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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 2465f49581..b04f2b008e 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -2955,7 +2955,10 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <p>The total amount of memory currently allocated for the emulator that is not directly related to any Erlang process. Memory presented as <c>processes</c> is not - included in this memory.</p> + included in this memory. <seealso marker="tools:instrument"> + <c>instrument(3)</c></seealso> can be used to + get a more detailed breakdown of what memory is part + of this type.</p> </item> <tag><c>atom</c></tag> <item> @@ -4687,7 +4690,7 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code> <p>The default <c>message_queue_data</c> process flag is determined by command-line argument <seealso marker="erl#+hmqd"> <c>+hmqd</c></seealso> in <c>erl(1)</c>.</p> - <p>If the process potentially can get many messages, + <p>If the process potentially can get many messages in its queue, you are advised to set the flag to <c>off_heap</c>. This because a garbage collection with many messages placed on the heap can become extremely expensive and the process can @@ -4960,11 +4963,15 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code> <tag><c>{binary, <anno>BinInfo</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p><c><anno>BinInfo</anno></c> is a list containing miscellaneous - information about binaries currently referred to by this - process. This <c><anno>InfoTuple</anno></c> can be changed or + information about binaries on the heap of this + process. + This <c><anno>InfoTuple</anno></c> can be changed or removed without prior notice. In the current implementation <c><anno>BinInfo</anno></c> is a list of tuples. The tuples contain; <c>BinaryId</c>, <c>BinarySize</c>, <c>BinaryRefcCount</c>.</p> + <p>The message queue is on the heap depending on the + process flag <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"> + <c>message_queue_data</c></seealso>.</p> </item> <tag><c>{catchlevel, <anno>CatchLevel</anno>}</c></tag> <item> @@ -8869,6 +8876,10 @@ hello </pre> <p>See also <seealso marker="#binary_to_term/1"> <c>binary_to_term/1</c></seealso>.</p> + <note> + <p>There is no guarantee that this function will return + the same encoded representation for the same term.</p> + </note> </desc> </func> |