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@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ To clear the bits for the file mapped pages associated with the process
To clear the soft-dirty bit
> echo 4 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
+To reset the peak resident set size ("high water mark") to the process's
+current value:
+ > echo 5 > /proc/PID/clear_refs
+
Any other value written to /proc/PID/clear_refs will have no effect.
The /proc/pid/pagemap gives the PFN, which can be used to find the pageflags