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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml index e71b48bd92..dfddbb18ea 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <description> <p>As of erts version 5.5.3 the driver interface has been extended (see <seealso marker="driver_entry#extended_marker">extended marker</seealso>). - The extended interface introduce + The extended interface introduces <seealso marker="erl_driver#version_management">version management</seealso>, the possibility to pass capability flags (see <seealso marker="driver_entry#driver_flags">driver flags</seealso>) @@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ <note> <p>Old drivers (compiled with an <c>erl_driver.h</c> from an earlier erts version than 5.5.3) have to be recompiled - (but does not have to use the extended interface).</p> + (but do not have to use the extended interface).</p> </note> <p>The <c>driver_entry</c> structure is a C struct that all erlang - drivers defines. It contains entry points for the erlang driver + drivers define. It contains entry points for the erlang driver that are called by the erlang emulator when erlang code accesses the driver.</p> <p> <marker id="emulator"></marker> The <seealso marker="driver_entry">erl_driver</seealso> driver - API functions needs a port handle + API functions need a port handle that identifies the driver instance (and the port in the emulator). This is only passed to the <c>start</c> function, but not to the other functions. The <c>start</c> function returns a driver-defined handle that is passed to the other functions. A - common practice is to have the <c>start</c> function allocating + common practice is to have the <c>start</c> function allocate some application-defined structure and stash the <c>port</c> handle in it, to use it later with the driver API functions.</p> <p>The driver call-back functions are called synchronously from the @@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { added to the driver list.) The driver should return 0, or if the driver can't initialize, -1.</p> </item> - <tag><marker id="start"/>int (*start)(ErlDrvPort port, char* command)</tag> + <tag><marker id="start"/>ErlDrvData (*start)(ErlDrvPort port, char* command)</tag> <item> <p>This is called when the driver is instantiated, when <c>open_port/2</c> is called. The driver should return a @@ -188,7 +188,9 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { <p>This is called when the port is closed, with <c>port_close/1</c> or <c>Port ! {self(), close}</c>. Note that terminating the port owner process also closes the - port.</p> + port. If <c>drv_data</c> is a pointer to memory allocated in + <c>start</c>, then <c>stop</c> is the place to deallocate that + memory.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="output"/>void (*output)(ErlDrvData drv_data, char *buf, int len)</tag> <item> @@ -217,6 +219,10 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { completes, write to the pipe (use <c>SetEvent</c> on 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 + reality it should be rare (and OS dependant), but a robust driver + must nevertheless be able to handle such cases.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="driver_name"/>char *driver_name</tag> <item> @@ -233,7 +239,7 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { </item> <tag>void *handle</tag> <item> - <p>This field is reserved for the emulators internal use. The + <p>This field is reserved for the emulator's internal use. The emulator will modify this field; therefore, it is important that the <c>driver_entry</c> isn't declared <c>const</c>.</p> </item> @@ -397,7 +403,7 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { <tag>void *handle2</tag> <item> <p> - This field is reserved for the emulators internal use. The + This field is reserved for the emulator's internal use. The emulator will modify this field; therefore, it is important that the <c>driver_entry</c> isn't declared <c>const</c>. </p> |