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@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ comp_algorithm RW show and change the compression algorithm
compact WO trigger memory compaction
debug_stat RO this file is used for zram debugging purposes
backing_dev RW set up backend storage for zram to write out
+idle WO mark allocated slot as idle
User space is advised to use the following files to read the device statistics.
@@ -251,16 +252,17 @@ pages of the process with*pagemap.
If you enable the feature, you could see block state via
/sys/kernel/debug/zram/zram0/block_state". The output is as follows,
- 300 75.033841 .wh
- 301 63.806904 s..
- 302 63.806919 ..h
+ 300 75.033841 .wh.
+ 301 63.806904 s...
+ 302 63.806919 ..hi
First column is zram's block index.
Second column is access time since the system was booted
Third column is state of the block.
(s: same page
w: written page to backing store
-h: huge page)
+h: huge page
+i: idle page)
First line of above example says 300th block is accessed at 75.033841sec
and the block's state is huge so it is written back to the backing