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Date:   Wed, 18 Nov 2020 13:46:29 -0700
From:   Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
To:     Alex Shi <alex.shi@linux.alibaba.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs/vm: remove unused 3 items explanation for
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On Mon, 16 Nov 2020 17:51:22 +0800
Alex Shi <alex.shi@linux.alibaba.com> wrote:

> Commit 5647bc293ab1 ("mm: compaction: Move migration fail/success
> stats to migrate.c"), removed 3 items in /proc/vmstat. but the docs
> still has their explanation. let's remove them.
> 
> "compact_blocks_moved",
> "compact_pages_moved",
> "compact_pagemigrate_failed",

So a quick look says that the above-mentioned patch didn't remove those
three items; two of them were, instead, renamed.  Rather than just taking
out the old information, it seems we should actually update it to reflect
current reality?

Thanks,

jon