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SubjectRe: [PATCH] A new entry for /proc
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 20:23:39 -0800, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> Mauricio Lin <mauriciolin@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Here is a new entry developed for /proc that prints for each process
> > memory area (VMA) the size of rss. The maps from original kernel is
> > able to present the virtual size for each vma, but not the physical
> > size (rss). This entry can provide an additional information for tools
> > that analyze the memory consumption. You can know the physical memory
> > size of each library used by a process and also the executable file.
> >
> > Take a look the output:
> > # cat /proc/877/smaps
> > 08048000-08132000 r-xp /usr/bin/xmms
> > Size: 936 kB
> > Rss: 788 kB
>
> This is potentially quite useful. I'd be interested in what others think of
> the idea and implementation.
>
> > Here is the patch:
>
> - It was wordwrapped. Mail the patch to yourself first, make sure it
> still applies.
>
> - Prepare patches with `diff -u'
OK.
>
> -
>
> > + extern struct seq_operations proc_pid_smaps_op;
>
> Put extern headers in .h files, not in .c.
OK.
>
>
> > + static void resident_mem_size(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long
> > start_address,
> > + unsigned long end_address, unsigned long *size) {
> > + pgd_t *pgd;
> > + pmd_t *pmd;
> > + pte_t *ptep, pte;
> > + unsigned long page;
>
> The identifier `page' is usually used for pointers to struct page. Please
> pick another name?
OK.
>
> > + if (pte_present(pte)) {
> > + *size += PAGE_SIZE;
> > + }
>
> We prefer to omit the braces if they enclose only a single statement.
>
> > + if (map->vm_file) {
> > + len = sizeof(void*) * 6 - len;
> > + if (len < 1)
> > + len = 1;
> > + seq_printf(m, "%*c", len, ' ');
> > + seq_path(m, file->f_vfsmnt, file->f_dentry, " \t\n\\");
> > + }
>
> hm, that's a bit bizarre. Isn't there a printf construct which will do the
> right-alignment for you? %8u? (See meminfo_read_proc())
OK, we will follow your suggestion. This was an informal PATCH, just
to present the idea of this work for the list. So the mistakes you
pointed will be fixed and I will send to the list a more formal PATCH
with the developers names attached. OK?
>
>
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