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diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
index 94ecef24b4..7cd15e15d3 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
<v>Opt = {file,Client} | {handler, FormatHandler} | {process_info,PI} |
shell | {shell, ShellSpec} | {timer, TimerSpec} |
{overload_check, {MSec, Module, Function}} |
- {flush, MSec} | resume | {resume, FetchTimeout}</v>
+ {flush, MSec} | resume | {resume, FetchTimeout} |
+ {queue_size, QueueSize}</v>
<v>TimerSpec = MSec | {MSec, StopOpts}</v>
<v>MSec = FetchTimeout = integer()</v>
<v>Module = Function = atom() </v>
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
<v>FormatHandler = See format/2</v>
<v>PI = true | false </v>
<v>ShellSpec = true | false | only</v>
+ <v>QueueSize = non_neg_integer()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Starts a file trace port on all specified nodes
@@ -147,6 +149,18 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
<c>Client</c> must be <c>{local, File}</c>. All
trace information is then sent to the trace control node where
it is written to file.</p></item>
+ <tag><c>queue_size</c></tag>
+ <item><p>When tracing to shell or <c>{local,File}</c>, an ip
+ trace driver is used internally. The ip trace driver has a
+ queue of maximum <c>QueueSize</c> messages waiting to be
+ delivered. If the driver cannot deliver messages as fast as
+ they are produced, the queue size might be exceeded and
+ messages are dropped. This parameter is optional, and is
+ only useful if many <c>{drop,N}</c> trace messages are
+ received by the trace handler. It has no meaning if shell
+ or <c>{local,File}</c> is not used. See
+ <seealso marker="runtime_tools:dbg#trace_port/2">dbg:trace_port/2</seealso>
+ for more information about the ip trace driver.</p></item>
<tag><c>process_info</c></tag>
<item><p>Indicates if process
information is to be collected. If <c>PI = true</c> (which is
@@ -485,7 +499,7 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
<p>For a description of the <c>match_spec()</c> syntax,
see section
<seealso marker="erts:match_spec"><c>Match Specifications in Erlang</c></seealso>
- in <c>ERTS</c>, which explains the general match specification "language".
+ in ERTS, which explains the general match specification "language".
</p>
<note>
<p>The <em>system tracer</em> for sequential tracing is