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+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -6148,28 +6148,60 @@ true</pre>
<fsummary>Information about active processes and ports.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_active_tasks"></marker>
+ <p>Returns the same as
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks_all">
+ <c>statistics(active_tasks_all)</c></seealso>
+ with the exception that no information about the dirty
+ IO run queue and its associated schedulers is part of
+ the result. That is, only tasks that are expected to be
+ CPU bound are part of the result.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="2"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about active processes and ports.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <marker id="statistics_active_tasks_all"></marker>
<p>Returns a list where each element represents the amount
of active processes and ports on each run queue and its
- associated scheduler. That is, the number of processes and
- ports that are ready to run, or are currently running. The
- element location in the list corresponds to the scheduler
- and its run queue. The first element corresponds to scheduler
- number 1 and so on. The information is <em>not</em> gathered
- atomically. That is, the result is not necessarily a
- consistent snapshot of the state, but instead quite
- efficiently gathered.</p>
+ associated schedulers. That is, the number of processes and
+ ports that are ready to run, or are currently running.
+ Values for normal run queues and their associated schedulers
+ are located first in the resulting list. The first element
+ corresponds to scheduler number 1 and so on. If support for
+ dirty schedulers exist, an element with the value for the
+ dirty CPU run queue and its associated dirty CPU schedulers
+ follow and then as last element the value for the the dirty
+ IO run queue and its associated dirty IO schedulers follow.
+ The information is <em>not</em> gathered atomically. That is,
+ the result is not necessarily a consistent snapshot of the
+ state, but instead quite efficiently gathered.</p>
+ <note><p>Each normal scheduler has one run queue that it
+ manages. If dirty schedulers schedulers are supported, all
+ dirty CPU schedulers share one run queue, and all dirty IO
+ schedulers share one run queue. That is, we have multiple
+ normal run queues, one dirty CPU run queue and one dirty
+ IO run queue. Work can <em>not</em> migrate between the
+ different types of run queues. Only work in normal run
+ queues can migrate to other normal run queues. This has
+ to be taken into account when evaluating the result.</p></note>
<p>See also
<seealso marker="#statistics_total_active_tasks">
<c>statistics(total_active_tasks)</c></seealso>,
<seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths">
- <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>, and
+ <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths_all">
+ <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths_all)</c></seealso>,
<seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths">
- <c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>, and
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths_all">
+ <c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths_all)</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="2"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="3"/>
<fsummary>Information about context switches.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns the total number of context switches since the
@@ -6178,7 +6210,7 @@ true</pre>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="3"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="4"/>
<fsummary>Information about exact reductions.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_exact_reductions"></marker>
@@ -6194,7 +6226,7 @@ true</pre>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="4"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="5"/>
<fsummary>Information about garbage collection.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns information about garbage collection, for example:</p>
@@ -6206,7 +6238,7 @@ true</pre>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="5"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="6"/>
<fsummary>Information about I/O.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns <c><anno>Input</anno></c>,
@@ -6217,7 +6249,7 @@ true</pre>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="6"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="7"/>
<fsummary>Information about microstate accounting.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_microstate_accounting"></marker>
@@ -6353,7 +6385,7 @@ lists:map(
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="7"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="8"/>
<fsummary>Information about reductions.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_reductions"></marker>
@@ -6372,12 +6404,13 @@ lists:map(
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="8"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="9"/>
<fsummary>Information about the run-queues.</fsummary>
<desc><marker id="statistics_run_queue"></marker>
- <p>Returns the total length of the run-queues. That is, the number
+ <p>Returns the total length of all normal run-queues. That is, the number
of processes and ports that are ready to run on all available
- run-queues. The information is gathered atomically. That
+ normal run-queues. Dirty run queues are not part of the
+ result. The information is gathered atomically. That
is, the result is a consistent snapshot of the state, but
this operation is much more expensive compared to
<seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths">
@@ -6387,35 +6420,72 @@ lists:map(
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="9"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="10"/>
<fsummary>Information about the run-queue lengths.</fsummary>
<desc><marker id="statistics_run_queue_lengths"></marker>
+ <p>Returns the same as
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths_all">
+ <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths_all)</c></seealso>
+ with the exception that no information about the dirty
+ IO run queue is part of the result. That is, only
+ run queues with work that is expected to be CPU bound
+ is part of the result.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="11"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about the run-queue lengths.</fsummary>
+ <desc><marker id="statistics_run_queue_lengths_all"></marker>
<p>Returns a list where each element represents the amount
- of processes and ports ready to run for each run queue. The
- element location in the list corresponds to the run queue
- of a scheduler. The first element corresponds to the run
- queue of scheduler number 1 and so on. The information is
- <em>not</em> gathered atomically. That is, the result is
- not necessarily a consistent snapshot of the state, but
- instead quite efficiently gathered.</p>
+ of processes and ports ready to run for each run queue.
