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author | Sverker Eriksson <[email protected]> | 2016-02-24 17:55:04 +0100 |
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committer | Sverker Eriksson <[email protected]> | 2016-02-24 17:55:04 +0100 |
commit | 03743cd4193a2ca97f9b9a52a25e63f616e8fc07 (patch) | |
tree | 9c1f4094a2105ec4bf19dd0d16e76b598d0e608d /erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml | |
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Merge branch 'master' into sverk/master/halt-INT_MIN
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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml index e717fc0c4e..241d4131d5 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml @@ -347,6 +347,16 @@ the driver does not handle sizes that overflow an <c>int</c> all will work as before.</p> </item> + <tag><marker id="time_measurement"/>Time Measurement</tag> + <item><p>Support for time measurement in drivers: + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTime"><c>ErlDrvTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTimeUnit"><c>ErlDrvTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#erl_drv_monotonic_time"><c>erl_drv_monotonic_time()</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#erl_drv_time_offset"><c>erl_drv_time_offset()</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#erl_drv_convert_time_unit"><c>erl_drv_convert_time_unit()</c></seealso></item> + </list></p> + </item> </taglist> </section> @@ -860,6 +870,24 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <seealso marker="#erl_drv_tsd_get">erl_drv_tsd_get()</seealso>. </p> </item> + <tag><marker id="ErlDrvTime"/>ErlDrvTime</tag> + <item> + <p>A signed 64-bit integer type for representation of time.</p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="ErlDrvTimeUnit"/>ErlDrvTimeUnit</tag> + <item> + <p>An enumeration of time units supported by the driver API:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>ERL_DRV_SEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Seconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_DRV_MSEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Milliseconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_DRV_USEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Microseconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_DRV_NSEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Nanoseconds</p></item> + </taglist> + </item> </taglist> </section> @@ -1023,6 +1051,11 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <fsummary>Read a system timestamp</fsummary> <desc> <marker id="driver_get_now"></marker> + <warning><p><em>This function is deprecated! Do not use it!</em> + Use <seealso marker="#erl_drv_monotonic_time"><c>erl_drv_monotonic_time()</c></seealso> + (perhaps in combination with + <seealso marker="#erl_drv_time_offset"><c>erl_drv_time_offset()</c></seealso>) + instead.</p></warning> <p>This function reads a timestamp into the memory pointed to by the parameter <c>now</c>. See the description of <seealso marker="#ErlDrvNowData">ErlDrvNowData</seealso> for specification of its fields. </p> @@ -1044,9 +1077,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <c>select</c>/<c>poll</c> can use). On windows, the Win32 API function <c>WaitForMultipleObjects</c> is used. This places other restrictions on the event object. - Refer to the Win32 SDK documentation. - On Enea OSE, the receive function is used. See the <seealso - marker="ose:ose_erl_driver"></seealso> for more details.</p> + Refer to the Win32 SDK documentation.</p> <p>The <c>on</c> parameter should be <c>1</c> for setting events and <c>0</c> for clearing them.</p> <p>The <c>mode</c> argument is a bitwise-or combination of @@ -1058,7 +1089,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <seealso marker="driver_entry#ready_output">ready_output</seealso>. </p> <note> - <p>Some OS (Windows and Enea OSE) do not differentiate between read and write events. + <p>Some OS (Windows) do not differentiate between read and write events. The call-back for a fired event then only depends on the value of <c>mode</c>.</p> </note> <p><c>ERL_DRV_USE</c> specifies if we are using the event object or if we want to close it. @@ -2133,6 +2164,53 @@ ERL_DRV_MAP int sz </func> <func> + <name><ret>void</ret><nametext>erl_drv_init_ack(ErlDrvPort port, ErlDrvData res)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Acknowledge the start of the port</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_init_ack"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>port</c></tag> + <item>The port handle of the port (driver instance) creating + doing the acknowledgment. + </item> + <tag><c>res</c></tag> + <item>The result of the port initialization. This can be the same values + as the return value of <seealso marker="driver_entry#start">start</seealso>, + i.e any of the error codes or the ErlDrvData that is to be used for this + port. + </item> + </taglist> + <p> + When this function is called the initiating erlang:open_port call is + returned as if the <seealso marker="driver_entry#start">start</seealso> + function had just been called. It can only be used when the + <seealso marker="driver_entry#driver_flags">ERL_DRV_FLAG_USE_INIT_ACK</seealso> + flag has been set on the linked-in driver. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>void</ret><nametext>erl_drv_set_os_pid(ErlDrvPort port, ErlDrvSInt pid)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Set the os_pid for the port</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_set_os_pid"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>port</c></tag> + <item>The port handle of the port (driver instance) to set the pid on. + </item> + <tag><c>pid</c></tag> + <item>The pid to set.</item> + </taglist> + <p> + Set the os_pid seen when doing erlang:port_info/2 on this port. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>erl_drv_thread_create(char *name, ErlDrvTid *tid, void * (*func)(void *), @@ -2997,6 +3075,86 @@ ERL_DRV_MAP int sz </desc> </func> + <func> + <name><ret>ErlDrvTime</ret><nametext>erl_drv_monotonic_time(ErlDrvTimeUnit time_unit)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Get Erlang Monotonic Time</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_monotonic_time"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>time_unit</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p> + Returns + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang + monotonic time</seealso>. Note that it is not uncommon with + negative values. + </p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_DRV_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument, or if called from a thread that is not a + scheduler thread.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTime"><c>ErlDrvTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTimeUnit"><c>ErlDrvTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>ErlDrvTime</ret><nametext>erl_drv_time_offset(ErlDrvTimeUnit time_unit)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Get current Time Offset</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_time_offset"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>time_unit</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p>Returns the current time offset between + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso> + and + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_System_Time">Erlang system time</seealso> + converted into the <c>time_unit</c> passed as argument.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_DRV_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument, or if called from a thread that is not a + scheduler thread.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTime"><c>ErlDrvTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTimeUnit"><c>ErlDrvTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>ErlDrvTime</ret><nametext>erl_drv_convert_time_unit(ErlDrvTime val, ErlDrvTimeUnit from, ErlDrvTimeUnit to)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Convert time unit of a time value</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_convert_time_unit"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>val</c></tag> + <item>Value to convert time unit for.</item> + <tag><c>from</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of <c>val</c>.</item> + <tag><c>to</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p>Converts the <c>val</c> value of time unit <c>from</c> to + the corresponding value of time unit <c>to</c>. The result is + rounded using the floor function.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_DRV_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTime"><c>ErlDrvTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlDrvTimeUnit"><c>ErlDrvTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + </funcs> <section> <title>SEE ALSO</title> |