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| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml | 7 |
2 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index bc38055b62..287346340c 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -5316,7 +5316,11 @@ ok As of erts version 5.6.1 the return value is a list of <c>{instance, InstanceNo, InstanceInfo}</c> tuples where <c>InstanceInfo</c> contains information about - a specific instance of the allocator. + a specific instance of the allocator. As of erts version + 5.10.4 the returned list when calling + <c>erlang:system_info({allocator, mseg_alloc})</c> also + include an <c>{erts_mmap, _}</c> tuple as one element + in the list. If <c><anno>Alloc</anno></c> is not a recognized allocator, <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c><anno>Alloc</anno></c> is disabled, <c>false</c> is returned.</p> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml index a0ec89f398..49ee740a73 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml @@ -332,8 +332,11 @@ Set super carrier size (in MB). The super carrier size defaults to zero; i.e, the super carrier is by default disabled. The super carrier is a large continuous area in the virtual address space. - The system will always try to create new carriers in the super - carrier. + <c>mseg_alloc</c> will always try to create new carriers in the super + carrier if it exists. Note that the <c>alloc_util</c> framework may + create <c>sys_alloc</c> carriers. For more information on this, see the + documentation of the <seealso marker="#MMsco"><c>+MMsco</c></seealso> + flag. <br/><br/> <em>NOTE</em>: The super carrier cannot be enabled nor disabled on halfword heap systems. This flag will be |