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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
index f498a88c5e..3d929a772e 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
@@ -323,8 +323,11 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<type name="stat_option"/>
<desc>
<p>Gets one or more statistic options for a socket.</p>
+
<p><c>getstat(<anno>Socket</anno>)</c> is equivalent to
- <c>getstat(<anno>Socket</anno>,&nbsp;[recv_avg,&nbsp;recv_cnt,&nbsp;recv_dvi,&nbsp;recv_max,&nbsp;recv_oct,&nbsp;send_avg,&nbsp;send_cnt,&nbsp;send_dvi,&nbsp;send_max,&nbsp;send_oct])</c></p>
+ <c>getstat(<anno>Socket</anno>, [recv_avg, recv_cnt, recv_dvi,
+ recv_max, recv_oct, send_avg, send_cnt, send_dvi, send_max,
+ send_oct])</c>.</p>
<p>The following options are available:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c>recv_avg</c></tag>
@@ -371,7 +374,51 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
-
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a>.
+ Accepts a shortened IPv4 shortened address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv4strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 address string containing four fields, i.e <b>not</b> shortened, and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_adress">ip4_address()</a>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv6_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>.
+ If an IPv4 address string is passed, an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address is returned.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv6strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>.
+ Does <b>not</b> accept IPv4 adresses.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>. Accepts a shortened IPv4 address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_adress">ip6_address()</a>. Does <b>not</b> accept a shortened IPv4 address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
<func>
<name name="peername" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Return the address and port for the other end of a connection</fsummary>
@@ -512,13 +559,37 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<c>[Byte1,Byte2|Binary]</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>{high_watermark, Size}</c></tag>
- <item> <p>
- Sender is forced busy if sent and enqueued data
- reaches the highwater mark.
- <br /> Default: 8192 kB.
- </p>
- </item>
+ <tag><c>{high_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The socket message queue will be set into a busy
+ state when the amount of data queued on the message
+ queue reaches this limit. Note that this limit only
+ concerns data that have not yet reached the ERTS internal
+ socket implementation. Default value used is 8 kB.</p>
+ <p>Senders of data to the socket will be suspended if
+ either the socket message queue is busy, or the socket
+ itself is busy.</p>
+ <p>For more information see the <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>,
+ <c>high_watermark</c>, and <c>low_watermark</c> options.</p>
+ <p>Note that distribution sockets will disable the use of
+ <c>high_msgq_watermark</c> and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>,
+ and will instead use the
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution
+ buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{high_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The socket will be set into a busy state when the amount
+ of data queued internally by the ERTS socket implementation
+ reaches this limit. Default value used is 8 kB.</p>
+ <p>Senders of data to the socket will be suspended if
+ either the socket message queue is busy, or the socket
+ itself is busy.</p>
+ <p>For more information see the <c>low_watermark</c>,
+ <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msqg_watermark</c>
+ options.</p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>{ipv6_v6only, Boolean}</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -603,14 +674,41 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
the flushing time-out in seconds.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>{low_watermark, Size}</c></tag>
- <item> <p>
- If the port has reached its <c>high_watermark</c> it will
- force busy onto senders. When the port data queue reaches the
- <c>low_watermark</c> callers are no longer forced busy.
- <br /> Default: 4096 kB.
- </p>
- </item>
+ <tag><c>{low_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>If the socket message queue is in a busy state, the
+ socket message queue will be set in a not busy state when
+ the amount of data queued in the message queue falls
+ below this limit. Note that this limit only concerns data
+ that have not yet reached the ERTS internal socket
+ implementation. Default value used is 4 kB.</p>
+ <p>Senders that have been suspended due to either a
+ busy message queue or a busy socket, will be resumed
+ when neither the socket message queue, nor the socket
+ are busy.</p>
+ <p>For more information see the <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>,
+ <c>high_watermark</c>, and <c>low_watermark</c> options.</p>
+ <p>Note that distribution sockets will disable the use of
+ <c>high_msgq_watermark</c> and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>,
+ and will instead use the
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution
+ buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{low_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>If the socket is in a busy state, the socket will
+ be set in a not busy state when the amount of data
+ queued internally by the ERTS socket implementation
+ falls below this limit. Default value used is 4 kB.</p>
+ <p>Senders that have been suspended due to either a
+ busy message queue or a busy socket, will be resumed
+ when neither the socket message queue, nor the socket
+ are busy.</p>
+ <p>For more information see the <c>high_watermark</c>,
+ <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>
+ options.</p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>{mode, Mode :: binary | list}</c></tag>
<item>