From: Anthony D'Atri Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:35:22 +0000 (-0700) Subject: doc/dev: define what mempools we use in bluestore X-Git-Tag: v18.0.0~1064^2 X-Git-Url: http://git-server-git.apps.pok.os.sepia.ceph.com/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=refs%2Fpull%2F45571%2Fhead;p=ceph.git doc/dev: define what mempools we use in bluestore doc/dev: define what mempools we use in bluestore Signed-off-by: Anthony D'Atri --- diff --git a/doc/dev/mempool_accounting.rst b/doc/dev/mempool_accounting.rst index 1ec8fd6d7901..3d3e082f3eb0 100644 --- a/doc/dev/mempool_accounting.rst +++ b/doc/dev/mempool_accounting.rst @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ What is a mempool? ------------------ A memory pool is a method for accounting the consumption of memory of -a set of containers. +Memory pools (mempools) show the details of memory consumption of C++ classes and containers, which can then be used to assess memory leaks, and other insights around memory usage with low overhead. Each memory pool tracks the number of bytes and items it contains. Memory pools are statically declared and serves the purpose of identifying memory related checks in BlueStore.