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diff --git a/doc/relnotes/1_11_14.rst b/doc/relnotes/1_11_14.rst index 600f6dae1..f3a2527ad 100644 --- a/doc/relnotes/1_11_14.rst +++ b/doc/relnotes/1_11_14.rst @@ -7,3 +7,12 @@ Version 1.11.14, Not Yet Released finalized is not yet enabled by the default policy, and the ciphersuite numbers used are in the experimental range and may conflict with other uses. + +* The memory allocator available on Unix systems which uses mmap and + mlock to lock a pool of memory now checks an environment variable + BOTAN_MLOCK_POOL_SIZE. If this is set to a smaller value then the + library would originally have allocated the user specified size is + used. You can also set it to zero to disable the pool entirely. + Previously the allocator would consume all available mlocked memory, + this allows botan to coexist with an application which wants to + mlock memory of its own. |