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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml | 11 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml index 1feb3fcb07..5ac199b6a7 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml @@ -213,9 +213,10 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again <type name="tracer"/> <desc> <p>Sets the system tracer. The system tracer can be either a - process or port denoted by <c><anno>Tracer</anno></c>. Returns the previous - value (which can be <c>false</c> if no system tracer is - active).</p> + process, port or <seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer">tracer module</seealso> + denoted by <c><anno>Tracer</anno></c>. + Returns the previous value (which can be <c>false</c> if no system + tracer is active).</p> <p>Failure: <c>{badarg, Info}}</c> if <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is not an existing local pid.</p> </desc> @@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again <fsummary>Return the pid() or port() of the current system tracer.</fsummary> <type name="tracer"/> <desc> - <p>Returns the pid or port identifier of the current system + <p>Returns the pid, port identifier or tracer module of the current system tracer or <c>false</c> if no system tracer is activated.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -298,7 +299,7 @@ TimeStamp = {Seconds, Milliseconds, Microseconds} matches a message in a receive statement, according to the trace token carried by the received message, empty or not.</p> <p>On each Erlang node, a process can be set as the <em>system tracer</em>. - This process receives trace messages each time + This process will receive trace messages each time a message with a trace token is sent or received (if the trace token flag <c>send</c> or <c>'receive'</c> is set). The system tracer can then print each trace event, write it to a file, or |