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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml | 23 |
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml index dd949d4048..dfddbb18ea 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ <description> <p>As of erts version 5.5.3 the driver interface has been extended (see <seealso marker="driver_entry#extended_marker">extended marker</seealso>). - The extended interface introduce + The extended interface introduces <seealso marker="erl_driver#version_management">version management</seealso>, the possibility to pass capability flags (see <seealso marker="driver_entry#driver_flags">driver flags</seealso>) @@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ <note> <p>Old drivers (compiled with an <c>erl_driver.h</c> from an earlier erts version than 5.5.3) have to be recompiled - (but does not have to use the extended interface).</p> + (but do not have to use the extended interface).</p> </note> <p>The <c>driver_entry</c> structure is a C struct that all erlang - drivers defines. It contains entry points for the erlang driver + drivers define. It contains entry points for the erlang driver that are called by the erlang emulator when erlang code accesses the driver.</p> <p> <marker id="emulator"></marker> The <seealso marker="driver_entry">erl_driver</seealso> driver - API functions needs a port handle + API functions need a port handle that identifies the driver instance (and the port in the emulator). This is only passed to the <c>start</c> function, but not to the other functions. The <c>start</c> function returns a driver-defined handle that is passed to the other functions. A - common practice is to have the <c>start</c> function allocating + common practice is to have the <c>start</c> function allocate some application-defined structure and stash the <c>port</c> handle in it, to use it later with the driver API functions.</p> <p>The driver call-back functions are called synchronously from the @@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { completes, write to the pipe (use <c>SetEvent</c> on Windows), this will make the emulator call <c>ready_input</c> or <c>ready_output</c>.</p> + <p>Spurious events may happen. That is, calls to <c>ready_input</c> + or <c>ready_output</c> even though no real events are signaled. In + reality it should be rare (and OS dependant), but a robust driver + must nevertheless be able to handle such cases.</p> </item> <tag><marker id="driver_name"/>char *driver_name</tag> <item> @@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { </item> <tag>void *handle</tag> <item> - <p>This field is reserved for the emulators internal use. The + <p>This field is reserved for the emulator's internal use. The emulator will modify this field; therefore, it is important that the <c>driver_entry</c> isn't declared <c>const</c>.</p> </item> @@ -399,7 +403,7 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { <tag>void *handle2</tag> <item> <p> - This field is reserved for the emulators internal use. The + This field is reserved for the emulator's internal use. The emulator will modify this field; therefore, it is important that the <c>driver_entry</c> isn't declared <c>const</c>. </p> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index 77bd952d41..1e6e290f6b 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ <tag><c><![CDATA[-detached]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Starts the Erlang runtime system detached from the system - console. Useful for running daemons and backgrounds processes.</p> + console. Useful for running daemons and backgrounds processes. Implies + <c><![CDATA[-noinput]]></c>.</p> </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[-emu_args]]></c></tag> <item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml index 27887cbdf6..5987ddbd5e 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ typedef enum { </section> <funcs> - <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_alloc(ErlNifEnv* env, size_t size)</nametext></name> + <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_alloc(size_t size)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Allocate dynamic memory.</fsummary> <desc><p>Allocate memory of <c>size</c> bytes. Return NULL if allocation failed.</p></desc> </func> @@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ typedef enum { <desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_equal_tids">erl_drv_equal_tids</seealso>. </p></desc> </func> - <func><name><ret>void</ret><nametext>enif_free(ErlNifEnv* env, void* ptr)</nametext></name> + <func><name><ret>void</ret><nametext>enif_free(void* ptr)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Free dynamic memory</fsummary> <desc><p>Free memory allocated by <c>enif_alloc</c>.</p></desc> </func> @@ -857,11 +857,6 @@ typedef enum { <seealso marker="#enif_release_resource">enif_release_resource</seealso>.</p> </desc> </func> - <func><name><ret>ErlNifPid*</ret><nametext>enif_self(ErlNifEnv* caller_env, ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name> - <fsummary>Get the pid of the calling process.</fsummary> - <desc><p>Initialize the pid variable <c>*pid</c> to represent the - calling process. Return <c>pid</c>.</p></desc> - </func> <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_string(ErlNifEnv* env, const char* string, ErlNifCharEncoding encoding)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Create a string.</fsummary> <desc><p>Create a list containing the characters of the @@ -980,11 +975,12 @@ typedef enum { <c>reload</c> or <c>upgrade</c>.</p> <p>Was previously named <c>enif_get_data</c>.</p></desc> </func> - <func><name><ret>void</ret><nametext>enif_realloc_binary(ErlNifBinary* bin, size_t size)</nametext></name> + <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_realloc_binary(ErlNifBinary* bin, size_t size)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Change the size of a binary.</fsummary> <desc><p>Change the size of a binary <c>bin</c>. The source binary may be read-only, in which case it will be left untouched and - a mutable copy is allocated and assigned to <c>*bin</c>.</p></desc> + a mutable copy is allocated and assigned to <c>*bin</c>. Return true on success, + false if memory allocation failed.</p></desc> </func> <func><name><ret>void</ret><nametext>enif_release_binary(ErlNifBinary* bin)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Release a binary.</fsummary> @@ -1041,7 +1037,12 @@ typedef enum { <desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_rwlock_tryrwlock">erl_drv_rwlock_tryrwlock</seealso>. </p></desc> </func> - <func><name><ret>unsigned</ret><nametext>enif_send(ErlNifEnv* env, ErlNifPid* to_pid, ErlNifEnv* msg_env, ERL_NIF_TERM msg)</nametext></name> + <func><name><ret>ErlNifPid*</ret><nametext>enif_self(ErlNifEnv* caller_env, ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Get the pid of the calling process.</fsummary> + <desc><p>Initialize the pid variable <c>*pid</c> to represent the + calling process. Return <c>pid</c>.</p></desc> + </func> + <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_send(ErlNifEnv* env, ErlNifPid* to_pid, ErlNifEnv* msg_env, ERL_NIF_TERM msg)</nametext></name> <fsummary>Send a message to a process.</fsummary> <desc><p>Send a message to a process.</p> <taglist> |