Re: [PATCH 10/12] Add /sys trigger for per-node memory compaction

From: Greg KH
Date: Fri Feb 19 2010 - 09:58:06 EST


On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 06:02:40PM +0000, Mel Gorman wrote:
> This patch adds a per-node sysfs file called compact. When the file is
> written to, each zone in that node is compacted. The intention that this
> would be used by something like a job scheduler in a batch system before
> a job starts so that the job can allocate the maximum number of
> hugepages without significant start-up cost.

As you are adding sysfs files, can you please also add documentation for
the file in Documentation/ABI/ ?

thanks,

greg k-h
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