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diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt index f624727..67613ff 100644 --- a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt +++ b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt @@ -116,16 +116,16 @@ The memory controller is the first controller developed. 2.1. Design -The core of the design is a counter called the res_counter. The res_counter -tracks the current memory usage and limit of the group of processes associated -with the controller. Each cgroup has a memory controller specific data -structure (mem_cgroup) associated with it. +The core of the design is a counter called the page_counter. The +page_counter tracks the current memory usage and limit of the group of +processes associated with the controller. Each cgroup has a memory controller +specific data structure (mem_cgroup) associated with it. 2.2. Accounting +--------------------+ - | mem_cgroup | - | (res_counter) | + | mem_cgroup | + | (page_counter) | +--------------------+ / ^ \ / | \ @@ -352,9 +352,8 @@ set: 0. Configuration a. Enable CONFIG_CGROUPS -b. Enable CONFIG_RESOURCE_COUNTERS -c. Enable CONFIG_MEMCG -d. Enable CONFIG_MEMCG_SWAP (to use swap extension) +b. Enable CONFIG_MEMCG +c. Enable CONFIG_MEMCG_SWAP (to use swap extension) d. Enable CONFIG_MEMCG_KMEM (to use kmem extension) 1. Prepare the cgroups (see cgroups.txt, Why are cgroups needed?) |
