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diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md index c1158491f0..40a57c4bc6 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.md +++ b/docs/configuration.md @@ -391,9 +391,8 @@ Apart from these, the following properties are also available, and may be useful <td>spark.shuffle.externalSorting</td> <td>true</td> <td> - If set to "true", spills in-memory maps used for shuffles to disk when a memory threshold is reached. This - threshold is specified by <code>spark.shuffle.memoryFraction</code>. Enable this especially for memory-intensive - applications. + If set to "true", limits the amount of memory used during reduces by spilling data out to disk. This spilling + threshold is specified by <code>spark.shuffle.memoryFraction</code>. </td> </tr> <tr> |