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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/staging_vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/malloc_mmap_guard.h b/staging_vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/malloc_mmap_guard.h
index 3cf26202f9b..03e6d38c03c 100644
--- a/staging_vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/malloc_mmap_guard.h
+++ b/staging_vespalib/src/vespa/vespalib/util/malloc_mmap_guard.h
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ namespace vespalib {
/**
* Provides a hint to malloc implementation that all allocations in the scope of this guard
- * will use mmap directly for allocation larger than the givem limit.
+ * will use mmap directly for allocation larger than the given limit.
+ * NB !! Note that guards can not be nested. Intention is to use around third party libraries where
+ * you do not control allocation yourself.
* The effect is implementation dependent. vespamalloc applies this only for the calling thread.
**/
class MallocMmapGuard
@@ -24,4 +26,3 @@ private:
};
} // namespace vespalib
-