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xz: Man page: Add more examples of LZMA2 options with BCJ filters.

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.\" This file has been put into the public domain.
.\" You can do whatever you want with this file.
.\"
.TH XZ 1 "2024-01-22" "Tukaani" "XZ Utils"
.TH XZ 1 "2024-01-23" "Tukaani" "XZ Utils"
.
.SH NAME
xz, unxz, xzcat, lzma, unlzma, lzcat \- Compress or decompress .xz and .lzma files
@ -1866,14 +1866,38 @@ Since the BCJ-filtered data is usually compressed with LZMA2,
the compression ratio may be improved slightly if
the LZMA2 options are set to match the
alignment of the selected BCJ filter.
For example, with the IA-64 filter, it's good to set
.B pb=4
or even
Examples:
.RS
.IP \(bu 3
IA-64 filter has 16-byte alignment so
.B pb=4,lp=4,lc=0
is good
with LZMA2 (2^4=16).
The x86 filter is an exception;
it's usually good to stick to LZMA2's default
four-byte alignment when compressing x86 executables.
.IP \(bu 3
RISC-V code has 2-byte or 4-byte alignment
depending on whether the file contains
16-bit compressed instructions (the C extension).
When 16-bit instructions are used,
.B pb=2,lp=1,lc=3
or
.B pb=1,lp=1,lc=3
is good.
When 16-bit instructions aren't present,
.B pb=2,lp=2,lc=2
is the best.
.B readelf \-h
can be used to check if "RVC"
appears on the "Flags" line.
.IP \(bu 3
ARM64 is always 4-byte aligned so
.B pb=2,lp=2,lc=2
is the best.
.IP \(bu 3
The x86 filter is an exception.
It's usually good to stick to LZMA2's defaults
.RB ( pb=2,lp=0,lc=3 )
when compressing x86 executables.
.RE
.IP ""
All BCJ filters support the same
.IR options :