--- src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8.orig Sat Dec 6 09:20:15 2003 +++ src/sbin/mdconfig/mdconfig.8 Sat Dec 6 09:26:44 2003 @@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ Storage for this type of memory disk is allocated with .Xr malloc 9 . This limits the size to the malloc bucket limit in the kernel. +If the +.Fl o Cm reserve +option is not set, creating and filling a large +malloc-backed memory disk is a very easy way to +panic a system. .It Cm vnode A file specified with .Fl f Ar file