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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/bcache.txt | 12 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devices.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt | 2 |
4 files changed, 11 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/bcache.txt b/Documentation/bcache.txt index 77db8809bd96..b3a7e7d384f6 100644 --- a/Documentation/bcache.txt +++ b/Documentation/bcache.txt @@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ cache<0..n> Symlink to each of the cache devices comprising this cache set. cache_available_percent - Percentage of cache device free. + Percentage of cache device which doesn't contain dirty data, and could + potentially be used for writeback. This doesn't mean this space isn't used + for clean cached data; the unused statistic (in priority_stats) is typically + much lower. clear_stats Clears the statistics associated with this cache @@ -423,8 +426,11 @@ nbuckets Total buckets in this cache priority_stats - Statistics about how recently data in the cache has been accessed. This can - reveal your working set size. + Statistics about how recently data in the cache has been accessed. + This can reveal your working set size. Unused is the percentage of + the cache that doesn't contain any data. Metadata is bcache's + metadata overhead. Average is the average priority of cache buckets. + Next is a list of quantiles with the priority threshold of each. written Sum of all data that has been written to the cache; comparison with diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt index 08f01e79c41a..b9015912bca6 100644 --- a/Documentation/devices.txt +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt @@ -498,12 +498,8 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. Each device type has 5 bits (32 minors). - 13 block 8-bit MFM/RLL/IDE controller - 0 = /dev/xda First XT disk whole disk - 64 = /dev/xdb Second XT disk whole disk - - Partitions are handled in the same way as IDE disks - (see major number 3). + 13 block Previously used for the XT disk (/dev/xdN) + Deleted in kernel v3.9. 14 char Open Sound System (OSS) 0 = /dev/mixer Mixer control diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt index 6e3b18a8afc6..2fe6e767b3d6 100644 --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -3351,9 +3351,6 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted. plus one apbt timer for broadcast timer. x86_mrst_timer=apbt_only | lapic_and_apbt - xd= [HW,XT] Original XT pre-IDE (RLL encoded) disks. - xd_geo= See header of drivers/block/xd.c. - xen_emul_unplug= [HW,X86,XEN] Unplug Xen emulated devices Format: [unplug0,][unplug1] diff --git a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt index 97d45f276fe6..eaf32a1fd0b1 100644 --- a/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt +++ b/Documentation/m68k/kernel-options.txt @@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ Valid names are: /dev/sdd: -> 0x0830 (forth SCSI disk) /dev/sde: -> 0x0840 (fifth SCSI disk) /dev/fd : -> 0x0200 (floppy disk) - /dev/xda: -> 0x0c00 (first XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) - /dev/xdb: -> 0x0c40 (second XT disk, unused in Linux/m68k) The name must be followed by a decimal number, that stands for the partition number. Internally, the value of the number is just |