+ Values for normal run queues are located first in the
+ resulting list. The first element corresponds to the
+ normal run queue of scheduler number 1 and so on. If
+ support for dirty schedulers exist, values for the dirty
+ CPU run queue and the dirty IO run queue follow (in that
+ order) at the end. The information is <em>not</em>
+ gathered atomically. That is, the result is not
+ necessarily a consistent snapshot of the state, but
+ instead quite efficiently gathered.</p>
+ <note><p>Each normal scheduler has one run queue that it
+ manages. If dirty schedulers schedulers are supported, all
+ dirty CPU schedulers share one run queue, and all dirty IO
+ schedulers share one run queue. That is, we have multiple
+ normal run queues, one dirty CPU run queue and one dirty
+ IO run queue. Work can <em>not</em> migrate between the
+ different types of run queues. Only work in normal run
+ queues can migrate to other normal run queues. This has
+ to be taken into account when evaluating the result.</p></note>
<p>See also
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths">
+ <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths_all">
+ <c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths_all)</c></seealso>,
<seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths">
<c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>,
<seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks">
- <c>statistics(active_tasks)</c></seealso>, and
+ <c>statistics(active_tasks)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks_all">
+ <c>statistics(active_tasks_all)</c></seealso>, and
<seealso marker="#statistics_total_active_tasks">
- <c>statistics(total_active_tasks)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <c>statistics(total_active_tasks)</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#statistics_total_active_tasks_all">
+ <c>statistics(total_active_tasks_all)</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="10"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="12"/>
<fsummary>Information about runtime.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns information about runtime, in milliseconds.</p>
<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>
@@ -6424,7 +6494,7 @@ lists:map(
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="11"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="13"/>
<fsummary>Information about each schedulers work time.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_scheduler_wall_time"></marker>
@@ -6545,7 +6615,7 @@ ok
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="12"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="14"/>
<fsummary>Information about each schedulers work time.</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="statistics_scheduler_wall_time_all"></marker>
@@ -6570,47 +6640,47 @@ ok
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="13"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="15"/>
<fsummary>Information about active processes and ports.</fsummary>
<desc><marker id="statistics_total_active_tasks"></marker>
- <p>Returns the total amount of active processes and ports in
- the system. That is, the number of processes and ports that
- are ready to run, or are currently running. The information
- is <em>not</em> gathered atomically. That is, the result
- is not necessarily a consistent snapshot of the state, but
- instead quite efficiently gathered.</p>
- <p>See also
- <seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks">
- <c>statistics(active_tasks)</c></seealso>,
- <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths">
- <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>, and
- <seealso marker="#statistics_total_run_queue_lengths">
- <c>statistics(total_run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The same as calling
+ <c>lists:sum(</c><seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks"><c>statistics(active_tasks)</c></seealso><c>)</c>,
+ but more efficient.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="14"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="16"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about active processes and ports.</fsummary>
+ <desc><marker id="statistics_total_active_tasks_all"></marker>
+ <p>The same as calling
+ <c>lists:sum(</c><seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks_all"><c>statistics(active_tasks_all)</c></seealso><c>)</c>,
+ but more efficient.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="17"/>
<fsummary>Information about the run-queue lengths.</fsummary>
<desc><marker id="statistics_total_run_queue_lengths"></marker>
- <p>Returns the total length of the run queues. That is, the number
- of processes and ports that are ready to run on all available
- run queues. The information is <em>not</em> gathered atomically.
- That is, the result is not necessarily a consistent snapshot of
- the state, but much more efficiently gathered compared to
- <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue">
- <c>statistics(run_queue)</c></seealso>.</p>
- <p>See also <seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths">
- <c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso>,
- <seealso marker="#statistics_total_active_tasks">
- <c>statistics(total_active_tasks)</c></seealso>, and
- <seealso marker="#statistics_active_tasks">
- <c>statistics(active_tasks)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The same as calling
+ <c>lists:sum(</c><seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths"><c>statistics(run_queue_lengths)</c></seealso><c>)</c>,
+ but more efficient.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="15"/>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="18"/>
+ <fsummary>Information about the run-queue lengths.</fsummary>
+ <desc><marker id="statistics_total_run_queue_lengths_all"></marker>
+ <p>The same as calling
+ <c>lists:sum(</c><seealso marker="#statistics_run_queue_lengths_all"><c>statistics(run_queue_lengths_all)</c></seealso><c>)</c>,
+ but more efficient.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="statistics" arity="1" clause_i="19"/>
<fsummary>Information about wall clock.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns information about wall clock. <c>wall_clock</c> can
@@ -8793,18 +8863,36 @@ hello
<p>Option <c>{minor_version, <anno>Version</anno>}</c>
can be used to control some
encoding details. This option was introduced in Erlang/OTP R11B-4.
- The valid values for <c><anno>Version</anno></c> are
- <c>0</c> and <c>1</c>.</p>
- <p>As from Erlang/OTP 17.0, <c>{minor_version, 1}</c> is the default. It
- forces any floats in the term to be encoded in a more
- space-efficient and exact way (namely in the 64-bit IEEE format,
- rather than converted to a textual representation).</p>
- <p>As from Erlang/OTP R11B-4, <c>binary_to_term/1</c> can decode this
- representation.</p>
- <p><c>{minor_version, 0}</c> means that floats are encoded
- using a textual representation. This option is useful to
- ensure that releases before Erlang/OTP R11B-4 can decode resulting
- binary.</p>
+ The valid values for <c><anno>Version</anno></c> are:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>0</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Floats are encoded using a textual representation.
+ This option is useful to ensure that releases before Erlang/OTP
+ R11B-4 can decode resulting binary.</p>
+ <p>This version encode atoms that can be represented by a
+ latin1 string using latin1 encoding while only atoms that
+ cannot be represented by latin1 are encoded using utf8.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>1</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This is as of Erlang/OTP 17.0 the default. It forces any floats
+ in the term to be encoded in a more space-efficient and exact way
+ (namely in the 64-bit IEEE format, rather than converted to a
+ textual representation). As from Erlang/OTP R11B-4,
+ <c>binary_to_term/1</c> can decode this representation.</p>
+ <p>This version encode atoms that can be represented by a
+ latin1 string using latin1 encoding while only atoms that
+ cannot be represented by latin1 are encoded using utf8.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>2</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Drops usage of the latin1 atom encoding and unconditionally
+ use utf8 encoding for all atoms. This will be changed to the
+ default in a future major release of Erlang/OTP. Erlang/OTP
+ systems as of R16B can decode this representation.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
<p>See also <seealso marker="#binary_to_term/1">
<c>binary_to_term/1</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>