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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml18
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml15
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
index ca9d458e1e..c790872fe4 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
@@ -2304,8 +2304,13 @@ r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc); ]]></code>
buffer is too small, a value &gt; <c>0</c> is returned and
<c>*value_size</c> has been set to the buffer size needed.</p>
<warning>
- <p>Do <em>not</em> use libc's <c>getenv</c> or similar C library
- interfaces from a driver.</p>
+ <p>This function reads the emulated environment used by
+ <seealso marker="os:getenv/1"><c>os:getenv/1</c></seealso> and not
+ the environment used by libc's <c>getenv(3)</c> or similar. Drivers
+ that <em>require</em> that these are in sync will need to do so
+ themselves, but keep in mind that they are segregated for a reason;
+ <c>getenv(3)</c> and its friends are <em>not thread-safe</em> and
+ may cause unrelated code to misbehave or crash the emulator.</p>
</warning>
<p>This function is thread-safe.</p>
</desc>
@@ -2650,8 +2655,13 @@ erl_drv_output_term(driver_mk_port(drvport), spec, sizeof(spec) / sizeof(spec[0]
environment variable is removed.</p>
</note>
<warning>
- <p>Do <em>not</em> use libc's <c>putenv</c> or similar C library
- interfaces from a driver.</p>
+ <p>This function modifies the emulated environment used by
+ <seealso marker="os:putenv/2"><c>os:putenv/2</c></seealso> and not
+ the environment used by libc's <c>putenv(3)</c> or similar. Drivers
+ that <em>require</em> that these are in sync will need to do so
+ themselves, but keep in mind that they are segregated for a reason;
+ <c>putenv(3)</c> and its friends are <em>not thread-safe</em> and
+ may cause unrelated code to misbehave or crash the emulator.</p>
</warning>
<p>This function is thread-safe.</p>
</desc>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index d7404fa3ce..24e0773e41 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -1444,11 +1444,14 @@ b</pre>
the process to terminate, it has no return value. Example:</p>
<pre>
> <input>catch error(foobar).</input>
-{'EXIT',{foobar,[{erl_eval,do_apply,5},
- {erl_eval,expr,5},
- {shell,exprs,6},
- {shell,eval_exprs,6},
- {shell,eval_loop,3}]}}</pre>
+{'EXIT',{foobar,[{shell,apply_fun,3,
+ [{file,"shell.erl"},{line,906}]},
+ {erl_eval,do_apply,6,[{file,"erl_eval.erl"},{line,677}]},
+ {erl_eval,expr,5,[{file,"erl_eval.erl"},{line,430}]},
+ {shell,exprs,7,[{file,"shell.erl"},{line,687}]},
+ {shell,eval_exprs,7,[{file,"shell.erl"},{line,642}]},
+ {shell,eval_loop,3,[{file,"shell.erl"},{line,627}]}]}}
+</pre>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -8963,7 +8966,7 @@ ok
<c>erlang:now()</c>. This is also the default if no
time stamp flag is specified. If <c>cpu_timestamp</c> has
been enabled through
- <seealso marker="erlang:trace/3"><c>erlang:trace/3</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#trace/3"><c>erlang:trace/3</c></seealso>,
this also effects the time stamp produced in profiling messages
when flag <c>timestamp</c> is enabled.</p>
</item>