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diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi index ebdb562..e264e91 100644 --- a/manual/tunables.texi +++ b/manual/tunables.texi @@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ following tunables in the @code{malloc} namespace: @deftp Tunable glibc.malloc.check This tunable supersedes the @env{MALLOC_CHECK_} environment variable and is -identical in features. +identical in features. This tunable has no effect by default and needs the +debug library @file{libc_malloc_debug.so} to be preloaded using the +@code{LD_PRELOAD} environment variable. Setting this tunable to a non-zero value less than 4 enables a special (less efficient) memory allocator for the @code{malloc} family of functions that is |