linux-kernel - Re: committed memory, mmaps and shms

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Date:	Fri, 13 Mar 2015 13:04:28 -0300
From:	Marcos Dione <mdione@...lic.org.ar>
To:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, marcos-david.dione@...deus.com,
	linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: committed memory, mmaps and shms

On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 03:09:58PM +0100, Michal Hocko wrote:
> Well, the memory management subsystem is rather complex and it is not
> really trivial to match all the possible combinations into simple
> counters.

    Yes, I imagine.

> I would be interested in the particular usecase where you want the
> specific information and it is important outside of debugging purposes.

    Well, now it's more sheer curiosity than anything else, except for
the Commited_AS, which is directly related to work. I personalyy prefer
to a) have a full picture in my head and b) have it documented somwhere,
if at least in this thread. 

	-- Marcos.
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