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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml index a0d3f95b6a..48400733d1 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml @@ -399,15 +399,40 @@ kept in RAM.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{safe_fixed,</c> SafeFixed<c>}</c>. If the table - is fixed, SafeFixed is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when + <p><c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c>. If the table + is fixed, <c>SafeFixed</c> is a tuple <c>{FixedAtTime, [{Pid,RefCount}]}</c>. + <c>FixedAtTime</c> is the time when the table was first fixed, and <c>Pid</c> is the pid of the process that fixes the table <c>RefCount</c> times. There may be any number of processes in the list. If the table is not fixed, SafeFixed is the atom <c>false</c>.</p> + <p><c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result + returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monotonic_time/0">erlang:monotonic_time/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. The usage of <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> is + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>.</p> </item> <item> - <p><c>{version, integer()</c>, the version of the format of + <p> + <c>{safe_fixed, SafeFixed}</c>. The same as + <c>{safe_fixed_monotonic_time, SafeFixed}</c> with the exception + of the format and value of <c>FixedAtTime</c>. + </p> + <p> + <c>FixedAtTime</c> will correspond to the result returned by + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#timestamp/0">erlang:timestamp/0</seealso> + at the time of fixation. Note that when the system is using + single or multi + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Modes">time warp + modes</seealso> this might produce strange results. This + since the usage of <c>safe_fixed</c> is not + <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time warp + safe</seealso>. Time warp safe code need to use + <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> instead.</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>{version, integer()}</c>, the version of the format of the table.</p> </item> </list> |