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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 3154fdaf8c..15bd80e72f 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ in this module. Some of the BIFs are viewed more or less as part of the Erlang programming language and are <em>auto-imported</em>. Thus, it is not necessary to specify the - module name. For example, the calls <c>atom_to_list(Erlang)</c> - and <c>erlang:atom_to_list(Erlang)</c> are identical.</p> + module name. For example, the calls <c>atom_to_list(erlang)</c> + and <c>erlang:atom_to_list(erlang)</c> are identical.</p> <p>Auto-imported BIFs are listed without module prefix. BIFs listed with module prefix are not auto-imported.</p> @@ -7005,10 +7005,47 @@ ok from other events in the system. It is only guaranteed that <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> <em>eventually</em> suspends (unless it - is resumed). If option <c>asynchronous</c> has <em>not</em> + is resumed). If no <c>asynchronous</c> options has been passed, the caller of <c>erlang:suspend_process/2</c> is blocked until <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> has suspended.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{asynchronous, ReplyTag}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A suspend request is sent to the process identified by + <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c>. When the suspend request + has been processed, a reply message is sent to the caller + of this function. The reply is on the form <c>{ReplyTag, + State}</c> where <c>State</c> is either:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>exited</c></tag> + <item> + <p> + <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> has exited. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>suspended</c></tag> + <item> + <p> + <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> is now suspended. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>not_suspended</c></tag> + <item> + <p> + <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> is not suspended. + This can only happen when the process that + issued this request, have called + <c>resume_process(<anno>Suspendee</anno>)</c> + before getting the reply. + </p> + </item> + </taglist> + <p> + Appart from the reply message, the <c>{asynchronous, + ReplyTag}</c> option behaves exactly the same as the + <c>asynchronous</c> option without reply tag. + </p> + </item> <tag><c>unless_suspending</c></tag> <item> <p>The process identified by <c><anno>Suspendee</anno></c> is @@ -7032,6 +7069,13 @@ ok <warning> <p>This BIF is intended for debugging only.</p> </warning> + <warning> + <p>You can easily create deadlocks if processes suspends + each other (directly or in circles). In ERTS versions prior + to ERTS version 10.0, the runtime system prevented such + deadlocks, but this prevention has now been removed due + to performance reasons.</p> + </warning> <p>Failures:</p> <taglist> <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> @@ -8122,16 +8166,18 @@ ok <c>erl(1)</c>. </p> </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_ets_count"/> + <c>ets_count</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the number of ETS tables currently existing at the + local node.</p> + </item> <tag><marker id="system_info_ets_limit"/> <c>ets_limit</c></tag> <item> - <p>Returns the maximum number of ETS tables allowed. This - limit can be increased at startup by passing - command-line flag - <seealso marker="erts:erl#+e"><c>+e</c></seealso> to - <c>erl(1)</c> or by setting environment variable - <c>ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES</c> before starting the Erlang - runtime system.</p> + <p>Returns the limit for number of ETS tables. This limit is + <seealso marker="stdlib:ets#max_ets_tables">partially obsolete</seealso> + and number of tables are only limited by available memory.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="system_info_port_count"/><c>port_count</c></tag> <item> |