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diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt index 0595c3f56ccf..82c6a41116db 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt @@ -74,14 +74,30 @@ There is little point creating a zram of greater than twice the size of memory since we expect a 2:1 compression ratio. Note that zram uses about 0.1% of the size of the disk when not in use so a huge zram is wasteful. -5) Activate: +5) Set memory limit: Optional + Set memory limit by writing the value to sysfs node 'mem_limit'. + The value can be either in bytes or you can use mem suffixes. + In addition, you could change the value in runtime. + Examples: + # limit /dev/zram0 with 50MB memory + echo $((50*1024*1024)) > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit + + # Using mem suffixes + echo 256K > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit + echo 512M > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit + echo 1G > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit + + # To disable memory limit + echo 0 > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit + +6) Activate: mkswap /dev/zram0 swapon /dev/zram0 mkfs.ext4 /dev/zram1 mount /dev/zram1 /tmp -6) Stats: +7) Stats: Per-device statistics are exported as various nodes under /sys/block/zram<id>/ disksize @@ -96,11 +112,11 @@ size of the disk when not in use so a huge zram is wasteful. compr_data_size mem_used_total -7) Deactivate: +8) Deactivate: swapoff /dev/zram0 umount /dev/zram1 -8) Reset: +9) Reset: Write any positive value to 'reset' sysfs node echo 1 > /sys/block/zram0/reset echo 1 > /sys/block/zram1/reset |