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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 687ff38cbf..2465f49581 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ </desc> </datatype> <datatype> + <name>iovec()</name> + <desc> + <p>A list of binaries. This datatype is useful to use + together with <seealso marker="erl_nif#enif_inspect_iovec"> + <c>enif_inspect_iovec</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + <datatype> <name name="message_queue_data"></name> <desc> <p>See <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"> @@ -424,6 +432,16 @@ Z = erlang:adler32_combine(X,Y,iolist_size(Data2)).</code> <seealso marker="#binary_to_atom/2"><c>binary_to_atom/2</c></seealso>, but the atom must exist.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if the atom does not exist.</p> + <note> + <p>Note that the compiler may optimize away atoms. For + example, the compiler will rewrite + <c>atom_to_list(some_atom)</c> to <c>"some_atom"</c>. If + that expression is the only mention of the atom + <c>some_atom</c> in the containing module, the atom will not + be created when the module is loaded, and a subsequent call + to <c>binary_to_existing_atom(<<"some_atom">>, utf8)</c> + will fail.</p> + </note> </desc> </func> @@ -1943,23 +1961,26 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <item>The runtime system exits with integer value <c><anno>Status</anno></c> as status code to the calling environment (OS). + <note> + <p>On many platforms, the OS supports only status + codes 0-255. A too large status code is truncated by clearing + the high bits.</p> + </note> </item> <tag>string()</tag> <item>An Erlang crash dump is produced with <c><anno>Status</anno></c> as slogan. Then the runtime system exits with status code <c>1</c>. - Note that only code points in the range 0-255 may be used - and the string will be truncated if longer than 200 characters. + The string will be truncated if longer than 200 characters. + <note> + <p>Before ERTS 9.1 (OTP-20.1) only code points in the range 0-255 + was accepted in the string. Now any unicode string is valid.</p> + </note> </item> <tag><c>abort</c></tag> <item>The runtime system aborts producing a core dump, if that is enabled in the OS. </item> </taglist> - <note> - <p>On many platforms, the OS supports only status - codes 0-255. A too large status code is truncated by clearing - the high bits.</p> - </note> <p>For integer <c><anno>Status</anno></c>, the Erlang runtime system closes all ports and allows async threads to finish their operations before exiting. To exit without such flushing, use @@ -2125,6 +2146,15 @@ os_prompt%</pre> </func> <func> + <name name="iolist_to_iovec" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Converts an iolist to a iovec.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns an iovec that is made from the integers and binaries in + <c><anno>IoListOrBinary</anno></c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="is_alive" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Check whether the local node is alive.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -2458,6 +2488,15 @@ os_prompt%</pre> but only if there already exists such atom.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if there does not already exist an atom whose text representation is <c><anno>String</anno></c>.</p> + <note> + <p>Note that the compiler may optimize away atoms. For + example, the compiler will rewrite + <c>atom_to_list(some_atom)</c> to <c>"some_atom"</c>. If + that expression is the only mention of the atom + <c>some_atom</c> in the containing module, the atom will not + be created when the module is loaded, and a subsequent call + to <c>list_to_existing_atom("some_atom")</c> will fail.</p> + </note> </desc> </func> @@ -6483,6 +6522,9 @@ 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> |