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Docs/mm/damon/design: update for changed filter-default behavior
Update the design documentation for changed DAMOS filters default allowance behaviors. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250304211913.53574-10-sj@kernel.org Signed-off-by: SeongJae Park <sj@kernel.org> Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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@ -631,9 +631,10 @@ When multiple filters are installed, the group of filters that handled by the
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core layer are evaluated first. After that, the group of filters that handled
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by the operations layer are evaluated. Filters in each of the groups are
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evaluated in the installed order. If a part of memory is matched to one of the
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filter, next filters are ignored. If the memory passes through the filters
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filter, next filters are ignored. If the part passes through the filters
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evaluation stage because it is not matched to any of the filters, applying the
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scheme's action to it is allowed, same to the behavior when no filter exists.
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scheme's action to it depends on the last filter's allowance type. If the last
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filter was for allowing, the part of memory will be rejected, and vice versa.
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For example, let's assume 1) a filter for allowing anonymous pages and 2)
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another filter for rejecting young pages are installed in the order. If a page
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@ -645,11 +646,6 @@ second reject-filter blocks it. If the page is neither anonymous nor young,
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the page will pass through the filters evaluation stage since there is no
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matching filter, and the action will be applied to the page.
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Note that the action can equally be applied to memory that either explicitly
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filter-allowed or filters evaluation stage passed. It means that installing
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allow-filters at the end of the list makes no practical change but only
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filters-checking overhead.
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Below ``type`` of filters are currently supported.
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- Core layer handled
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