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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/absform.xml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl.xml | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 108 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml | 2 |
6 files changed, 123 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml index 186c9a1143..1c0c3e1319 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/absform.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/absform.xml @@ -131,11 +131,6 @@ <item>If V is <c>A = E</c>, where <c>E</c> is an expression, then Rep(V) = <c>{record_field,LINE,Rep(A),Rep(E)}</c>.</item> - <item>If V is <c>A :: T</c>, where <c>T</c> is a - type and it does not contain - <c>undefined</c> syntactically, then Rep(V) = - <c>{typed_record_field,{record_field,LINE,Rep(A)},Rep(undefined | T)}</c>. - </item> <item>If V is <c>A :: T</c>, where <c>T</c> is a type, then Rep(V) = <c>{typed_record_field,{record_field,LINE,Rep(A)},Rep(T)}</c>. </item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml index bad20d6343..c802693977 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml @@ -247,14 +247,10 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { something that the <c>WaitForMultipleObjects</c> API function understands). (Some trickery in the emulator allows more than the built-in limit of 64 <c>Events</c> to be used.)</p> - <p>On Enea OSE the <c>event</c> is one or more signals that can - be retrieved using <seealso marker="ose:ose_erl_driver#erl_drv_ose_get_signal">erl_drv_ose_get_signal</seealso>.</p> <p>To use this with threads and asynchronous routines, create a - pipe on unix, an Event on Windows or a unique signal number on - Enea OSE. When the routine + pipe on unix and an Event on Windows. When the routine completes, write to the pipe (use <c>SetEvent</c> on - Windows or send a message to the emulator process on Enea OSE), - this will make the emulator call + 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 diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index ec4a0dee05..b6fa4c254c 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -1334,6 +1334,21 @@ <seealso marker="kernel:error_logger#warning_map/0">error_logger(3)</seealso> for further information.</p> </item> + <tag><c><![CDATA[+xFlag Value]]></c></tag> + <item> + <p>Default process flag settings.</p> + <taglist> + <tag><marker id="+xmqd"><c>+xmqd off_heap|on_heap|mixed</c></marker></tag> + <item><p> + Sets the default value for the process flag + <c>message_queue_data</c>. If <c>+xmqd</c> is not + passed, <c>mixed</c> will be the default. For more information, + see the documentation of + <seealso marker="erlang#process_flag_message_queue_data"><c>process_flag(message_queue_data, + MQD)</c></seealso>. + </p></item> + </taglist> + </item> <tag><c><![CDATA[+zFlag Value]]></c></tag> <item> <p>Miscellaneous flags.</p> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml index e717fc0c4e..e81d38cb80 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml @@ -1044,9 +1044,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <c>select</c>/<c>poll</c> can use). On windows, the Win32 API function <c>WaitForMultipleObjects</c> is used. This places other restrictions on the event object. - Refer to the Win32 SDK documentation. - On Enea OSE, the receive function is used. See the <seealso - marker="ose:ose_erl_driver"></seealso> for more details.</p> + Refer to the Win32 SDK documentation.</p> <p>The <c>on</c> parameter should be <c>1</c> for setting events and <c>0</c> for clearing them.</p> <p>The <c>mode</c> argument is a bitwise-or combination of @@ -1058,7 +1056,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec { <seealso marker="driver_entry#ready_output">ready_output</seealso>. </p> <note> - <p>Some OS (Windows and Enea OSE) do not differentiate between read and write events. + <p>Some OS (Windows) do not differentiate between read and write events. The call-back for a fired event then only depends on the value of <c>mode</c>.</p> </note> <p><c>ERL_DRV_USE</c> specifies if we are using the event object or if we want to close it. diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index c37ed3bea5..6ed03f3dfc 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ </datatype> <datatype> + <name name="message_queue_data"></name> + <desc><p>See <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"><c>erlang:process_flag(message_queue_data, MQD)</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </datatype> + + <datatype> <name name="timestamp"></name> <desc><p>See <seealso marker="#timestamp/0">erlang:timestamp/0</seealso>.</p> </desc> @@ -1105,7 +1111,7 @@ <fsummary>Prints a term on standard output.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Prints a text representation of <c><anno>Term</anno></c> on the - standard output. On OSE, the term is printed to the ramlog.</p> + standard output.</p> <warning> <p>This BIF is intended for debugging only.</p> </warning> @@ -4280,9 +4286,59 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p>Returns the old value of the flag.</p> </desc> </func> - + <marker id="process_flag_message_queue_data"/> <func> <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="5"/> + <fsummary>Set process flag <c>message_queue_data</c> for the calling process</fsummary> + <type name="message_queue_data"/> + <desc> + <p>This flag determines how messages in the message queue + are stored. When the flag is:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>off_heap</c></tag> + <item><p> + <em>All</em> messages in the message queue will be stored + outside of the process heap. This implies that <em>no</em> + messages in the message queue will be part of a garbage + collection of the process. + </p></item> + <tag><c>on_heap</c></tag> + <item><p> + All messages in the message queue will eventually be + placed on heap. They may however temporarily be stored + off heap. This is how messages always have been stored + up until ERTS version 8.0. + </p></item> + <tag><c>mixed</c></tag> + <item><p> + Messages may be placed either on the heap or outside + of the heap. + </p></item> + </taglist> + <p> + The default <c>message_queue_data</c> process flag is determined + by the <seealso marker="erl#+xmqd"><c>+xmqd</c></seealso> + <c>erl</c> command line argument. + </p> + <p> + If the process potentially may get a hugh amount of messages, + you are recommended to set the flag to <c>off_heap</c>. This + since a garbage collection with lots of messages placed on + the heap may become extremly expensive and the process may + consume large amounts of memory. Performance of the + actual message passing is however generally better when not + using the <c>off_heap</c> flag. + </p> + <p> + When changing this flag messages will be moved. This work + has been initiated but not completed when this function + call returns. + </p> + <p>Returns the old value of the flag.