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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst index 64aeee1009ca..fdc9c99437d1 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/vm.rst @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Currently, these files are in /proc/sys/vm: - overcommit_memory - overcommit_ratio - page-cluster +- page_lock_unfairness - panic_on_oom - percpu_pagelist_fraction - stat_interval @@ -741,6 +742,14 @@ extra faults and I/O delays for following faults if they would have been part of that consecutive pages readahead would have brought in. +page_lock_unfairness +==================== + +This value determines the number of times that the page lock can be +stolen from under a waiter. After the lock is stolen the number of times +specified in this file (default is 5), the "fair lock handoff" semantics +will apply, and the waiter will only be awakened if the lock can be taken. + panic_on_oom ============ |