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@@ -1384,6 +1384,30 @@ threadpool by setting the `'UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE'` environment variable to a value
`1384`	`1384`	greater than `4` (its current default value). For more information, see the
`1385`	`1385`	`[libuv threadpool documentation][].`
`1386`	`1386`
	`1387`	`+## Useful V8 options`
	`1388`	`+`
	`1389`	+V8 has its own set of CLI options. Any V8 CLI option that is provided to `node`
	`1390`	`+will be passed on to V8 to handle. V8's options have _no stability guarantee_.`
	`1391`	`+The V8 team themselves don't consider them to be part of their formal API,`
	`1392`	`+and reserve the right to change them at any time. Likewise, they are not`
	`1393`	`+covered by the Node.js stability guarantees. Many of the V8`
	`1394`	`+options are of interest only to V8 developers. Despite this, there is a small`
	`1395`	`+set of V8 options that are widely applicable to Node.js, and they are`
	`1396`	`+documented here:`
	`1397`	`+`
	`1398`	+### `--max-old-space-size=SIZE` (in Mbytes)
	`1399`	`+`
	`1400`	`+Sets the max memory size of V8's old memory section. As memory`
	`1401`	`+consumption approaches the limit, V8 will spend more time on`
	`1402`	`+garbage collection in an effort to free unused memory.`
	`1403`	`+`
	`1404`	`+On a machine with 2GB of memory, consider setting this to`
	`1405`	`+1536 (1.5GB) to leave some memory for other uses and avoid swapping.`
	`1406`	`+`
	`1407`	+```console
	`1408`	`+$ node --max-old-space-size=1536 index.js`
	`1409`	+```
	`1410`	`+`
`1387`	`1411`	[`--openssl-config`]: #cli_openssl_config_file
`1388`	`1412`	[`Buffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer
`1389`	`1413`	[`SlowBuffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_slowbuffer

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