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  • Add a 90GiB example to the tidb_server_memory_limit description in system-variables.md.
  • Clarify the documented unit-format example without changing the supported formats.

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  • Documentation
    • Clarified that tidb_server_memory_limit accepts memory values with explicit units.
    • Added a 90GiB configuration example.

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The tidb_server_memory_limit documentation now includes explicit memory units with a 90GiB example.

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Memory limit documentation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Document memory-size syntax
system-variables.md
Adds a 90GiB example while retaining the existing byte-range and unit rules.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

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