@@ -292,6 +292,23 @@ struct damos_watermarks {
* @nr_applied: Total number of regions that the scheme is applied.
* @sz_applied: Total size of regions that the scheme is applied.
* @qt_exceeds: Total number of times the quota of the scheme has exceeded.
+ *
+ * "Tried an action to a region" in this context means the DAMOS core logic
+ * determined the region as eligible to apply the action. The access pattern
+ * (&struct damos_access_pattern), quotas (&struct damos_quota), watermarks
+ * (&struct damos_watermarks) and filters (&struct damos_filter) that handled
+ * on core logic can affect this. The core logic asks the operation set
+ * (&struct damon_operations) to apply the action to the region.
+ *
+ * "Applied an action to a region" in this context means the operation set
+ * (&struct damon_operations) successfully applied the action to the region, at
+ * least to a part of the region. The filters (&struct damos_filter) that
+ * handled on operation set layer and type of the action and pages of the
+ * region can affect this. For example, if a filter is set to exclude
+ * anonymous pages and the region has only anonymous pages, the region will be
+ * failed at applying the action. If the action is &DAMOS_PAGEOUT and all
+ * pages of the region are already paged out, the region will be failed at
+ * applying the action.
*/
struct damos_stat {
unsigned long nr_tried;
DAMOS stat kernel-doc documentation is using somewhat implicit terms. Without reading the code, understanding it correctly is not that easy. Add the clarification on the kernel-doc comment. Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org> --- include/linux/damon.h | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)