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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index 08d8f49ef6..6f04741f85 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -728,19 +728,29 @@ rpc:call(Node, code, load_binary, [Module, Filename, Binary]),
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>is_module_native(Module) -> boolean() | undefined</name>
+ <name name="is_module_native" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Test whether a module has native code</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Module = module()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
- <p>This function returns <c>true</c> if <c>Module</c> is
+ <p>This function returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is
name of a loaded module that has native code loaded, and
- <c>false</c> if <c>Module</c> is loaded but does not have
- native. If <c>Module</c> is not loaded, this function returns
+ <c>false</c> if <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded but does not have
+ native. If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is not loaded, this function returns
<c>undefined</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="get_mode" arity="0"/>
+ <fsummary>The code_server's mode.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function returns an atom describing the code_server's mode:
+ <c>interactive</c> or <c>embedded</c>. </p>
+ <p>This information is useful when an external entity (for example,
+ an IDE) provides additional code for a running node. If in interactive
+ mode, it only needs to add to the code path. If in embedded mode,
+ the code has to be loaded with <c>load_binary/3</c></p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
</funcs>
</erlref>