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										 |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The /sys/kernel/slab directory contains a snapshot of the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		internal state of the SLUB allocator for each cache.  Certain | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		files may be modified to change the behavior of the cache (and | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		any cache it aliases, if any). | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Users:		kernel memory tuning tools | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/aliases | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The aliases file is read-only and specifies how many caches | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		have merged into this cache. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/align | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The align file is read-only and specifies the cache's object | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		alignment in bytes. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_calls | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The alloc_calls file is read-only and lists the kernel code | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		locations from which allocations for this cache were performed. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The alloc_calls file only contains information if debugging is | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		enabled for that cache (see Documentation/vm/slub.txt). | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_fastpath | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The alloc_fastpath file shows how many objects have been | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocated using the fast path.  It can be written to clear the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_from_partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The alloc_from_partial file shows how many times a cpu slab has | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		been full and it has been refilled by using a slab from the list | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		of partially used slabs.  It can be written to clear the current | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_refill | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The alloc_refill file shows how many times the per-cpu freelist | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		was empty but there were objects available as the result of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		remote cpu frees.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The alloc_slab file is shows how many times a new slab had to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		be allocated from the page allocator.  It can be written to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/alloc_slowpath | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The alloc_slowpath file shows how many objects have been | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocated using the slow path because of a refill or | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocation from a partial or new slab.  It can be written to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/cache_dma | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The cache_dma file is read-only and specifies whether objects | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		are from ZONE_DMA. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_ZONE_DMA is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/cpu_slabs | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The cpu_slabs file is read-only and displays how many cpu slabs | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		are active and their NUMA locality. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/cpuslab_flush | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		April 2009 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.31 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The file cpuslab_flush shows how many times a cache's cpu slabs | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		have been flushed as the result of destroying or shrinking a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		cache, a cpu going offline, or as the result of forcing an | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocation from a certain node.  It can be written to clear the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/ctor | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The ctor file is read-only and specifies the cache's object | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		constructor function, which is invoked for each object when a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		new slab is allocated. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_empty | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The deactivate_empty file shows how many times an empty cpu slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		was deactivated.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_full | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The deactivate_full file shows how many times a full cpu slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		was deactivated.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_remote_frees | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The deactivate_remote_frees file shows how many times a cpu slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		has been deactivated and contained free objects that were freed | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		remotely.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_to_head | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The deactivate_to_head file shows how many times a partial cpu | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		slab was deactivated and added to the head of its node's partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		list.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/deactivate_to_tail | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The deactivate_to_tail file shows how many times a partial cpu | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		slab was deactivated and added to the tail of its node's partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		list.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/destroy_by_rcu | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The destroy_by_rcu file is read-only and specifies whether | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		slabs (not objects) are freed by rcu. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_add_partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The free_add_partial file shows how many times an object has | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		been freed in a full slab so that it had to added to its node's | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		partial list.  It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_calls | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The free_calls file is read-only and lists the locations of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		object frees if slab debugging is enabled (see | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Documentation/vm/slub.txt). | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_fastpath | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The free_fastpath file shows how many objects have been freed | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		using the fast path because it was an object from the cpu slab. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		It can be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_frozen | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The free_frozen file shows how many objects have been freed to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		a frozen slab (i.e. a remote cpu slab).  It can be written to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		clear the current count. | 
					
						
							| 
									
										
										
										
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_remove_partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The free_remove_partial file shows how many times an object has | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		been freed to a now-empty slab so that it had to be removed from | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		its node's partial list.  It can be written to clear the current | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		count. | 
					
						
							| 
									
										
										
										
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 
 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							| 
									
										
										
										
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										 |  |  | 		The free_slab file shows how many times an empty slab has been | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		freed back to the page allocator.  It can be written to clear | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		the current count. | 
					
						
							| 
									
										
										
										
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/free_slowpath | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The free_slowpath file shows how many objects have been freed | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		using the slow path (i.e. to a full or partial slab).  It can | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		be written to clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/hwcache_align | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The hwcache_align file is read-only and specifies whether | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		objects are aligned on cachelines. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/min_partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		February 2009 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.30 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The min_partial file specifies how many empty slabs shall | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		remain on a node's partial list to avoid the overhead of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocating new slabs.  Such slabs may be reclaimed by utilizing | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		the shrink file. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/object_size | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The object_size file is read-only and specifies the cache's | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		object size. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/objects | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The objects file is read-only and displays how many objects are | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		active and from which nodes they are from. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/objects_partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		April 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.26 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The objects_partial file is read-only and displays how many | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		objects are on partial slabs and from which nodes they are | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		from. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/objs_per_slab | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The file objs_per_slab is read-only and specifies how many | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		objects may be allocated from a single slab of the order | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		specified in /sys/kernel/slab/cache/order. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/order | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The order file specifies the page order at which new slabs are | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocated.  It is writable and can be changed to increase the | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		number of objects per slab.  If a slab cannot be allocated | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		because of fragmentation, SLUB will retry with the minimum order | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		possible depending on its characteristics. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		When debug_guardpage_minorder=N (N > 0) parameter is specified | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		(see Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt), the minimum possible | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		order is used and this sysfs entry can not be used to change | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		the order at run time. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/order_fallback | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		April 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.26 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		The order_fallback file shows how many times an allocation of a | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		new slab has not been possible at the cache's order and instead | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		fallen back to its minimum possible order.  It can be written to | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		clear the current count. | 
					
						
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										 |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_SLUB_STATS is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The partial file is read-only and displays how long many | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		partial slabs there are and how long each node's list is. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/poison | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The poison file specifies whether objects should be poisoned | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		when a new slab is allocated. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/reclaim_account | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The reclaim_account file specifies whether the cache's objects | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		are reclaimable (and grouped by their mobility). | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/red_zone | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The red_zone file specifies whether the cache's objects are red | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		zoned. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/remote_node_defrag_ratio | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		January 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.25 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The file remote_node_defrag_ratio specifies the percentage of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		times SLUB will attempt to refill the cpu slab with a partial | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		slab from a remote node as opposed to allocating a new slab on | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		the local node.  This reduces the amount of wasted memory over | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		the entire system but can be expensive. | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Available when CONFIG_NUMA is enabled. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/sanity_checks | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The sanity_checks file specifies whether expensive checks | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		should be performed on free and, at minimum, enables double free | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		checks.  Caches that enable sanity_checks cannot be merged with | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		caches that do not. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/shrink | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The shrink file is written when memory should be reclaimed from | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		a cache.  Empty partial slabs are freed and the partial list is | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		sorted so the slabs with the fewest available objects are used | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		first. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/slab_size | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The slab_size file is read-only and specifies the object size | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		with metadata (debugging information and alignment) in bytes. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/slabs | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The slabs file is read-only and displays how long many slabs | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		there are (both cpu and partial) and from which nodes they are | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		from. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/store_user | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The store_user file specifies whether the location of | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		allocation or free should be tracked for a cache. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/total_objects | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		April 2008 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.26 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The total_objects file is read-only and displays how many total | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		objects a cache has and from which nodes they are from. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/trace | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		The trace file specifies whether object allocations and frees | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		should be traced. | 
					
						
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							|  |  |  | What:		/sys/kernel/slab/cache/validate | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Date:		May 2007 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | KernelVersion:	2.6.22 | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Contact:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@cs.helsinki.fi>, | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Christoph Lameter <cl@linux-foundation.org> | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | Description: | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		Writing to the validate file causes SLUB to traverse all of its | 
					
						
							|  |  |  | 		cache's objects and check the validity of metadata. |