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diff --git a/lib/hipe/doc/src/hipe_app.xml b/lib/hipe/doc/src/hipe_app.xml index aaeb06193d..fc42ecd97d 100644 --- a/lib/hipe/doc/src/hipe_app.xml +++ b/lib/hipe/doc/src/hipe_app.xml @@ -99,6 +99,41 @@ each mode.</p> </item> + <tag>Optimization for <c>receive</c> with unique references</tag> + <item> + <p> + The BEAM compiler can do an optimization when a receive + statement is only waiting for messages containing a reference + created before the receive. All messages that existed in the + queue when the reference was created will be bypassed, as they + cannot possibly contain the reference. HiPE currently has an + optimization similar this, but it is not guaranteed to + bypass all messages. In the worst case scenario it, cannot + bypass any messages at all. + </p> + <p> + An example of this is when <c>gen_server:call()</c> waits for + the reply message. + </p> + </item> + + </taglist> + </section> + <section> + <title>Stability Issues</title> + <taglist> + <tag>Not yielding in <c>receive</c> statements</tag> + <item> + <p>HiPE will not yield in <c>receive</c> statements where + appropriate. If a process have lots of signals in its signal + queue and execute a HiPE compiled <c>receive</c> statement, + the scheduler thread performing the execution may be stuck + in the <c>receive</c> statement for a very long time. This + can in turn cause various severe issues such as for example + prevent the runtime system from being able to release + memory. + </p> + </item> </taglist> </section> <section> |