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index b34467b..441c1a4 100644
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@@ -368,6 +368,15 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
object. This constraint can apply to both growth and
shrinkage.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><constant>ALLOCM_ARENA(<parameter>a</parameter>)
+ </constant></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Use the arena specified by the index
+ <parameter>a</parameter>. This macro does not validate that
+ <parameter>a</parameter> specifies an arena in the valid
+ range.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
@@ -785,15 +794,29 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) {
chunk size is 4 MiB (2^22).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="opt.dss">
+ <term>
+ <mallctl>opt.dss</mallctl>
+ (<type>const char *</type>)
+ <literal>r-</literal>
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>dss (<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sbrk</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>) allocation precedence as
+ related to <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mmap</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> allocation. The following
+ settings are supported: &ldquo;disabled&rdquo;, &ldquo;primary&rdquo;,
+ and &ldquo;secondary&rdquo; (default).</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="opt.narenas">
<term>
<mallctl>opt.narenas</mallctl>
(<type>size_t</type>)
<literal>r-</literal>
</term>
- <listitem><para>Maximum number of arenas to use. The default maximum
- number of arenas is four times the number of CPUs, or one if there is a
- single CPU.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Maximum number of arenas to use for automatic
+ multiplexing of threads and arenas. The default is four times the
+ number of CPUs, or one if there is a single CPU.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="opt.lg_dirty_mult">
@@ -1149,11 +1172,8 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
<literal>rw</literal>
</term>
<listitem><para>Get or set the arena associated with the calling
- thread. The arena index must be less than the maximum number of arenas
- (see the <link
- linkend="arenas.narenas"><mallctl>arenas.narenas</mallctl></link>
- mallctl). If the specified arena was not initialized beforehand (see
- the <link
+ thread. If the specified arena was not initialized beforehand (see the
+ <link
linkend="arenas.initialized"><mallctl>arenas.initialized</mallctl></link>
mallctl), it will be automatically initialized as a side effect of
calling this interface.</para></listitem>
@@ -1245,13 +1265,40 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
the developer may find manual flushing useful.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry id="arena.i.purge">
+ <term>
+ <mallctl>arena.&lt;i&gt;.purge</mallctl>
+ (<type>unsigned</type>)
+ <literal>--</literal>
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>Purge unused dirty pages for arena &lt;i&gt;, or for
+ all arenas if &lt;i&gt; equals <link
+ linkend="arenas.narenas"><mallctl>arenas.narenas</mallctl></link>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry id="arena.i.dss">
+ <term>
+ <mallctl>arena.&lt;i&gt;.dss</mallctl>
+ (<type>const char *</type>)
+ <literal>rw</literal>
+ </term>
+ <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
+ settings.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="arenas.narenas">
<term>
<mallctl>arenas.narenas</mallctl>
(<type>unsigned</type>)
<literal>r-</literal>
</term>
- <listitem><para>Maximum number of arenas.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Current limit on number of arenas.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id="arenas.initialized">
@@ -1370,6 +1417,16 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
for all arenas if none is specified.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
+ <mallctl>arenas.extend</mallctl>
+ (<type>unsigned</type>)
+ <literal>r-</literal>
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>Extend the array of arenas by appending a new arena,
+ and returning the new arena index.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry id="prof.active">
<term>
<mallctl>prof.active</mallctl>
@@ -1540,6 +1597,20 @@ malloc_conf = "xmalloc:true";]]></programlisting>
<varlistentry>
<term>
+ <mallctl>stats.arenas.&lt;i&gt;.dss</mallctl>
+ (<type>const char *</type>)
+ <literal>r-</literal>
+ </term>
+ <listitem><para>dss (<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sbrk</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>) allocation precedence as
+ related to <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mmap</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> allocation. See <link
+ linkend="opt.dss"><mallctl>opt.dss</mallctl></link> for details.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term>
<mallctl>stats.arenas.&lt;i&gt;.nthreads</mallctl>
(<type>unsigned</type>)
<literal>r-</literal>