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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 3 |
3 files changed, 11 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml index 7d1585f483..dfddbb18ea 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml @@ -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 @@ -239,7 +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> @@ -403,7 +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/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 78d58a1e56..c3f06982f5 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -3980,7 +3980,8 @@ os_prompt%</pre> <tag><c>{status, Status}</c></tag> <item> <p><c>Status</c> is the status of the process. <c>Status</c> - is <c>waiting</c> (waiting for a message), <c>running</c>, + is <c>exiting</c>, <c>garbage_collecting</c>, + <c>waiting</c> (for a message), <c>running</c>, <c>runnable</c> (ready to run, but another process is running), or <c>suspended</c> (suspended on a "busy" port or by the <c>erlang:suspend_process/[1,2]</c> BIF).</p> |