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@@ -14,8 +14,43 @@ Statistics for individual zram devices are exported through sysfs nodes at
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* Usage
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+There are several ways to configure and manage zram device(-s):
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+a) using zram and zram_control sysfs attributes
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+b) using zramctl utility, provided by util-linux (util-linux@vger.kernel.org).
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+In this document we will describe only 'manual' zram configuration steps,
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+IOW, zram and zram_control sysfs attributes.
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+In order to get a better idea about zramctl please consult util-linux
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+documentation, zramctl man-page or `zramctl --help'. Please be informed
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+that zram maintainers do not develop/maintain util-linux or zramctl, should
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+you have any questions please contact util-linux@vger.kernel.org
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+
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Following shows a typical sequence of steps for using zram.
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+WARNING
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+=======
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+For the sake of simplicity we skip error checking parts in most of the
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+examples below. However, it is your sole responsibility to handle errors.
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+zram sysfs attributes always return negative values in case of errors.
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+The list of possible return codes:
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+-EBUSY -- an attempt to modify an attribute that cannot be changed once
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+the device has been initialised. Please reset device first;
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+-ENOMEM -- zram was not able to allocate enough memory to fulfil your
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+needs;
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+-EINVAL -- invalid input has been provided.
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+If you use 'echo', the returned value that is changed by 'echo' utility,
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+and, in general case, something like:
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+ echo 3 > /sys/block/zram0/max_comp_streams
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+ if [ $? -ne 0 ];
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+ handle_error
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+ fi
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+
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+should suffice.
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+
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1) Load Module:
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modprobe zram num_devices=4
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This creates 4 devices: /dev/zram{0,1,2,3}
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@@ -47,7 +82,7 @@ max_comp_streams adjustment.
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3) Select compression algorithm
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Using comp_algorithm device attribute one can see available and
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- currently selected (shown in square brackets) compression algortithms,
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+ currently selected (shown in square brackets) compression algorithms,
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change selected compression algorithm (once the device is initialised
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there is no way to change compression algorithm).
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@@ -119,7 +154,7 @@ execute
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8) Stats:
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Per-device statistics are exported as various nodes under /sys/block/zram<id>/
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-A brief description of exported device attritbutes. For more details please
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+A brief description of exported device attributes. For more details please
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read Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-block-zram.
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Name access description
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@@ -140,8 +175,9 @@ zero_pages RO the number of zero filled pages written to this disk
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orig_data_size RO uncompressed size of data stored in this disk
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compr_data_size RO compressed size of data stored in this disk
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mem_used_total RO the amount of memory allocated for this disk
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-mem_used_max RW the maximum amount memory zram have consumed to
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- store compressed data
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+mem_used_max RW the maximum amount of memory zram have consumed to
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+ store the data (to reset this counter to the actual
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+ current value, write 1 to this attribute)
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mem_limit RW the maximum amount of memory ZRAM can use to store
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the compressed data
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pages_compacted RO the number of pages freed during compaction
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