Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst | 4 +--- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
Writeback has been implemented for zsmalloc, so this warning no longer
holds.
Suggested-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
Signed-off-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst | 4 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst
index f67de481c7f6..6dd74a18268b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ e.g. ``zswap.zpool=zbud``. It can also be changed at runtime using the sysfs
The zbud type zpool allocates exactly 1 page to store 2 compressed pages, which
means the compression ratio will always be 2:1 or worse (because of half-full
zbud pages). The zsmalloc type zpool has a more complex compressed page
-storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities. However,
-zsmalloc does not implement compressed page eviction, so once zswap fills it
-cannot evict the oldest page, it can only reject new pages.
+storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities.
When a swap page is passed from frontswap to zswap, zswap maintains a mapping
of the swap entry, a combination of the swap type and swap offset, to the zpool
--
2.30.2
Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com> writes: > Writeback has been implemented for zsmalloc, so this warning no longer > holds. > > Suggested-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> > Signed-off-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com> > --- > Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst | 4 +--- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > index f67de481c7f6..6dd74a18268b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > @@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ e.g. ``zswap.zpool=zbud``. It can also be changed at runtime using the sysfs > The zbud type zpool allocates exactly 1 page to store 2 compressed pages, which > means the compression ratio will always be 2:1 or worse (because of half-full > zbud pages). The zsmalloc type zpool has a more complex compressed page > -storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities. However, > -zsmalloc does not implement compressed page eviction, so once zswap fills it > -cannot evict the oldest page, it can only reject new pages. > +storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities. > Applied, thanks. jon
On Fri, Jan 6, 2023 at 2:00 PM Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com> wrote: > > Writeback has been implemented for zsmalloc, so this warning no longer > holds. > > Suggested-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net> > Signed-off-by: Nhat Pham <nphamcs@gmail.com> > --- > Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst | 4 +--- > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > index f67de481c7f6..6dd74a18268b 100644 > --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/zswap.rst > @@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ e.g. ``zswap.zpool=zbud``. It can also be changed at runtime using the sysfs > The zbud type zpool allocates exactly 1 page to store 2 compressed pages, which > means the compression ratio will always be 2:1 or worse (because of half-full > zbud pages). The zsmalloc type zpool has a more complex compressed page > -storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities. However, > -zsmalloc does not implement compressed page eviction, so once zswap fills it > -cannot evict the oldest page, it can only reject new pages. > +storage method, and it can achieve greater storage densities. > > When a swap page is passed from frontswap to zswap, zswap maintains a mapping > of the swap entry, a combination of the swap type and swap offset, to the zpool > -- > 2.30.2 > Link to the patch series: https://lkml.org/lkml/2022/11/28/1140 And the suggestion: https://lkml.org/lkml/2023/1/2/823
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