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> <fsummary>Sets process flag <c>priority</c> for the calling process.</fsummary> <type name="priority_level"/> <desc> @@ -4356,7 +4412,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> </func> <func> - <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="6"/> + <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> <fsummary>Sets process flag <c>save_calls</c> for the calling process.</fsummary> <desc> <p><c><anno>N</anno></c> must be an integer in the interval 0..10000. @@ -4387,7 +4443,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> </func> <func> - <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="7"/> + <name name="process_flag" arity="2" clause_i="8"/> <fsummary>Sets process flag <c>sensitive</c> for the calling process.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets or clears flag <c>sensitive</c> for the current process. @@ -4441,6 +4497,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <type name="process_info_result_item"/> <type name="priority_level"/> <type name="stack_item"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> <desc> <p>Returns a list containing <c><anno>InfoTuple</anno></c>s with miscellaneous information about the process identified by @@ -4493,6 +4550,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <type name="process_info_result_item"/> <type name="stack_item"/> <type name="priority_level"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> <desc> <p>Returns information about the process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c>, as specified by @@ -4661,6 +4719,15 @@ os_prompt% </pre> monitor by name, the list item is <c>{process, {<anno>RegName</anno>, <anno>Node</anno>}}</c>.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{message_queue_data, <anno>MQD</anno>}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the current state of the <c>message_queue_data</c> + process flag. <c><anno>MQD</anno></c> is either <c>off_heap</c>, + <c>on_heap</c>, or <c>mixed</c>. For more information, see the + documentation of + <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"><c>process_flag(message_queue_data, + MQD)</c></seealso>.</p> + </item> <tag><c>{priority, <anno>Level</anno>}</c></tag> <item> <p><c><anno>Level</anno></c> is the current priority level for @@ -5429,6 +5496,8 @@ true</pre> <name name="spawn_opt" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Creates a new process with a fun as entry point.</fsummary> <type name="priority_level"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> + <type name="spawn_opt_option" /> <desc> <p>Returns the process identifier (pid) of a new process started by the application of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> @@ -5444,6 +5513,8 @@ true</pre> <name name="spawn_opt" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Creates a new process with a fun as entry point on a given node.</fsummary> <type name="priority_level"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> + <type name="spawn_opt_option" /> <desc> <p>Returns the process identifier (pid) of a new process started by the application of <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> to the @@ -5458,6 +5529,8 @@ true</pre> <name name="spawn_opt" arity="4"/> <fsummary>Creates a new process with a function as entry point.</fsummary> <type name="priority_level"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> + <type name="spawn_opt_option" /> <desc> <p>Works as <seealso marker="#spawn/3">spawn/3</seealso>, except that an @@ -5559,6 +5632,18 @@ true</pre> fine-tuning an application and to measure the execution time with various <c><anno>VSize</anno></c> values.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{message_queue_data, <anno>MQD</anno>}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Sets the state of the <c>message_queue_data</c> process + flag. <c><anno>MQD</anno></c> should be either <c>off_heap</c>, + <c>on_heap</c>, or <c>mixed</c>. The default + <c>message_queue_data</c> process flag is determined by the + <seealso marker="erl#+xmqd"><c>+xmqd</c></seealso> <c>erl</c> + command line argument. For more information, see the + documentation of + <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"><c>process_flag(message_queue_data, + <anno>MQD</anno>)</c></seealso>.</p> + </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> @@ -5567,6 +5652,8 @@ true</pre> <name name="spawn_opt" arity="5"/> <fsummary>Creates a new process with a function as entry point on a given node.</fsummary> <type name="priority_level"/> + <type name="message_queue_data" /> + <type name="spawn_opt_option" /> <desc> <p>Returns the process identifier (pid) of a new process started by the application @@ -6639,6 +6726,7 @@ ok <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="65"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="66"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="67"/> + <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="68"/> <fsummary>Information about the system.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns various information about the current system @@ -7044,7 +7132,17 @@ ok used by the runtime system. It is on the form "<major ver>.<minor ver>".</p> </item> - <tag><c>otp_release</c></tag> + <tag><marker id="system_info_message_queue_data"><c>message_queue_data</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the default value of the <c>message_queue_data</c> + process flag which is either <c>off_heap</c>, <c>on_heap</c>, or <c>mixed</c>. + This default is set by the <c>erl</c> command line argument + <seealso marker="erl#+xmqd"><c>+xmqd</c></seealso>. For more information on the + <c>message_queue_data</c> process flag, see documentation of + <seealso marker="#process_flag_message_queue_data"><c>process_flag(message_queue_data, + MQD)</c></seealso>.</p> + </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_otp_release"><c>otp_release</c></marker></tag> <item> <marker id="system_info_otp_release"></marker> <p>Returns a string containing the OTP release number of the diff --git a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml index 0a5b2c6136..faec3c68c1 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/run_erl.xml @@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ first argument to run_erl on the command line.</item> <tag>pipe_dir</tag> <item>This is where to put the named pipe, usually - <c><![CDATA[/tmp/]]></c> on Unix or <c><![CDATA[/pipe/]]></c> on OSE. It shall be suffixed by a <c><![CDATA[/]]></c> (slash), + <c><![CDATA[/tmp/]]></c>. It shall be suffixed by a <c><![CDATA[/]]></c> (slash), i.e. not <c><![CDATA[/tmp/epipies]]></c>, but <c><![CDATA[/tmp/epipes/]]></c>. </item> <tag>log_dir</tag> <item>This is where the log files are written. There will be one |