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@@ -1419,6 +1419,30 @@ threadpool by setting the `'UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE'` environment variable to a value
`1419`	`1419`	greater than `4` (its current default value). For more information, see the
`1420`	`1420`	`[libuv threadpool documentation][].`
`1421`	`1421`
	`1422`	`+## Useful V8 options`
	`1423`	`+`
	`1424`	+V8 has its own set of CLI options. Any V8 CLI option that is provided to `node`
	`1425`	`+will be passed on to V8 to handle. V8's options have _no stability guarantee_.`
	`1426`	`+The V8 team themselves don't consider them to be part of their formal API,`
	`1427`	`+and reserve the right to change them at any time. Likewise, they are not`
	`1428`	`+covered by the Node.js stability guarantees. Many of the V8`
	`1429`	`+options are of interest only to V8 developers. Despite this, there is a small`
	`1430`	`+set of V8 options that are widely applicable to Node.js, and they are`
	`1431`	`+documented here:`
	`1432`	`+`
	`1433`	+### `--max-old-space-size=SIZE` (in Mbytes)
	`1434`	`+`
	`1435`	`+Sets the max memory size of V8's old memory section. As memory`
	`1436`	`+consumption approaches the limit, V8 will spend more time on`
	`1437`	`+garbage collection in an effort to free unused memory.`
	`1438`	`+`
	`1439`	`+On a machine with 2GB of memory, consider setting this to`
	`1440`	`+1536 (1.5GB) to leave some memory for other uses and avoid swapping.`
	`1441`	`+`
	`1442`	+```console
	`1443`	`+$ node --max-old-space-size=1536 index.js`
	`1444`	+```
	`1445`	`+`
`1422`	`1446`	[`--openssl-config`]: #cli_openssl_config_file
`1423`	`1447`	[`Buffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_buffer
`1424`	`1448`	[`SlowBuffer`]: buffer.html#buffer_class_slowbuffer

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