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@@ -1374,6 +1374,22 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
The total amount of swap currently being used by the cgroup
and its descendants.
+ memory.swap.high
+ A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
+ cgroups. The default is "max".
+
+ Swap usage throttle limit. If a cgroup's swap usage exceeds
+ this limit, all its further allocations will be throttled to
+ allow userspace to implement custom out-of-memory procedures.
+
+ This limit marks a point of no return for the cgroup. It is NOT
+ designed to manage the amount of swapping a workload does
+ during regular operation. Compare to memory.swap.max, which
+ prohibits swapping past a set amount, but lets the cgroup
+ continue unimpeded as long as other memory can be reclaimed.
+
+ Healthy workloads are not expected to reach this limit.
+
memory.swap.max
A read-write single value file which exists on non-root
cgroups. The default is "max".
@@ -1387,6 +1403,10 @@ PAGE_SIZE multiple when read back.
otherwise, a value change in this file generates a file
modified event.
+ high
+ The number of times the cgroup's swap usage was over
+ the high threshold.
+
max
The number of times the cgroup's swap usage was about
to go over the max boundary and swap allocation