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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index ea753cfaaf..4cf5631727 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -5194,6 +5194,27 @@ ok
</func>
<func>
<name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="3"/>
+ <fsummary>Set system flag dirty CPU schedulers online</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p><marker id="system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online"></marker>
+ Sets the amount of dirty CPU schedulers online. Valid range is
+ <![CDATA[1 <= DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline <= N]]> where <c>N</c> is the
+ lesser of the return values of <c>erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</c> and
+ <c>erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>Returns the old value of the flag.</p>
+ <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and
+ that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in
+ order to try the functionality out.</p>
+ <p>For more information see
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso>
+ and
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="4"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag fullsweep_after</fsummary>
<desc>
<p><c><anno>Number</anno></c> is a non-negative integer which indicates
@@ -5211,7 +5232,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="4"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag min_heap_size</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Sets the default minimum heap size for processes. The
@@ -5226,7 +5247,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag min_bin_vheap_size</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Sets the default minimum binary virtual heap size for processes. The
@@ -5241,7 +5262,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag multi_scheduling</fsummary>
<desc>
<p><marker id="system_flag_multi_scheduling"></marker>
@@ -5279,7 +5300,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/>
<type name="scheduler_bind_type"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_bind_type</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -5399,7 +5420,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_wall_time</fsummary>
<desc><p><marker id="system_flag_scheduler_wall_time"></marker>
Turns on/off scheduler wall time measurements. </p>
@@ -5409,7 +5430,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag schedulers_online</fsummary>
<desc>
<p><marker id="system_flag_schedulers_online"></marker>
@@ -5425,7 +5446,7 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/>
+ <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="11"/>
<fsummary>Set system flag trace_control_word</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Sets the value of the node's trace control word to
@@ -5785,6 +5806,71 @@ ok
compiled; otherwise, <c>false</c>.
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers"><c>dirty_cpu_schedulers</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Returns the number of dirty CPU scheduler threads used by
+ the emulator. Dirty CPU schedulers execute CPU-bound
+ native functions such as NIFs, linked-in driver code, and BIFs
+ that cannot be managed cleanly by the emulator's normal schedulers.
+ </p>
+ <p>The number of dirty CPU scheduler threads is determined at emulator
+ boot time and cannot be changed after that. The number of dirty CPU
+ scheduler threads online can however be changed at any time. The number of
+ dirty CPU schedulers can be set on startup by passing
+ the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">+SDcpu</seealso> command line flag, see
+ <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">erl(1)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and
+ that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in
+ order to try the functionality out.</p>
+ <p>See also <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_io_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_io_schedulers)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers">erlang:system_info(schedulers)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</seealso>, and
+ <seealso marker="#system_flag_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(schedulers_online, SchedulersOnline)</seealso>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online"><c>dirty_cpu_schedulers_online</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Returns the number of dirty CPU schedulers online. The return value
+ satisfies the following relationship:
+ <c><![CDATA[1 <= DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline <= N]]></c>, where <c>N</c> is
+ the lesser of the return values of <c>erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</c> and
+ <c>erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>The number of dirty CPU schedulers online can be set on startup by passing
+ the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">+SDcpu</seealso> command line flag, see
+ <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">erl(1)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and
+ that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in
+ order to try the functionality out.</p>
+ <p>For more information, see
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_io_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_io_schedulers)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</seealso>, and
+ <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_io_schedulers"><c>dirty_io_schedulers</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Returns the number of dirty I/O schedulers as an integer. Dirty I/O schedulers
+ execute I/O-bound native functions such as NIFs and linked-in driver code that
+ cannot be managed cleanly by the emulator's normal schedulers.
+ </p>
+ <p>This value can be set on startup by passing
+ the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDio">+SDio</seealso> command line flag, see
+ <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDio">erl(1)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and
+ that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in
+ order to try the functionality out.</p>
+ <p>For more information, see
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>, and
+ <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>dist</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns a binary containing a string of distribution