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diff --git a/src/rt/jemalloc/doc/jemalloc.xml.in b/src/rt/jemalloc/doc/jemalloc.xml.in index 09305801bab..abd5e6fcd0f 100644 --- a/src/rt/jemalloc/doc/jemalloc.xml.in +++ b/src/rt/jemalloc/doc/jemalloc.xml.in @@ -432,7 +432,14 @@ for (i = 0; i < nbins; i++) { referenced by the symbolic link named <filename class="symlink">/etc/malloc.conf</filename>, and the value of the environment variable <envar>MALLOC_CONF</envar>, will be interpreted, in - that order, from left to right as options.</para> + that order, from left to right as options. Note that + <varname>malloc_conf</varname> may be read before + <function>main<parameter/></function> is entered, so the declaration of + <varname>malloc_conf</varname> should specify an initializer that contains + the final value to be read by jemalloc. <varname>malloc_conf</varname> is + a compile-time setting, whereas <filename + class="symlink">/etc/malloc.conf</filename> and <envar>MALLOC_CONF</envar> + can be safely set any time prior to program invocation.</para> <para>An options string is a comma-separated list of option:value pairs. There is one key corresponding to each <link |