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diff --git a/manual/probes.texi b/manual/probes.texi index fc02ffddc9..8afcf14dd4 100644 --- a/manual/probes.texi +++ b/manual/probes.texi @@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ arguments. @section Memory Allocation Probes These probes are designed to signal relatively unusual situations within -the virtual memory subsystem of @theglibc{}. +the virtual memory subsystem of @theglibc{}. The location and the +availability of some probes depend on whether per-thread arenas are +enabled (the default) or disabled at the time @theglibc{} is compiled. @deftp Probe memory_arena_new (void *@var{$arg1}, size_t @var{$arg2}) This probe is triggered when @code{malloc} allocates and initializes an @@ -39,3 +41,82 @@ This probe is triggered when function @code{mallopt} is called to change the parameters is made. The arguments @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are the ones passed to the @code{mallopt} function. @end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_mxfast (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_MXFAST}, and the requested +value is in an acceptable range. Argument @var{$arg1} is the requested +value, and @var{$arg2} is the previous value of this @code{malloc} +parameter. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_trim_threshold (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, int @var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggere shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_TRIM_THRESHOLD}. Argument +@var{$arg1} is the requested value, @var{$arg2} is the previous value of +this @code{malloc} parameter, and @var{$arg3} is nonzero if dynamic +threshold adjustment was already disabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_top_pad (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, int @var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_TOP_PAD}. Argument +@var{$arg1} is the requested value, @var{$arg2} is the previous value of +this @code{malloc} parameter, and @var{$arg3} is nonzero if dynamic +threshold adjustment was already disabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_mmap_threshold (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, int @var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_MMAP_THRESHOLD}, and the +requested value is in an acceptable range. Argument @var{$arg1} is the +requested value, @var{$arg2} is the previous value of this @code{malloc} +parameter, and @var{$arg3} is nonzero if dynamic threshold adjustment +was already disabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_mmap_max (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}, int @var{$arg3}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_MMAP_MAX}. Argument +@var{$arg1} is the requested value, @var{$arg2} is the previous value of +this @code{malloc} parameter, and @var{$arg3} is nonzero if dynamic +threshold adjustment was already disabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_check_action (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_CHECK_ACTION}. Argument +@var{$arg1} is the requested value, and @var{$arg2} is the previous +value of this @code{malloc} parameter. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_perturb (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_PERTURB}. Argument +@var{$arg1} is the requested value, and @var{$arg2} is the previous +value of this @code{malloc} parameter. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_arena_test (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_ARENA_TEST}, and the +requested value is in an acceptable range. Argument @var{$arg1} is the +requested value, and @var{$arg2} is the previous value of this +@code{malloc} parameter. This probe is only available when per-thread +arenas are enabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_arena_max (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered shortly after the @code{memory_mallopt} probe, +when the parameter to be changed is @code{M_ARENA_MAX}, and the +requested value is in an acceptable range. Argument @var{$arg1} is the +requested value, and @var{$arg2} is the previous value of this +@code{malloc} parameter. This probe is only available when per-thread +arenas are enabled. +@end deftp + +@deftp Probe memory_mallopt_free_dyn_thresholds (int @var{$arg1}, int @var{$arg2}) +This probe is triggered when function @code{free} decides to adjust the +dynamic brk/mmap thresholds. Argument @var{$arg1} and @var{$arg2} are +the adjusted mmap and trim thresholds, respectively. +@end deftp |