/proc/PID/{status,smaps} is aware of hugetlb RSS now, so let's document it.
Signed-off-by: Naoya Horiguchi <n-horiguchi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git v4.2-rc4.orig/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt v4.2-rc4/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
index 6f7fafde0884..cb8565e150ed 100644
--- v4.2-rc4.orig/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
+++ v4.2-rc4/Documentation/filesystems/proc.txt
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ For example, to get the status information of a process, all you have to do is
VmLck: 0 kB
VmHWM: 476 kB
VmRSS: 476 kB
+ VmHugetlbRSS: 0 kB
VmData: 156 kB
VmStk: 88 kB
VmExe: 68 kB
@@ -230,6 +231,7 @@ Table 1-2: Contents of the status files (as of 4.1)
VmLck locked memory size
VmHWM peak resident set size ("high water mark")
VmRSS size of memory portions
+ VmHugetlbRSS size of hugetlb memory portions
VmData size of data, stack, and text segments
VmStk size of data, stack, and text segments
VmExe size of text segment
@@ -440,8 +442,12 @@ indicates the amount of memory currently marked as referenced or accessed.
"Anonymous" shows the amount of memory that does not belong to any file. Even
a mapping associated with a file may contain anonymous pages: when MAP_PRIVATE
and a page is modified, the file page is replaced by a private anonymous copy.
-"Swap" shows how much would-be-anonymous memory is also used, but out on
-swap.
+"Swap" shows how much would-be-anonymous memory is also used, but out on swap.
+Since 4.3, "RSS" contains the amount of mappings for hugetlb pages. Although
+RSS of hugetlb mappings is maintained separately from normal mappings
+(displayed in "VmHugetlbRSS" field of /proc/PID/status,) /proc/PID/smaps shows
+both mappings in "RSS" field. Userspace applications clearly distinguish the
+type of mapping with 'ht' flag in "VmFlags" field.
"VmFlags" field deserves a separate description. This member represents the kernel
flags associated with the particular virtual memory area in two letter encoded
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