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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-bdi | 14 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-bdi b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-bdi index 68b5d4018c2f..580f723de049 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-bdi +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-bdi @@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ Description: be trusted to play fair. (read-write) + +What: /sys/class/bdi/<bdi>/max_bytes +Date: October 2022 +Contact: Stefan Roesch <shr@devkernel.io> +Description: + Allows limiting a particular device to use not more than the + given 'max_bytes' of the write-back cache. This is useful in + situations where we want to avoid one device taking all or + most of the write-back cache. For example in case of an NFS + mount that is prone to get stuck, a FUSE mount which cannot be + trusted to play fair, or a nbd device. + + (read-write) + What: /sys/class/bdi/<bdi>/strict_limit Date: October 2022 Contact: Stefan Roesch <shr@devkernel.io> |