linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] writeback: Adding pages_dirtied and pages_entered

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Message-ID: <AANLkTik9AMf1pmsguB843UC9Qq6KxBcWiN_qyeiDPp1O@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:05:57 -0700
From:	Michael Rubin <mrubin@...gle.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-mm@...ck.org, jack@...e.cz, david@...morbit.com, hch@....de,
	axboe@...nel.dk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] writeback: Adding pages_dirtied and 
	pages_entered_writeback

On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 1:24 PM, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
> On Wed,  4 Aug 2010 17:43:24 -0700
> Michael Rubin <mrubin@...gle.com> wrote:
> Wait.  These counters appear in /proc/vmstat.  So why create standalone
> /proc/sys/vm files as well?

I did not know they would show up in /proc/vmstat.

I thought it made sense to put them in /proc/sys/vm since the other
writeback controls are there.
but have no problems just adding them to /prov/vmstat if that makes more sense.

mrubin
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