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diff --git a/deps/jemalloc/INSTALL b/deps/jemalloc/INSTALL
index 8d3968745..cce3ed711 100644
--- a/deps/jemalloc/INSTALL
+++ b/deps/jemalloc/INSTALL
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ any of the following arguments (not a definitive list) to 'configure':
will cause files to be installed into /usr/local/include, /usr/local/lib,
and /usr/local/man.
+--with-version=<major>.<minor>.<bugfix>-<nrev>-g<gid>
+ Use the specified version string rather than trying to generate one (if in
+ a git repository) or use existing the VERSION file (if present).
+
--with-rpath=<colon-separated-rpath>
Embed one or more library paths, so that libjemalloc can find the libraries
it is linked to. This works only on ELF-based systems.
@@ -84,6 +88,14 @@ any of the following arguments (not a definitive list) to 'configure':
versions of jemalloc can coexist in the same installation directory. For
example, libjemalloc.so.0 becomes libjemalloc<suffix>.so.0.
+--with-malloc-conf=<malloc_conf>
+ Embed <malloc_conf> as a run-time options string that is processed prior to
+ the malloc_conf global variable, the /etc/malloc.conf symlink, and the
+ MALLOC_CONF environment variable. For example, to change the default chunk
+ size to 256 KiB:
+
+ --with-malloc-conf=lg_chunk:18
+
--disable-cc-silence
Disable code that silences non-useful compiler warnings. This is mainly
useful during development when auditing the set of warnings that are being
@@ -194,6 +206,11 @@ any of the following arguments (not a definitive list) to 'configure':
most extreme case increases physical memory usage for the 16 KiB size class
to 20 KiB.
+--disable-syscall
+ Disable use of syscall(2) rather than {open,read,write,close}(2). This is
+ intended as a workaround for systems that place security limitations on
+ syscall(2).
+
--with-xslroot=<path>
Specify where to find DocBook XSL stylesheets when building the
documentation.
@@ -315,6 +332,15 @@ LDFLAGS="?"
PATH="?"
'configure' uses this to find programs.
+In some cases it may be necessary to work around configuration results that do
+not match reality. For example, Linux 4.5 added support for the MADV_FREE flag
+to madvise(2), which can cause problems if building on a host with MADV_FREE
+support and deploying to a target without. To work around this, use a cache
+file to override the relevant configuration variable defined in configure.ac,
+e.g.:
+
+ echo "je_cv_madv_free=no" > config.cache && ./configure -C
+
=== Advanced compilation =======================================================
To build only parts of jemalloc, use the following targets: