config.txt: pack.windowmemory limit applies per-thread

diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index c55c22ab7be94e798164a48622aca21dd4daa44f..99b5c6928b4409a9417adf696ae998b1eb03c602 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -1827,10 +1827,11 @@ pack.depth::
        maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 50.
 
 pack.windowMemory::
-       The window memory size limit used by linkgit:git-pack-objects[1]
-       when no limit is given on the command line.  The value can be
-       suffixed with "k", "m", or "g".  Defaults to 0, meaning no
-       limit.
+       The maximum size of memory that is consumed by each thread
+       in linkgit:git-pack-objects[1] for pack window memory when
+       no limit is given on the command line.  The value can be
+       suffixed with "k", "m", or "g".  When left unconfigured (or
+       set explicitly to 0), there will be no limit.
 
 pack.compression::
        An integer -1..9, indicating the compression level for objects