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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
index 49f64a9236..4de3c1c6b1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
@@ -1218,11 +1218,13 @@ port_list(Name) ->
%% utils
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
--spec format_error(Posix) -> string() when
- Posix :: posix().
+-spec format_error(Reason) -> string() when
+ Reason :: posix() | system_limit.
format_error(exbadport) -> "invalid port state";
format_error(exbadseq) -> "bad command sequence";
+format_error(system_limit) ->
+ "a system limit was hit, probably not enough ports";
format_error(Tag) ->
erl_posix_msg:message(Tag).