linux-kernel - [PATCH] docs: fix memory.low description in cgroup-v2.rst

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Message-ID: <20190925195604.2153529-1-jonhaslam@fb.com>
Date:   Wed, 25 Sep 2019 12:56:04 -0700
From:   Jon Haslam <jonhaslam@...com>
To:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>, <corbet@....net>,
        <hannes@...xchg.org>, <tj@...nel.org>, <guro@...com>,
        Jon Haslam <jonhaslam@...com>
Subject: [PATCH] docs: fix memory.low description in cgroup-v2.rst

The current cgroup-v2.rst file contains an incorrect description of when
memory is reclaimed from a cgroup that is using the 'memory.low'
mechanism. This fix simply corrects the text to reflect the actual
implementation.

Fixes: 7854207fe954 ("mm/docs: describe memory.low refinements")
Signed-off-by: Jon Haslam <jonhaslam@...com>
---
 Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
index 0fa8c0e615c2..26d1cde6b34a 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.rst
@@ -1117,8 +1117,8 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
 
 	Best-effort memory protection.  If the memory usage of a
 	cgroup is within its effective low boundary, the cgroup's
-	memory won't be reclaimed unless memory can be reclaimed
-	from unprotected cgroups.
+	memory won't be reclaimed unless there is no reclaimable
+	memory available in unprotected cgroups.
 
 	Effective low boundary is limited by memory.low values of
 	all ancestor cgroups. If there is memory.low overcommitment
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ Cpuset Interface Files
 
         It accepts only the following input values when written to.
 
-        "root"   - a paritition root
+        "root"   - a partition root
         "member" - a non-root member of a partition
 
 	When set to be a partition root, the current cgroup is the
-- 
2.17.1