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diff --git a/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt b/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt index aadfe60391b7..2604ffed51db 100644 --- a/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt +++ b/Documentation/blockdev/zram.txt @@ -42,7 +42,21 @@ will not take any effect, because single stream compression backend implemented as a special case and does not support dynamic max_comp_streams. Only multi stream backend supports dynamic max_comp_streams adjustment. -3) Set Disksize +3) Select compression algorithm + Using comp_algorithm device attribute one can see available and + currently selected (shown in square brackets) compression algortithms, + change selected compression algorithm (once the device is initialised + there is no way to change compression algorithm). + + Examples: + #show supported compression algorithms + cat /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm + lzo [lz4] + + #select lzo compression algorithm + echo lzo > /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm + +4) Set Disksize Set disk size by writing the value to sysfs node 'disksize'. The value can be either in bytes or you can use mem suffixes. Examples: @@ -59,14 +73,14 @@ There is little point creating a zram of greater than twice the size of memory since we expect a 2:1 compression ratio. Note that zram uses about 0.1% of the size of the disk when not in use so a huge zram is wasteful. -4) Activate: +5) Activate: mkswap /dev/zram0 swapon /dev/zram0 mkfs.ext4 /dev/zram1 mount /dev/zram1 /tmp -5) Stats: +6) Stats: Per-device statistics are exported as various nodes under /sys/block/zram<id>/ disksize @@ -81,11 +95,11 @@ size of the disk when not in use so a huge zram is wasteful. compr_data_size mem_used_total -6) Deactivate: +7) Deactivate: swapoff /dev/zram0 umount /dev/zram1 -7) Reset: +8) Reset: Write any positive value to 'reset' sysfs node echo 1 > /sys/block/zram0/reset echo 1 > /sys/block/zram1/reset |