linux-kernel - Re: why the count nr_file_pages is not equal to nr_inactive_file + nr_active

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Date:	Mon, 16 May 2016 11:57:20 +0200
From:	Michal Hocko <mhocko@...nel.org>
To:	Xishi Qiu <qiuxishi@...wei.com>
Cc:	Aaron Lu <aaron.lu@...el.com>, Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: why the count nr_file_pages is not equal to nr_inactive_file +
 nr_active_file ?

[Sorry I haven't noticed this answer before]

On Fri 13-05-16 15:31:42, Xishi Qiu wrote:
> On 2016/5/13 15:00, Aaron Lu wrote:
> 
> Hi Aaron,
> 
> Thanks for your reply, but I find the count of nr_shmem is very small
> in my system.

which kernel version is this? I remember that we used to account thp
pages as NR_FILE_PAGE as well in the past.

I didn't get to look at your number more closely though.
-- 
Michal Hocko
SUSE Labs