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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml index 2d8706169f..be0e406b9c 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml @@ -317,6 +317,17 @@ ok libraries might however fail if deprecated features are used. </p></item> + <tag><marker id="time_measurement"/>Time Measurement</tag> + <item><p>Support for time measurement in NIF libraries: + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTime"><c>ErlNifTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTimeUnit"><c>ErlNifTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#enif_monotonic_time"><c>enif_monotonic_time()</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#enif_time_offset"><c>enif_time_offset()</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#enif_convert_time_unit"><c>enif_convert_time_unit()</c></seealso></item> + </list></p> + </item> + <tag>Long-running NIFs</tag> <item><p><marker id="dirty_nifs"/>Native functions <seealso marker="#lengthy_work"> @@ -560,6 +571,25 @@ typedef enum { <item><p>A native signed 64-bit integer type.</p></item> <tag><marker id="ErlNifUInt64"/>ErlNifUInt64</tag> <item><p>A native unsigned 64-bit integer type.</p></item> + + <tag><marker id="ErlNifTime"/>ErlNifTime</tag> + <item> + <p>A signed 64-bit integer type for representation of time.</p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="ErlNifTimeUnit"/>ErlNifTimeUnit</tag> + <item> + <p>An enumeration of time units supported by the NIF API:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>ERL_NIF_SEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Seconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_NIF_MSEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Milliseconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_NIF_USEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Microseconds</p></item> + <tag><c>ERL_NIF_NSEC</c></tag> + <item><p>Nanoseconds</p></item> + </taglist> + </item> </taglist> </section> @@ -723,7 +753,7 @@ typedef enum { <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_list_length(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, unsigned* len)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Get the length of list <c>term</c></fsummary> <desc><p>Set <c>*len</c> to the length of list <c>term</c> and return true, - or return false if <c>term</c> is not a list.</p></desc> + or return false if <c>term</c> is not a proper list.</p></desc> </func> <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_long(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, long int* ip)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Read an long integer term</fsummary> @@ -1486,6 +1516,88 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &iter); <desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_tsd_set">erl_drv_tsd_set</seealso>. </p></desc> </func> + + + <func> + <name><ret>ErlNifTime</ret><nametext>enif_monotonic_time(ErlNifTimeUnit time_unit)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Get Erlang Monotonic Time</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="enif_monotonic_time"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>time_unit</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p> + Returns + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang + monotonic time</seealso>. Note that it is not uncommon with + negative values. + </p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_NIF_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument, or if called from a thread that is not a + scheduler thread.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTime"><c>ErlNifTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTimeUnit"><c>ErlNifTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>ErlNifTime</ret><nametext>enif_time_offset(ErlNifTimeUnit time_unit)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Get current Time Offset</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="enif_time_offset"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>time_unit</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p>Returns the current time offset between + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso> + and + <seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_System_Time">Erlang system time</seealso> + converted into the <c>time_unit</c> passed as argument.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_NIF_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument, or if called from a thread that is not a + scheduler thread.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTime"><c>ErlNifTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTimeUnit"><c>ErlNifTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>ErlNifTime</ret><nametext>enif_convert_time_unit(ErlNifTime val, ErlNifTimeUnit from, ErlNifTimeUnit to)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Convert time unit of a time value</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="enif_convert_time_unit"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>val</c></tag> + <item>Value to convert time unit for.</item> + <tag><c>from</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of <c>val</c>.</item> + <tag><c>to</c></tag> + <item>Time unit of returned value.</item> + </taglist> + <p>Converts the <c>val</c> value of time unit <c>from</c> to + the corresponding value of time unit <c>to</c>. The result is + rounded using the floor function.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ERL_NIF_TIME_ERROR</c> if called with an invalid + time unit argument.</p> + <p>See also:</p> + <list> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTime"><c>ErlNifTime</c></seealso></item> + <item><seealso marker="#ErlNifTimeUnit"><c>ErlNifTimeUnit</c></seealso></item> + </list> + </desc> + </func> + </funcs> <section> <title>SEE ALSO</title> |