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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml index 15b78ffa10..70775b9f0f 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2002</year><year>2015</year> + <year>2002</year><year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ <item>Allocator used for ETS data.</item> <tag><c>driver_alloc</c></tag> <item>Allocator used for driver data.</item> + <tag><c>literal_alloc</c></tag> + <item>Allocator used for constant terms in Erlang code.</item> <tag><c>sl_alloc</c></tag> <item>Allocator used for memory blocks that are expected to be short-lived.</item> @@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ <tag><c>fix_alloc</c></tag> <item>A fast allocator used for some frequently used fixed size data types.</item> + <tag><c>exec_alloc</c></tag> + <item>Allocator used by hipe for native executable code + on specific architectures (x86_64).</item> <tag><c>std_alloc</c></tag> <item>Allocator used for most memory blocks not allocated via any of the other allocators described above.</item> @@ -77,8 +82,9 @@ instead of creating new segments. This in order to reduce the number of system calls made.</item> </taglist> - <p><c>sys_alloc</c> is always enabled and - cannot be disabled. <c>mseg_alloc</c> is always enabled if it is + <p><c>sys_alloc</c> and <c>literal_alloc</c> are always enabled and + cannot be disabled. <c>exec_alloc</c> is only available if it is needed + and cannot be disabled. <c>mseg_alloc</c> is always enabled if it is available and an allocator that uses it is enabled. All other allocators can be <seealso marker="#M_e">enabled or disabled</seealso>. By default all allocators are enabled. @@ -250,11 +256,13 @@ <item><c>E: ets_alloc</c></item> <item><c>F: fix_alloc</c></item> <item><c>H: eheap_alloc</c></item> + <item><c>I: literal_alloc</c></item> <item><c>L: ll_alloc</c></item> <item><c>M: mseg_alloc</c></item> <item><c>R: driver_alloc</c></item> <item><c>S: sl_alloc</c></item> <item><c>T: temp_alloc</c></item> + <item><c>X: exec_alloc</c></item> <item><c>Y: sys_alloc</c></item> </list> <p>The following flags are available for configuration of @@ -563,6 +571,25 @@ set to <c>false</c>, <c>sys_alloc</c> carriers will never be created by allocators using the <c>alloc_util</c> framework.</item> </taglist> + <p>The following flag is special for <c>literal_alloc</c>:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><marker id="MIscs"/><c><![CDATA[+MIscs <size in MB>]]></c></tag> + <item> + <c>literal_alloc</c> super carrier size (in MB). The amount of + <em>virtual</em> address space reserved for literal terms in + Erlang code on 64-bit architectures. The default is 1024 (1GB) + and is usually sufficient. The flag is ignored on 32-bit + architectures.</item> + </taglist> + <p>The following flag is special for <c>exec_alloc</c>:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><marker id="MIscs"/><c><![CDATA[+MXscs <size in MB>]]></c></tag> + <item> + <c>exec_alloc</c> super carrier size (in MB). The amount of + <em>virtual</em> address space reserved for native executable code + used by hipe on specific architectures (x86_64). The default is 512 MB. + </item> + </taglist> <p>Instrumentation flags:</p> <taglist> <tag><marker id="Mim"/><c>+Mim true|false</c></tag> |