Browse Source

Add V8 options to man page

v0.7.4-release
Ryan Dahl 14 years ago
parent
commit
4ed6688010
  1. 322
      doc/node.1

322
doc/node.1

@ -53,6 +53,328 @@ If set to 1 then modules will load in their own global contexts.
.IP NODE_DISABLE_COLORS
If set to 1 then colors will not be used in the REPL.
.SH V8 OPTIONS
--crankshaft (use crankshaft)
type: bool default: false
--hydrogen_filter (hydrogen use/trace filter)
type: string default:
--use_hydrogen (use generated hydrogen for compilation)
type: bool default: true
--build_lithium (use lithium chunk builder)
type: bool default: true
--alloc_lithium (use lithium register allocator)
type: bool default: true
--use_lithium (use lithium code generator)
type: bool default: true
--use_range (use hydrogen range analysis)
type: bool default: true
--eliminate_dead_phis (eliminate dead phis)
type: bool default: true
--use_gvn (use hydrogen global value numbering)
type: bool default: true
--use_peeling (use loop peeling)
type: bool default: false
--use_canonicalizing (use hydrogen instruction canonicalizing)
type: bool default: true
--use_inlining (use function inlining)
type: bool default: true
--limit_inlining (limit code size growth from inlining)
type: bool default: true
--eliminate_empty_blocks (eliminate empty blocks)
type: bool default: true
--loop_invariant_code_motion (loop invariant code motion)
type: bool default: true
--time_hydrogen (timing for hydrogen)
type: bool default: false
--trace_hydrogen (trace generated hydrogen to file)
type: bool default: false
--trace_inlining (trace inlining decisions)
type: bool default: false
--trace_alloc (trace register allocator)
type: bool default: false
--trace_range (trace range analysis)
type: bool default: false
--trace_gvn (trace global value numbering)
type: bool default: false
--trace_representation (trace representation types)
type: bool default: false
--stress_pointer_maps (pointer map for every instruction)
type: bool default: false
--stress_environments (environment for every instruction)
type: bool default: false
--deopt_every_n_times (deoptimize every n times a deopt point is passed)
type: int default: 0
--process_arguments_object (try to deal with arguments object)
type: bool default: true
--trap_on_deopt (put a break point before deoptimizing)
type: bool default: false
--deoptimize_uncommon_cases (deoptimize uncommon cases)
type: bool default: true
--polymorphic_inlining (polymorphic inlining)
type: bool default: true
--aggressive_loop_invariant_motion (aggressive motion of instructions out of loops)
type: bool default: true
--use_osr (use on-stack replacement)
type: bool default: true
--trace_osr (trace on-stack replacement)
type: bool default: false
--stress_runs (number of stress runs)
type: int default: 0
--optimize_closures (optimize closures)
type: bool default: true
--debug_code (generate extra code (assertions) for debugging)
type: bool default: false
--code_comments (emit comments in code disassembly)
type: bool default: false
--emit_branch_hints (emit branch hints)
type: bool default: false
--peephole_optimization (perform peephole optimizations in assembly code)
type: bool default: true
--print_peephole_optimization (print peephole optimizations in assembly code)
type: bool default: false
--enable_sse2 (enable use of SSE2 instructions if available)
type: bool default: true
--enable_sse3 (enable use of SSE3 instructions if available)
type: bool default: true
--enable_sse4_1 (enable use of SSE4.1 instructions if available)
type: bool default: true
--enable_cmov (enable use of CMOV instruction if available)
type: bool default: true
--enable_rdtsc (enable use of RDTSC instruction if available)
type: bool default: true
--enable_sahf (enable use of SAHF instruction if available (X64 only))
type: bool default: true
--enable_vfp3 (enable use of VFP3 instructions if available (ARM only))
type: bool default: true
--enable_armv7 (enable use of ARMv7 instructions if available (ARM only))
type: bool default: true
--expose_natives_as (expose natives in global object)
type: string default: NULL
--expose_debug_as (expose debug in global object)
type: string default: NULL
--expose_gc (expose gc extension)
type: bool default: false
--expose_externalize_string (expose externalize string extension)
type: bool default: false
--stack_trace_limit (number of stack frames to capture)
type: int default: 10
--disable_native_files (disable builtin natives files)
type: bool default: false
--inline_new (use fast inline allocation)
type: bool default: true
--stack_trace_on_abort (print a stack trace if an assertion failure occurs)
