Note that systemd/udev leaks memory where-as the eudev fork of udev does not.

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+++ b/README
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ instead of the kernel. However, if the /dev management system breaks, stops
 working, or changes to a new one, dhcpcd should still try and continue to work.
 To facilitate this, dhcpcd allows a plugin to load to instruct dhcpcd when it
 can use an interface. As of the time of writing only udev support is included.
-You can disable this with --without-dev, or without-udev
+You can disable this with --without-dev, or without-udev.
+NOTE: in Gentoo at least, sys-fs/udev as provided by systemd leaks memory
+sys-fs/eudev, the fork of udev does not and as such is recommended.
 
 To shrink dhcpcd you can disable IPv4 or IPv6:
        --disable-inet