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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
index 90d4d5ecb6..64b0c3cac8 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
@@ -1981,7 +1981,7 @@ ERL_DRV_EXT2TERM char *buf, ErlDrvUInt len
thread, the following call can be used:</p>
<p></p>
<code type="none"><![CDATA[
- unsigned int myKey = (unsigned int) myPort;
+ unsigned int myKey = driver_async_port_key(myPort);
r = driver_async(myPort, &myKey, myData, myFunc);
]]></code>
@@ -2022,6 +2022,24 @@ ERL_DRV_EXT2TERM char *buf, ErlDrvUInt len
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name><ret>unsigned int</ret><nametext>driver_async_port_key (ErlDrvPort port)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Calculate an async key from an ErlDrvPort</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <marker id="driver_async_port_key"></marker>
+ <p>This function calculates a key for later use in <seealso
+ marker="#driver_async">driver_async()</seealso>. The keys are
+ evenly distributed so that a fair mapping between port id's
+ and async thread id's is achieved.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>Before OTP-R16, the actual port id could be used as a key
+ with proper casting, but after the rewrite of the port
+ subsystem, this is no longer the case. With this function, you
+ can achieve the same distribution based on port id's as before
+ OTP-R16.</p>
+ </note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name><ret>int</ret><nametext>driver_async_cancel(long id)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Cancel an asynchronous call</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -2033,10 +2051,10 @@ ERL_DRV_EXT2TERM char *buf, ErlDrvUInt len
The user had to implement synchronization of cancellation anyway.
It also unnecessarily complicated the implementation. Therefore,
as of OTP-R15B <c>driver_async_cancel()</c> is deprecated, and
- scheduled for removal in OTP-R16. It will currently always fail,
+ scheduled for removal in OTP-R17. It will currently always fail,
and return 0.</p>
<warning><p><c>driver_async_cancel()</c> is deprecated and will
- be removed in the OTP-R16 release.</p>
+ be removed in the OTP-R17 release.</p>
</warning>
</desc>