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Message-ID: <20241101164313.1073238-3-mcanal@igalia.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2024 13:38:42 -0300
From: Maíra Canal <mcanal@...lia.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>,
Barry Song <baohua@...nel.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@....com>,
Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...ux.alibaba.com>,
Lance Yang <ioworker0@...il.com>
Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org,
dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
kernel-dev@...lia.com,
Maíra Canal <mcanal@...lia.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 1/5] mm: fix docs for the kernel parameter ``thp_anon=``
If we add ``thp_anon=32,64K:always`` to the kernel command line, we
will see the following error:
[ 0.000000] huge_memory: thp_anon=32,64K:always: error parsing string, ignoring setting
This happens because the correct format isn't ``thp_anon=<size>,<size>[KMG]:<state>```,
as [KMG] must follow each number to especify its unit. So, the correct
format is ``thp_anon=<size>[KMG],<size>[KMG]:<state>```.
Therefore, adjust the documentation to reflect the correct format of the
parameter ``thp_anon=``.
Fixes: dd4d30d1cdbe ("mm: override mTHP "enabled" defaults at kernel cmdline")
Signed-off-by: Maíra Canal <mcanal@...lia.com>
Acked-by: Barry Song <baohua@...nel.org>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 2 +-
Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 1518343bbe22..1666576acc0e 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -6688,7 +6688,7 @@
0: no polling (default)
thp_anon= [KNL]
- Format: <size>,<size>[KMG]:<state>;<size>-<size>[KMG]:<state>
+ Format: <size>[KMG],<size>[KMG]:<state>;<size>[KMG]-<size>[KMG]:<state>
state is one of "always", "madvise", "never" or "inherit".
Control the default behavior of the system with respect
to anonymous transparent hugepages.
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
index 5caa3fb2feb1..abdf10a1c7db 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/mm/transhuge.rst
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ control by passing the parameter ``transparent_hugepage=always`` or
kernel command line.
Alternatively, each supported anonymous THP size can be controlled by
-passing ``thp_anon=<size>,<size>[KMG]:<state>;<size>-<size>[KMG]:<state>``,
+passing ``thp_anon=<size>[KMG],<size>[KMG]:<state>;<size>[KMG]-<size>[KMG]:<state>``,
where ``<size>`` is the THP size (must be a power of 2 of PAGE_SIZE and
supported anonymous THP) and ``<state>`` is one of ``always``, ``madvise``,
``never`` or ``inherit``.
--
2.46.2
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