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diff --git a/doc/reduce-memory.md b/doc/reduce-memory.md index dbe88d45f3..2710797ef3 100644 --- a/doc/reduce-memory.md +++ b/doc/reduce-memory.md @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ threads take up 8MiB for the thread stack on a 64-bit system, and 4MiB in a ## Linux specific -By default, glibc will create up to two heap arenas per core. This is known to cause excessive memory usage in some scenarios. To avoid this make a script that sets `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` before starting bitcoind: +By default, glibc's implementation of `malloc` may use more than one arena. This is known to cause excessive memory usage in some scenarios. To avoid this, make a script that sets `MALLOC_ARENA_MAX` before starting bitcoind: ```bash #!/usr/bin/env bash |