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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml29
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 4efd155b09..b2e2254a65 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -1101,15 +1101,6 @@ typedef enum {
Erlang operators <c>=:=</c> and
<c>=/=</c>.</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_is_on_dirty_scheduler(ErlNifEnv* env)</nametext></name>
- <fsummary>Check to see if executing on a dirty scheduler thread</fsummary>
- <desc>
- <p>Check to see if the current NIF is executing on a dirty scheduler thread. If
- executing on a dirty scheduler thread true returned; otherwise false.</p>
- <p>This function can only be used from a NIF-calling thread, and with an
- environment corresponding to currently executing processes.</p>
- </desc>
- </func>
<func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_is_pid(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Determine if a term is a pid</fsummary>
<desc><p>Return true if <c>term</c> is a pid.</p></desc>
@@ -1820,7 +1811,25 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_thread_self">erl_drv_thread_self</seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
-
+ <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_thread_type(void)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Determine type of current thread</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Determine the type of currently executing thread. A positive value
+ indicates a scheduler thread while a negative value or zero indicates
+ another type of thread. Currently the following specific types exist
+ (which may be extended in the future):</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_THR_UNDEFINED</c></tag>
+ <value><p>Undefined thread that is not a scheduler thread.</p></value>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_THR_NORMAL_SCHEDULER</c></tag>
+ <value><p>A normal scheduler thread.</p></value>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_THR_DIRTY_CPU_SCHEDULER</c></tag>
+ <value><p>A dirty CPU scheduler thread.</p></value>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_THR_DIRTY_IO_SCHEDULER</c></tag>
+ <value><p>A dirty I/O scheduler thread.</p></value>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
<func>
<name><ret>ErlNifTime</ret><nametext>enif_time_offset(ErlNifTimeUnit time_unit)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get current Time Offset</fsummary>