.uk>
> ---
>
>
>   
ACK.