Document respective sysfs knob.
Signed-off-by: Oleksandr Natalenko <oleksandr@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst | 11 +++++++++++
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
index 9303786632d1..4302b92910ec 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/ksm.rst
@@ -78,6 +78,17 @@ KSM daemon sysfs interface
The KSM daemon is controlled by sysfs files in ``/sys/kernel/mm/ksm/``,
readable by all but writable only by root:
+force_madvise
+ write-only control to force merging/unmerging for specific
+ task.
+
+ To mark the VMAs as mergeable, use:
+ ``echo PID > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/force_madvise``
+
+ To unmerge all the VMAs, use:
+ ``echo -PID > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/force_madvise``
+ (note the prepending "minus")
+
pages_to_scan
how many pages to scan before ksmd goes to sleep
e.g. ``echo 100 > /sys/kernel/mm/ksm/pages_to_scan``.
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2.21.0
