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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml | 8 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml index 8bd94892ad..15a2f02c76 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml @@ -223,6 +223,14 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> that receives messages from the socket. If called by any other process than the current controlling process, <c>{error, not_owner}</c> is returned.</p> + <p>If the socket is set in active mode, this function + will transfer any messages in the mailbox of the caller + to the new controlling process. + If any other process is interacting with the socket while + the transfer is happening, the transfer may not work correctly + and messages may remain in the caller's mailbox. For instance + changing the sockets active mode before the transfere is complete + may cause this.</p> </desc> </func> |