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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml')
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1 files changed, 43 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 2465f49581..3ed0f59b7d 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> @@ -6935,6 +6942,23 @@ ok <func> <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="4"/> + <fsummary>Set system flag for erts_alloc.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Sets system flags for + <seealso marker="erts:erts_alloc"><c>erts_alloc(3)</c></seealso>. + <c><anno>Alloc</anno></c> is the allocator to affect, for example + <c>binary_alloc</c>. <c><anno>F</anno></c> is the flag to change and + <c><anno>V</anno></c> is the new value.</p> + <p>Only a subset of all <c>erts_alloc</c> flags can be changed + at run time. This subset is currently only the flag + <seealso marker="erts:erts_alloc#M_sbct"><c>sbct</c></seealso>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ok</c> if the flag was set or <c>notsup</c> if not + supported by <c>erts_alloc</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/> <fsummary>Set system flag fullsweep_after.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets system flag <c>fullsweep_after</c>. @@ -6953,7 +6977,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> <fsummary>Set system flag microstate_accounting.</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_microstate_accounting"></marker> @@ -6966,7 +6990,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> <fsummary>Set system flag min_heap_size.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the default minimum heap size for processes. The size @@ -6981,7 +7005,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/> <fsummary>Set system flag min_bin_vheap_size.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the default minimum binary virtual heap size for @@ -6998,7 +7022,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/> <fsummary>Set system flag max_heap_size.</fsummary> <type name="max_heap_size"/> <desc> @@ -7016,7 +7040,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/> <fsummary>Set system flag multi_scheduling.</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_multi_scheduling"></marker> @@ -7071,7 +7095,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="11"/> <fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_bind_type.</fsummary> <type name="scheduler_bind_type"/> <desc> @@ -7197,7 +7221,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="11"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="12"/> <fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_wall_time.</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_scheduler_wall_time"></marker> @@ -7209,7 +7233,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="12"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="13"/> <fsummary>Set system flag schedulers_online.</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_schedulers_online"></marker> @@ -7237,7 +7261,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="13"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="14"/> <fsummary>Set system flag trace_control_word.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the value of the node trace control word to @@ -7251,7 +7275,7 @@ ok </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="14"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="15"/> <fsummary>Finalize the time offset.</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_time_offset"></marker> @@ -8792,7 +8816,7 @@ ok <c>erlang:now()</c>. This is also the default if no time stamp flag is specified. If <c>cpu_timestamp</c> has been enabled through - <seealso marker="erlang:trace/3"><c>erlang:trace/3</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="#trace/3"><c>erlang:trace/3</c></seealso>, this also effects the time stamp produced in profiling messages when flag <c>timestamp</c> is enabled.</p> </item> @@ -8869,6 +8893,10 @@ 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> |