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1 files changed, 97 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 124302a2cb..4cf5631727 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -3011,11 +3011,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <tag><marker id="open_port_parallelism"><c>{parallelism, Boolean}</c></marker></tag> <item> <p>Set scheduler hint for port parallelism. If set to <c>true</c>, - the VM will schedule port tasks when it by this can improve the + the VM will schedule port tasks when doing so will improve parallelism in the system. If set to <c>false</c>, the VM will - try to perform port tasks immediately and by this improving the - latency at the expense of parallelism. The default can be set on - system startup by passing the + try to perform port tasks immediately, improving latency at the + expense of parallelism. The default can be set on system startup + by passing the <seealso marker="erl#+spp">+spp</seealso> command line argument to <seealso marker="erl">erl(1)</seealso>. </p> @@ -5194,6 +5194,27 @@ ok </func> <func> <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="3"/> + <fsummary>Set system flag dirty CPU schedulers online</fsummary> + <desc> + <p><marker id="system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online"></marker> + Sets the amount of dirty CPU schedulers online. Valid range is + <![CDATA[1 <= DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline <= N]]> where <c>N</c> is the + lesser of the return values of <c>erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</c> and + <c>erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</c>. + </p> + <p>Returns the old value of the flag.</p> + <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and + that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in + order to try the functionality out.</p> + <p>For more information see + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso> + and + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="4"/> <fsummary>Set system flag fullsweep_after</fsummary> <desc> <p><c><anno>Number</anno></c> is a non-negative integer which indicates @@ -5211,7 +5232,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="4"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/> <fsummary>Set system flag min_heap_size</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the default minimum heap size for processes. The @@ -5226,7 +5247,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> <fsummary>Set system flag min_bin_vheap_size</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the default minimum binary virtual heap size for processes. The @@ -5241,7 +5262,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> <fsummary>Set system flag multi_scheduling</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_multi_scheduling"></marker> @@ -5279,7 +5300,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/> <type name="scheduler_bind_type"/> <fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_bind_type</fsummary> <desc> @@ -5399,7 +5420,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/> <fsummary>Set system flag scheduler_wall_time</fsummary> <desc><p><marker id="system_flag_scheduler_wall_time"></marker> Turns on/off scheduler wall time measurements. </p> @@ -5409,7 +5430,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="9"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/> <fsummary>Set system flag schedulers_online</fsummary> <desc> <p><marker id="system_flag_schedulers_online"></marker> @@ -5425,7 +5446,7 @@ ok </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="10"/> + <name name="system_flag" arity="2" clause_i="11"/> <fsummary>Set system flag trace_control_word</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the value of the node's trace control word to @@ -5785,6 +5806,71 @@ ok compiled; otherwise, <c>false</c>. </p> </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers"><c>dirty_cpu_schedulers</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the number of dirty CPU scheduler threads used by + the emulator. Dirty CPU schedulers execute CPU-bound + native functions such as NIFs, linked-in driver code, and BIFs + that cannot be managed cleanly by the emulator's normal schedulers. + </p> + <p>The number of dirty CPU scheduler threads is determined at emulator + boot time and cannot be changed after that. The number of dirty CPU + scheduler threads online can however be changed at any time. The number of + dirty CPU schedulers can be set on startup by passing + the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">+SDcpu</seealso> command line flag, see + <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">erl(1)</seealso>. + </p> + <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and + that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in + order to try the functionality out.</p> + <p>See also <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_io_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_io_schedulers)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers">erlang:system_info(schedulers)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</seealso>, and + <seealso marker="#system_flag_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(schedulers_online, SchedulersOnline)</seealso>.</p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online"><c>dirty_cpu_schedulers_online</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the number of dirty CPU schedulers online. The return value + satisfies the following relationship: + <c><![CDATA[1 <= DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline <= N]]></c>, where <c>N</c> is + the lesser of the return values of <c>erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</c> and + <c>erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</c>. + </p> + <p>The number of dirty CPU schedulers online can be set on startup by passing + the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">+SDcpu</seealso> command line flag, see + <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDcpu">erl(1)</seealso>. + </p> + <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and + that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in + order to try the functionality out.</p> + <p>For more information, see + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_io_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_io_schedulers)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(schedulers_online)</seealso>, and + <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>. + </p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_dirty_io_schedulers"><c>dirty_io_schedulers</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the number of dirty I/O schedulers as an integer. Dirty I/O schedulers + execute I/O-bound native functions such as NIFs and linked-in driver code that + cannot be managed cleanly by the emulator's normal schedulers. + </p> + <p>This value can be set on startup by passing + the <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDio">+SDio</seealso> command line flag, see + <seealso marker="erts:erl#+SDio">erl(1)</seealso>. + </p> + <p><em>Note that the dirty schedulers functionality is experimental</em>, and + that you have to enable support for dirty schedulers when building OTP in + order to try the functionality out.</p> + <p>For more information, see + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers)</seealso>, + <seealso marker="#system_info_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_info(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online)</seealso>, and + <seealso marker="#system_flag_dirty_cpu_schedulers_online">erlang:system_flag(dirty_cpu_schedulers_online, DirtyCPUSchedulersOnline)</seealso>. + </p> + </item> <tag><c>dist</c></tag> <item> <p>Returns a binary containing a string of distribution |