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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml')
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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml index 836a58a676..5705100ab2 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2016</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -1103,8 +1103,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <marker id="driver_binary_dec_refc"></marker> <p>Decrements the reference count on <c>bin</c> and returns the reference count reached after the decrement.</p> - <p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP - support is used.</p> + <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> <note> <p>The reference count of driver binary is normally to be decremented by calling <seealso marker="#driver_free_binary"> @@ -1124,8 +1123,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <desc> <marker id="driver_binary_get_refc"></marker> <p>Returns the current reference count on <c>bin</c>.</p> - <p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP - support is used.</p> + <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -1137,8 +1135,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <marker id="driver_binary_inc_refc"></marker> <p>Increments the reference count on <c>bin</c> and returns the reference count reached after the increment.</p> - <p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP - support is used.</p> + <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -1434,8 +1431,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <seealso marker="#driver_alloc_binary"> <c>driver_alloc_binary</c></seealso>. As binaries in Erlang are reference counted, the binary can still be around.</p> - <p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP - support is used.</p> + <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -1872,8 +1868,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <p>Resizes a driver binary, while keeping the data.</p> <p>Returns the resized driver binary on success. Returns <c>NULL</c> on failure (out of memory).</p> - <p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP - support is used.</p> + <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -1916,9 +1911,9 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> returned. Another thread can still be using the event object internally. To safely close an event object, call <c>driver_select</c> with <c>ERL_DRV_USE</c> and <c>on==0</c>, which - clears all events. Then call - <seealso marker="driver_entry#stop_select"> - <c>stop_select</c></seealso> when it is safe to close the event + clears all events and then either calls + <seealso marker="driver_entry#stop_select"><c>stop_select</c></seealso> + or schedules it to be called when it is safe to close the event object. <c>ERL_DRV_USE</c> is to be set together with the first event for an event object. It is harmless to set <c>ERL_DRV_USE</c> even if it already has been done. Clearing all events but keeping @@ -2039,7 +2034,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> <fsummary>Set and get limits for busy port message queue.</fsummary> <desc> <marker id="erl_drv_busy_msgq_limits"></marker> - <p>Sets and gets limits that will be used for controling the + <p>Sets and gets limits that will be used for controlling the busy state of the port message queue.</p> <p>The port message queue is set into a busy state when the amount of command data queued on the @@ -2112,7 +2107,7 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code> It is used to identify the condition variable in planned future debug functionality.</p> <p>Returns <c>NULL</c> on failure. The driver - creating the condition variable is responsibile for + creating the condition variable is responsible for destroying it before the driver is unloaded.</p> <p>This function is thread-safe.</p> </desc> |