diff --git a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
index b15da41da9..93061fca9d 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	* gdb.texinfo (SVR4 Process Information): Document subcommands of
 	"info proc" that are already implemented.  Add index entries.
 	(Working Directory): Add a cross-reference to "info proc" command.
+	(Files): Add a tip for decreasing memory used for symtabs from
+	shared libraries.
 
 2004-10-12  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
 
diff --git a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
index c5b0a664c8..3c798be5f5 100644
--- a/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
+++ b/gdb/doc/gdb.texinfo
@@ -10453,6 +10453,16 @@ informs @value{GDBN} that a new library has been loaded.  If @var{mode}
 is @code{off}, symbols must be loaded manually, using the
 @code{sharedlibrary} command.  The default value is @code{on}.
 
+@cindex memory used for symbol tables
+If your program uses lots of shared libraries with debug info that
+takes large amounts of memory, you can decrease the @value{GDBN}
+memory footprint by preventing it from automatically loading the
+symbols from shared libraries.  To that end, type @kbd{set
+auto-solib-add off} before running the inferior, then load each
+library whose debug symbols you do need with @kbd{sharedlibrary
+@var{regexp}}, where @var{regexp} is a regular expresion that matches
+the libraries whose symbols you want to be loaded.
+
 @kindex show auto-solib-add
 @item show auto-solib-add
 Display the current autoloading mode.