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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt index 95ccbe6d79ce..b4ad97f10b8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/vm.txt @@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ max_map_count: This file contains the maximum number of memory map areas a process may have. Memory map areas are used as a side-effect of calling -malloc, directly by mmap and mprotect, and also when loading shared -libraries. +malloc, directly by mmap, mprotect, and madvise, and also when loading +shared libraries. While most applications need less than a thousand maps, certain programs, particularly malloc debuggers, may consume lots of them, |