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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index f856b9ab86..16000191dc 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ core dump and no crash dump if an internal error is detected.</p> <p>Calling <c>erlang:halt/1</c> with a string argument will still - produce a crash dump.</p> + produce a crash dump. On Unix systems, sending an emulator process + a SIGUSR1 signal will also force a crash dump.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="+e"><c><![CDATA[+e Number]]></c></marker></tag> <item> @@ -1141,6 +1142,23 @@ <p>For more information, see <seealso marker="erlang#system_info_cpu_topology">erlang:system_info(cpu_topology)</seealso>.</p> </item> + <tag><marker id="+secio"><c>+secio true|false</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Enable or disable eager check I/O scheduling. The default + is currently <c>true</c>. The default was changed from <c>false</c> + to <c>true</c> as of erts version 7.0. The behaviour before this + flag was introduced corresponds to <c>+secio false</c>.</p> + <p>The flag effects when schedulers will check for I/O + operations possible to execute, and when such I/O operations + will execute. As the name of the parameter implies, + schedulers will be more eager to check for I/O when + <c>true</c> is passed. This however also implies that + execution of outstanding I/O operation will not be + prioritized to the same extent as when <c>false</c> is + passed.</p> + <p><seealso marker="erlang#system_info_eager_check_io"><c>erlang:system_info(eager_check_io)</c></seealso> + returns the value of this parameter used when starting the VM.</p> + </item> <tag><marker id="+sfwi"><c>+sfwi Interval</c></marker></tag> <item> <p>Set scheduler forced wakeup interval. All run queues will |