Merge branch 'sv/sys_get_status' into ccase/r13b04_dev

* sv/sys_get_status:
  Teach sys:get_status/1,2 to call Mod:format_status/2
  gen_fsm: Fix format_status/2 to handle Pids

OTP-8324  The ability for the gen_server and gen_fsm callback modules to
          format their own state for display under the sys:get_status/1,2
          calls has been restored and documented. (Thanks to Steve
          Vinoski.)

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
index a395a8a415..10ead62073 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml
@@ -4,23 +4,21 @@
 <erlref>
   <header>
     <copyright>
-      <year>1996</year>
-      <year>2007</year>
-      <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
+      <year>1996</year><year>2009</year>
+      <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
     </copyright>
     <legalnotice>
-  The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
-  Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
-  compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
-  Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
-  retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
-
-  Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
-  basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
-  the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
-  under the License.
-
-  The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
+      The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
+      Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
+      compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
+      Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
+      retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
+    
+      Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
+      basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
+      the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
+      under the License.
+    
     </legalnotice>
 
     <title>sys</title>
@@ -237,6 +235,17 @@
       </type>
       <desc>
         <p>Gets the status of the process.</p>
+        <p>The value of <c>Misc</c> varies for different types of
+          processes. For example, a <c>gen_server</c> process returns
+          the callback module's state, and a <c>gen_fsm</c> process
+          returns information such as its current state name. Callback
+          modules for <c>gen_server</c> and <c>gen_fsm</c> can also
+          customise the value of <c>Misc</c> by exporting
+          a <c>format_status/2</c> function that contributes
+          module-specific information;
+          see <seealso marker="gen_server#format_status/2">gen_server:format_status/2</seealso>
+          and <seealso marker="gen_fsm#format_status/2">gen_fsm:format_status/2</seealso>
+          for more details.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>