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authorJason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>2014-03-31 16:33:19 (GMT)
committerJason Evans <jasone@canonware.com>2014-03-31 16:33:19 (GMT)
commit46c0af68bd248b04df75e4f92d5fb804c3d75340 (patch)
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parent8a26eaca7f4c95771ecbf096caeeba14fbe1122f (diff)
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diff --git a/doc/jemalloc.xml.in b/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
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--- a/doc/jemalloc.xml.in
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@@ -1439,8 +1439,12 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
<listitem><para>Set the precedence of dss allocation as related to mmap
allocation for arena &lt;i&gt;, or for all arenas if &lt;i&gt; equals
<link
- linkend="arenas.narenas"><mallctl>arenas.narenas</mallctl></link>. See
- <link linkend="opt.dss"><mallctl>opt.dss</mallctl></link> for supported
+ linkend="arenas.narenas"><mallctl>arenas.narenas</mallctl></link>. Note
+ that even during huge allocation this setting is read from the arena
+ that would be chosen for small or large allocation so that applications
+ can depend on consistent dss versus mmap allocation regardless of
+ allocation size. See <link
+ linkend="opt.dss"><mallctl>opt.dss</mallctl></link> for supported
settings.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>