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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml
index bad20d6343..ae7f264d0c 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml
@@ -247,14 +247,10 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry {
something that the <c>WaitForMultipleObjects</c> API
function understands). (Some trickery in the emulator allows
more than the built-in limit of 64 <c>Events</c> to be used.)</p>
- <p>On Enea OSE the <c>event</c> is one or more signals that can
- be retrieved using <seealso marker="ose:ose_erl_driver#erl_drv_ose_get_signal">erl_drv_ose_get_signal</seealso>.</p>
<p>To use this with threads and asynchronous routines, create a
- pipe on unix, an Event on Windows or a unique signal number on
- Enea OSE. When the routine
+ pipe on unix and an Event on Windows. When the routine
completes, write to the pipe (use <c>SetEvent</c> on
- Windows or send a message to the emulator process on Enea OSE),
- this will make the emulator call
+ Windows), this will make the emulator call
<c>ready_input</c> or <c>ready_output</c>.</p>
<p>Spurious events may happen. That is, calls to <c>ready_input</c>
or <c>ready_output</c> even though no real events are signaled. In
@@ -441,7 +437,14 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry {
<seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_busy_msgq_limits">erl_drv_busy_msgq_limits()</seealso>
function.
</item>
- </taglist>
+ <tag><c>ERL_DRV_FLAG_USE_INIT_ACK</c></tag>
+ <item>When this flag is given the linked-in driver has to manually
+ acknowledge that the port has been successfully started using
+ <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_init_ack">erl_drv_init_ack()</seealso>.
+ This allows the implementor to make the erlang:open_port exit with
+ badarg after some initial asynchronous initialization has been done.
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</item>
<tag>void *handle2</tag>
<item>