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@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@ Then there are a few specific features that are only available in llvm_mode:
 
     See llvm_mode/README.whitelist for more information.
 
+  OTHER
+  =====
+    - Setting export AFL_LLVM_NOT_ZERO=1 during compilation will use counters
+      that skip zero on overflow. This is the default for llvm >= 9,
+      however for llvm versions below that this will increase an unnecessary
+      slowdown due a performance issue that is only fixed in llvm 9+.
+      This feature increases path discovery by a little bit.
+
 Note that AFL_INST_RATIO will behave a bit differently than for afl-gcc,
 because functions are *not* instrumented unconditionally - so low values
 will have a more striking effect. For this tool, 0 is not a valid choice.