docs: ftrace: Clarify the RAM impact of buffer_size_kb
The current text could mislead the user into believing that the number of pages allocated by each CPU ring buffer is calculated by the round up of the division: buffer_size_kb / PAGE_SIZE. Clarifies that a few extra pages may be allocated to accommodate buffer management meta-data. Suggested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org> Suggested-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org> Reviewed-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@joelfernandes.org> Signed-off-by: Frank A. Cancio Bello <frank@generalsoftwareinc.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/6f33be5f3d60e5ffc061d8d2b329d3d3ccf22a8c.1577231751.git.frank@generalsoftwareinc.comSigned-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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