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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 9646953518..24a091073d 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -4869,7 +4869,9 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code> <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 - removed without prior notice.</p> + 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> </item> <tag><c>{catchlevel, <anno>CatchLevel</anno>}</c></tag> <item> @@ -4899,7 +4901,9 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code> <p>Returns the current call stack back-trace (<em>stacktrace</em>) of the process. The stack has the same format as returned by <seealso marker="#get_stacktrace/0"> - <c>erlang:get_stacktrace/0</c></seealso>.</p> + <c>erlang:get_stacktrace/0</c></seealso>. The depth of the + stacktrace is truncated according to the <c>backtrace_depth</c> + system flag setting.</p> </item> <tag><c>{dictionary, <anno>Dictionary</anno>}</c></tag> <item> @@ -6358,6 +6362,9 @@ lists:map( <p>This is the sum of the runtime for all threads in the Erlang runtime system and can therefore be greater than the wall clock time.</p> + <warning><p>This value might wrap due to limitations in the + underlying functionality provided by the operating system + that is used.</p></warning> <p>Example:</p> <pre> > <input>statistics(runtime).</input> @@ -6611,7 +6618,9 @@ ok <fsummary>Set system flag <c>backtrace_depth</c>.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the maximum depth of call stack back-traces in the - exit reason element of <c>'EXIT'</c> tuples.</p> + exit reason element of <c>'EXIT'</c> tuples. The flag + also limits the stacktrace depth returned by <c>process_info</c> + item <c>current_stacktrace.</c></p> <p>Returns the old value of the flag.</p> </desc> </func> |