type: bool default: true
--trace (trace function calls)
type: bool default: false
--defer_negation (defer negation operation)
type: bool default: true
--mask_constants_with_cookie (use random jit cookie to mask large constants)
type: bool default: true
--lazy (use lazy compilation)
type: bool default: true
--trace_opt (trace lazy optimization)
type: bool default: false
--trace_opt_stats (trace lazy optimization statistics)
type: bool default: false
--opt (use adaptive optimizations)
type: bool default: true
--opt_eagerly (be more eager when adaptively optimizing)
type: bool default: false
--always_opt (always try to optimize functions)
type: bool default: false
--prepare_always_opt (prepare for turning on always opt)
type: bool default: false
--debug_info (add debug information to compiled functions)
type: bool default: true
--deopt (support deoptimization)
type: bool default: true
--trace_deopt (trace deoptimization)
type: bool default: false
--strict (strict error checking)
type: bool default: false
--min_preparse_length (minimum length for automatic enable preparsing)
type: int default: 1024
--full_compiler (enable dedicated backend for run-once code)
type: bool default: true
--always_full_compiler (try to use the dedicated run-once backend for all code)
type: bool default: false
--trace_bailout (print reasons for falling back to using the classic V8 backend)
type: bool default: false
--safe_int32_compiler (enable optimized side-effect-free int32 expressions.)
type: bool default: true
--use_flow_graph (perform flow-graph based optimizations)
type: bool default: false
--compilation_cache (enable compilation cache)
type: bool default: true
--loop_peeling (Peel off the first iteration of loops.)
type: bool default: false
--remote_debugging (enable remote debugging)
type: bool default: false
--trace_debug_json (trace debugging JSON request/response)
type: bool default: false
--debugger_auto_break (automatically set the debug break flag when debugger commands are in the queue)
type: bool default: true
--enable_liveedit (enable liveedit experimental feature)
type: bool default: true
--stack_size (default size of stack region v8 is allowed to use (in KkBytes))
type: int default: 1024
--max_stack_trace_source_length (maximum length of function source code printed in a stack trace.)
type: int default: 300
--always_inline_smi_code (always inline smi code in non-opt code)
type: bool default: false
--max_new_space_size (max size of the new generation (in kBytes))
type: int default: 0
--max_old_space_size (max size of the old generation (in Mbytes))
type: int default: 0
--max_executable_size (max size of executable memory (in Mbytes))
type: int default: 0
--gc_global (always perform global GCs)
type: bool default: false
--gc_interval (garbage collect after <n> allocations)
type: int default: -1
--trace_gc (print one trace line following each garbage collection)
type: bool default: false
--trace_gc_nvp (print one detailed trace line in name=value format after each garbage collection)
type: bool default: false
--print_cumulative_gc_stat (print cumulative GC statistics in name=value format on exit)
type: bool default: false
--trace_gc_verbose (print more details following each garbage collection)
type: bool default: false
--collect_maps (garbage collect maps from which no objects can be reached)
type: bool default: true
--flush_code (flush code that we expect not to use again before full gc)
type: bool default: true
--use_idle_notification (Use idle notification to reduce memory footprint.)
type: bool default: true
--use_ic (use inline caching)
type: bool default: true
--native_code_counters (generate extra code for manipulating stats counters)
type: bool default: false
--always_compact (Perform compaction on every full GC)
type: bool default: false
--never_compact (Never perform compaction on full GC - testing only)
type: bool default: false
--cleanup_ics_at_gc (Flush inline caches prior to mark compact collection.)
type: bool default: true
--cleanup_caches_in_maps_at_gc (Flush code caches in maps during mark compact cycle.)
type: bool default: true
--random_seed (Default seed for initializing random generator (0, the default, means to use system random).)
type: int default: 0
--canonicalize_object_literal_maps (Canonicalize maps for object literals.)
type: bool default: true
--use_big_map_space (Use big map space, but don't compact if it grew too big.)
type: bool default: true
--max_map_space_pages (Maximum number of pages in map space which still allows to encode forwarding pointers. That's actually a constant, but it's useful to control it with a flag for better testing.)
