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@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ as idle::
From now on, any pages on zram are idle pages. The idle mark
will be removed until someone requests access of the block.
IOW, unless there is access request, those pages are still idle pages.
+Additionally, when CONFIG_ZRAM_MEMORY_TRACKING is enabled pages can be
+marked as idle based on how long (in seconds) it's been since they were
+last accessed::
+
+ echo 86400 > /sys/block/zramX/idle
+
+In this example all pages which haven't been accessed in more than 86400
+seconds (one day) will be marked idle.
Admin can request writeback of those idle pages at right timing via::