zram: remove max_comp_streams device attr

max_comp_streams device attribute has been defunct since May 2016 when
zram switched to per-CPU compression streams, remove it.

Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250303022425.285971-5-senozhatsky@chromium.org
Signed-off-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@chromium.org>
Cc: Hillf Danton <hdanton@sina.com>
Cc: Kairui Song <ryncsn@gmail.com>
Cc: Minchan Kim <minchan@kernel.org>
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Cc: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/zram.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/zram.rst
index 1576fb93f06c..9bdb30901a93 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/zram.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/blockdev/zram.rst
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ The list of possible return codes:
 If you use 'echo', the returned value is set by the 'echo' utility,
 and, in general case, something like::
 
-	echo 3 > /sys/block/zram0/max_comp_streams
+	echo foo > /sys/block/zram0/comp_algorithm
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		handle_error
 	fi
@@ -73,21 +73,7 @@ This creates 4 devices: /dev/zram{0,1,2,3}
 num_devices parameter is optional and tells zram how many devices should be
 pre-created. Default: 1.
 
-2) Set max number of compression streams
-========================================
-
-Regardless of the value passed to this attribute, ZRAM will always
-allocate multiple compression streams - one per online CPU - thus
-allowing several concurrent compression operations. The number of
-allocated compression streams goes down when some of the CPUs
-become offline. There is no single-compression-stream mode anymore,
-unless you are running a UP system or have only 1 CPU online.
-
-To find out how many streams are currently available::
-
-	cat /sys/block/zram0/max_comp_streams
-
-3) Select compression algorithm
+2) Select compression algorithm
 ===============================
 
 Using comp_algorithm device attribute one can see available and
@@ -107,7 +93,7 @@ Examples::
 For the time being, the `comp_algorithm` content shows only compression
 algorithms that are supported by zram.
 
-4) Set compression algorithm parameters: Optional
+3) Set compression algorithm parameters: Optional
 =================================================
 
 Compression algorithms may support specific parameters which can be
@@ -138,7 +124,7 @@ better the compression ratio, it even can take negatives values for some
 algorithms), for other algorithms `level` is acceleration level (the higher
 the value the lower the compression ratio).
 
-5) Set Disksize
+4) Set Disksize
 ===============
 
 Set disk size by writing the value to sysfs node 'disksize'.
@@ -158,7 +144,7 @@ There is little point creating a zram of greater than twice the size of memory
 since we expect a 2:1 compression ratio. Note that zram uses about 0.1% of the
 size of the disk when not in use so a huge zram is wasteful.
 
-6) Set memory limit: Optional
+5) Set memory limit: Optional
 =============================
 
 Set memory limit by writing the value to sysfs node 'mem_limit'.
@@ -177,7 +163,7 @@ Examples::
 	# To disable memory limit
 	echo 0 > /sys/block/zram0/mem_limit
 
-7) Activate
+6) Activate
 ===========
 
 ::
@@ -188,7 +174,7 @@ Examples::
 	mkfs.ext4 /dev/zram1
 	mount /dev/zram1 /tmp
 
-8) Add/remove zram devices
+7) Add/remove zram devices
 ==========================
 
 zram provides a control interface, which enables dynamic (on-demand) device
@@ -208,7 +194,7 @@ execute::
 
 	echo X > /sys/class/zram-control/hot_remove
 
-9) Stats
+8) Stats
 ========
 
 Per-device statistics are exported as various nodes under /sys/block/zram<id>/
@@ -228,8 +214,6 @@ mem_limit         	WO	specifies the maximum amount of memory ZRAM can
 writeback_limit   	WO	specifies the maximum amount of write IO zram
 				can write out to backing device as 4KB unit
 writeback_limit_enable  RW	show and set writeback_limit feature
-max_comp_streams  	RW	the number of possible concurrent compress
-				operations
 comp_algorithm    	RW	show and change the compression algorithm
 algorithm_params	WO	setup compression algorithm parameters
 compact           	WO	trigger memory compaction
@@ -310,7 +294,7 @@ a single line of text and contains the following stats separated by whitespace:
 		Unit: 4K bytes
  ============== =============================================================
 
-10) Deactivate
+9) Deactivate
 ==============
 
 ::
@@ -318,7 +302,7 @@ a single line of text and contains the following stats separated by whitespace:
 	swapoff /dev/zram0
 	umount /dev/zram1
 
-11) Reset
+10) Reset
 =========
 
 	Write any positive value to 'reset' sysfs node::