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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index c25c9eeedb..ea94a4e82b 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -495,24 +495,35 @@ <c><![CDATA[werl]]></c>, not <c><![CDATA[erl]]></c> (<c><![CDATA[oldshell]]></c>). Note also that <c><![CDATA[Ctrl-Break]]></c> is used instead of <c><![CDATA[Ctrl-C]]></c> on Windows.</p> </item> - <tag><marker id="+c"><c><![CDATA[+c]]></c></marker></tag> - <item> - <p>Disable compensation for sudden changes of system time.</p> - <p>Normally, <c><![CDATA[erlang:now/0]]></c> will not immediately reflect - sudden changes in the system time, in order to keep timers - (including <c><![CDATA[receive-after]]></c>) working. Instead, the time - maintained by <c><![CDATA[erlang:now/0]]></c> is slowly adjusted towards - the new system time. (Slowly means in one percent adjustments; - if the time is off by one minute, the time will be adjusted - in 100 minutes.)</p> - <p>When the <c><![CDATA[+c]]></c> option is given, this slow adjustment - will not take place. Instead <c><![CDATA[erlang:now/0]]></c> will always - reflect the current system time. Note that timers are based - on <c><![CDATA[erlang:now/0]]></c>. If the system time jumps, timers - then time out at the wrong time.</p> - <p><em>NOTE</em>: You can check whether the adjustment is enabled or - disabled by calling - <seealso marker="erlang#system_info_tolerant_timeofday">erlang:system_info(tolerant_timeofday)</seealso>.</p> + <tag><marker id="+c"><c><![CDATA[+c true | false]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Enable or disable + <seealso marker="time_correction#Time_Correction">time correction</seealso>:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>true</c></tag> + <item><p>Enable time correction. This is the default if + time correction is supported on the specific platform.</p></item> + + <tag><c>false</c></tag> + <item><p>Disable time correction.</p></item> + </taglist> + <p>For backwards compatibility, the boolean value can be omitted. + This is interpreted as <c>+c false</c>. + </p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="+C_"><c><![CDATA[+C no_time_warp | single_time_warp | multi_time_warp]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Set + <seealso marker="time_correction#Time_Warp_Modes">time warp mode</seealso>: + </p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>no_time_warp</c></tag> + <item><p><seealso marker="time_correction#No_Time_Warp_Mode">No Time Warp Mode</seealso> (the default)</p></item> + <tag><c>single_time_warp</c></tag> + <item><p><seealso marker="time_correction#Single_Time_Warp_Mode">Single Time Warp Mode</seealso></p></item> + <tag><c>multi_time_warp</c></tag> + <item><p><seealso marker="time_correction#Multi_Time_Warp_Mode">Multi Time Warp Mode</seealso></p></item> + </taglist> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[+d]]></c></tag> <item> |