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* docs/vm: ksm: split userspace interface to admin-guide/mm/ksm.rstMike Rapoport2018-04-271-175/+1
| | | | | Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: ksm: udpate description of stable_node_{dups,chains}Mike Rapoport2018-04-271-11/+10
| | | | | | | | | Remove implementation details from sysfs parameter descriptions. Also move the paragraph discussing fragmentation issues and their possible solution to the "Design" section. Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: ksm: update stable_node_chains_prune_millisecs descriptionMike Rapoport2018-04-271-8/+11
| | | | | | | | | Make the description of stable_node_chains_prune_millisecs sysfs parameter less implementation aware and add a few words about this parameter in the "Design" section. Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: ksm: reshuffle text between "sysfs" and "design" sectionsMike Rapoport2018-04-271-21/+30
| | | | | | | | | The description of "max_page_sharing" sysfs attribute includes lots of implementation details that more naturally belong in the "Design" section. Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: ksm: add "Design" sectionMike Rapoport2018-04-271-0/+39
| | | | | | | | | Include the KSM description from the source code comment, add a subsection about reverse mapping and include kernel-doc references for KSM data structures. Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: ksm: (mostly) formatting updatesMike Rapoport2018-04-271-41/+69
| | | | | | | | | | Aside from the formatting: * fixed typos * added section and sub-section headers * moved ksmd overview after the description of KSM origins Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
* docs/vm: rename documentation files to .rstMike Rapoport2018-04-161-0/+183
Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>