docs: Clarify that we only support BDT and B link options Signed-off-by: Steve Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
diff --git a/HOWTO b/HOWTO index ab42540..58339e4 100644 --- a/HOWTO +++ b/HOWTO @@ -217,14 +217,21 @@ specially link your application. To link an application for hugepages, you should use the the ld.hugetlbfs script included with libhugetlbfs in place of your normal linker. Without any special options this will simply invoke GNU ld -with the same parameters. To link a program for hugepages, one of the -following options: +with the same parameters. + +To link a program for hugepages, one of the following options: + --hugetlbfs-link=B -Will link the application to store BSS data (only) into hugepages + +will link the application to store BSS data (only) into hugepages + --hugetlbfs-link=BDT -Will link the application to store text, initialized data and BSS data + +will link the application to store text, initialized data and BSS data into hugepages. +These are the only supported linking options. + The ld.hugetlbfs script will invoke the system linker with all the necessary options to link for hugepages, in particular selecting the right linker script. -- Steve Fox IBM Linux Technology Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Libhugetlbfs-devel mailing list Libhugetlbfs-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/libhugetlbfs-devel