+ <code class="function">mallctl*</code>(<em class="parameter"><code></code></em>) calls.</p></dd><dt><span class="term">
+
+ "<code class="mallctl">thread.tcache.enabled</code>"
+
+ (<span class="type">bool</span>)
+ <code class="literal">rw</code>
+ [<code class="option">--enable-tcache</code>]
+ </span></dt><dd><p>Enable/disable calling thread's tcache. The tcache is
+ implicitly flushed as a side effect of becoming
+ disabled (see
+ "<code class="mallctl">thread.tcache.flush</code>"
+ ).
+ </p></dd><dt><span class="term">
+
+ "<code class="mallctl">thread.tcache.flush</code>"
+
+ (<span class="type">void</span>)
+ <code class="literal">--</code>
+ [<code class="option">--enable-tcache</code>]
+ </span></dt><dd><p>Flush calling thread's tcache. This interface releases
+ all cached objects and internal data structures associated with the
+ calling thread's thread-specific cache. Ordinarily, this interface
+ need not be called, since automatic periodic incremental garbage
+ collection occurs, and the thread cache is automatically discarded when
+ a thread exits. However, garbage collection is triggered by allocation
+ activity, so it is possible for a thread that stops
+ allocating/deallocating to retain its cache indefinitely, in which case
+ the developer may find manual flushing useful.</p></dd><dt><a name="arena.i.purge"></a><span class="term">
+
+ "<code class="mallctl">arena.<i>.purge</code>"
+
+ (<span class="type">unsigned</span>)
+ <code class="literal">--</code>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>Purge unused dirty pages for arena <i>, or for
+ all arenas if <i> equals <a class="link" href="#arenas.narenas">
+ "<code class="mallctl">arenas.narenas</code>"
+ </a>.
+ </p></dd><dt><a name="arena.i.dss"></a><span class="term">
+
+ "<code class="mallctl">arena.<i>.dss</code>"
+
+ (<span class="type">const char *</span>)
+ <code class="literal">rw</code>
+ </span></dt><dd><p>Set the precedence of dss allocation as related to mmap
+ allocation for arena <i>, or for all arenas if <i> equals
+ <a class="link" href="#arenas.narenas">
+ "<code class="mallctl">arenas.narenas</code>"
+ </a>. See
+ <a class="link" href="#opt.dss">
+ "<code class="mallctl">opt.dss</code>"
+ </a> for supported
+ settings.
+ </p></dd><dt><a name="arenas.narenas"></a><span class="term">