type: int default: 65535
--h (print this message)
type: bool default: false
--new_snapshot (use new snapshot implementation)
type: bool default: true
--use_verbose_printer (allows verbose printing)
type: bool default: true
--allow_natives_syntax (allow natives syntax)
type: bool default: false
--strict_mode (allow strict mode directives)
type: bool default: true
--optimize_ast (optimize the ast)
type: bool default: true
--trace_sim (Trace simulator execution)
type: bool default: false
--check_icache (Check icache flushes in ARM simulator)
type: bool default: false
--stop_sim_at (Simulator stop after x number of instructions)
type: int default: 0
--sim_stack_alignment (Stack alingment in bytes in simulator (4 or 8, 8 is default))
type: int default: 8
--trace_exception (print stack trace when throwing exceptions)
type: bool default: false
--preallocate_message_memory (preallocate some memory to build stack traces.)
type: bool default: false
--preemption (activate a 100ms timer that switches between V8 threads)
type: bool default: false
--trace_regexps (trace regexp execution)
type: bool default: false
--regexp_optimization (generate optimized regexp code)
type: bool default: true
--regexp_entry_native (use native code to enter regexp)
type: bool default: true
--testing_bool_flag (testing_bool_flag)
type: bool default: true
--testing_int_flag (testing_int_flag)
type: int default: 13
--testing_float_flag (float-flag)
type: float default: 2.500000
--testing_string_flag (string-flag)
type: string default: Hello, world!
--testing_prng_seed (Seed used for threading test randomness)
type: int default: 42
--testing_serialization_file (file in which to serialize heap)
type: string default: /tmp/serdes
--help (Print usage message, including flags, on console)
type: bool default: true
--dump_counters (Dump counters on exit)
type: bool default: false
--debugger (Enable JavaScript debugger)
type: bool default: false
--remote_debugger (Connect JavaScript debugger to the debugger agent in another process)
type: bool default: false
--debugger_agent (Enable debugger agent)
type: bool default: false
--debugger_port (Port to use for remote debugging)
type: int default: 5858
--map_counters (Map counters to a file)
type: string default: NULL
--js_arguments (Pass all remaining arguments to the script. Alias for "--".)
type: arguments default:
--debug_compile_events (Enable debugger compile events)
type: bool default: true
--debug_script_collected_events (Enable debugger script collected events)
type: bool default: true
--gdbjit (enable GDBJIT interface (disables compacting GC))
type: bool default: false
--gdbjit_full (enable GDBJIT interface for all code objects)
type: bool default: false
--gdbjit_dump (dump elf objects with debug info to disk)
type: bool default: false
--log (Minimal logging (no API, code, GC, suspect, or handles samples).)
type: bool default: false
--log_all (Log all events to the log file.)
type: bool default: false
--log_runtime (Activate runtime system %Log call.)
type: bool default: false
--log_api (Log API events to the log file.)
type: bool default: false
--log_code (Log code events to the log file without profiling.)
type: bool default: false
--log_gc (Log heap samples on garbage collection for the hp2ps tool.)
type: bool default: false
--log_handles (Log global handle events.)
type: bool default: false
--log_snapshot_positions (log positions of (de)serialized objects in the snapshot.)
type: bool default: false
--log_suspect (Log suspect operations.)
type: bool default: false
--log_producers (Log stack traces of JS objects allocations.)
type: bool default: false
--prof (Log statistical profiling information (implies --log-code).)
type: bool default: false
--prof_auto (Used with --prof, starts profiling automatically)
type: bool default: true
--prof_lazy (Used with --prof, only does sampling and logging when profiler is active (implies --noprof_auto).)
type: bool default: false
--prof_browser_mode (Used with --prof, turns on browser-compatible mode for profiling.)
type: bool default: true
--log_regexp (Log regular expression execution.)
type: bool default: false
--sliding_state_window (Update sliding state window counters.)
type: bool default: false
--logfile (Specify the name of the log file.)
type: string default: v8.log
--ll_prof (Enable low-level linux profiler.)
type: bool default: false
.SH RESOURCES AND DOCUMENTATION
See the website for documentation http://nodejs.org/

Loading…
Cancel
Save