The mm_stat file is read-only and represents device's mm
                statistics (orig_data_size, compr_data_size, etc.) in a format
                similar to block layer statistics file format.
+
+What:          /sys/block/zram<id>/debug_stat
+Date:          July 2016
+Contact:       Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>
+Description:
+               The debug_stat file is read-only and represents various
+               device's debugging info useful for kernel developers. Its
+               format is not documented intentionally and may change
+               anytime without any notice.
 
 pages_compacted   RO    the number of pages freed during compaction
                         (available only via zram<id>/mm_stat node)
 compact           WO    trigger memory compaction
+debug_stat        RO    this file is used for zram debugging purposes
 
 WARNING
 =======
 
        return ret;
 }
 
+static ssize_t debug_stat_show(struct device *dev,
+               struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+       int version = 1;
+       struct zram *zram = dev_to_zram(dev);
+       ssize_t ret;
+
+       down_read(&zram->init_lock);
+       ret = scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE,
+                       "version: %d\n%8llu\n",
+                       version,
+                       (u64)atomic64_read(&zram->stats.writestall));
+       up_read(&zram->init_lock);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(io_stat);
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(mm_stat);
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(debug_stat);
 ZRAM_ATTR_RO(num_reads);
 ZRAM_ATTR_RO(num_writes);
 ZRAM_ATTR_RO(failed_reads);
                zcomp_strm_release(zram->comp, zstrm);
                zstrm = NULL;
 
+               atomic64_inc(&zram->stats.writestall);
+
                handle = zs_malloc(meta->mem_pool, clen,
                                GFP_NOIO | __GFP_HIGHMEM);
                if (handle)
        &dev_attr_comp_algorithm.attr,
        &dev_attr_io_stat.attr,
        &dev_attr_mm_stat.attr,
+       &dev_attr_debug_stat.attr,
        NULL,
 };
 
 
        atomic64_t zero_pages;          /* no. of zero filled pages */
        atomic64_t pages_stored;        /* no. of pages currently stored */
        atomic_long_t max_used_pages;   /* no. of maximum pages stored */
+       atomic64_t writestall;          /* no. of write slow paths */
 };
 
 struct zram_meta {