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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml
index 14237b6f90..48400733d1 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml
@@ -316,20 +316,20 @@
bytes.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{filename, <seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso>}</c>,
+ <p><c>{filename, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name">file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>,
the name of the file where objects are stored.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso>}
- </c>, the position of the key.</p>
+ <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos">keypos()</seealso>
+ <c>}</c>, the position of the key.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><c>{size, integer() >= 0}</c>, the number of objects stored
in the table.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>,
- the type of the table.</p>
+ <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>
+ <c>}</c>, the type of the table.</p>
</item>
</list>
</desc>
@@ -345,12 +345,12 @@
allowed:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
- <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso>}
- </c>, the access mode.</p>
+ <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access">access()</seealso>
+ <c>}</c>, the access mode.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save">
- auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p>
+ <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save">
+ auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save interval.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><c>{bchunk_format, binary()}</c>, an opaque binary
@@ -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>
@@ -730,16 +755,16 @@ ok
tuples where the following values are allowed:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
- <p><c>{access, <seealso marker="#type-access">
- access()</seealso>}</c>. It is possible to open
+ <p><c>{access, </c><seealso marker="#type-access">
+ access()</seealso><c>}</c>. It is possible to open
existing tables in read-only mode. A table which is opened
in read-only mode is not subjected to the automatic file
reparation algorithm if it is later opened after a crash.
The default value is <c>read_write</c>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{auto_save, <seealso marker="#type-auto_save">
- auto_save()</seealso>}</c>, the auto save
+ <p><c>{auto_save, </c><seealso marker="#type-auto_save">
+ auto_save()</seealso><c>}</c>, the auto save
interval. If the interval is an integer <c>Time</c>, the
table is flushed to disk whenever it is not accessed for
<c>Time</c> milliseconds. A table that has been flushed
@@ -749,18 +774,18 @@ ok
is 180000 (3 minutes).</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
- no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Equivalent to the
+ <p><c>{estimated_no_objects, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
+ no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Equivalent to the
<c>min_no_slots</c> option.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{file, <seealso marker="file#type-name">
- file:name()</seealso>}</c>, the name of the file to be
+ <p><c>{file, </c><seealso marker="file#type-name">
+ file:name()</seealso><c>}</c>, the name of the file to be
opened. The default value is the name of the table.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{max_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
- no_slots()</seealso>}</c>, the maximum number
+ <p><c>{max_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
+ no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>, the maximum number
of slots that will be used. The default value as well as
the maximal value is 32 M. Note that a higher value may
increase the fragmentation of the table, and conversely,
@@ -769,16 +794,16 @@ ok
9 tables.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{min_no_slots, <seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
- no_slots()</seealso>}</c>. Application
+ <p><c>{min_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots">
+ no_slots()</seealso><c>}</c>. Application
performance can be enhanced with this flag by specifying,
when the table is created, the estimated number of
different keys that will be stored in the table. The
default value as well as the minimum value is 256.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{keypos, <seealso marker="#type-keypos">
- keypos()</seealso>}</c>, the position of the
+ <p><c>{keypos, </c><seealso marker="#type-keypos">
+ keypos()</seealso><c>}</c>, the position of the
element of each object to be used as key. The default
value is 1. The ability to explicitly state the key
position is most convenient when we want to store Erlang
@@ -815,12 +840,12 @@ ok
already open.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{type, <seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso>}</c>,
+ <p><c>{type, </c><seealso marker="#type-type">type()</seealso><c>}</c>,
the type of the table. The default value is <c>set</c>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{version, <seealso marker="#type-version">
- version()</seealso>}</c>, the version of the format
+ <p><c>{version, </c><seealso marker="#type-version">
+ version()</seealso><c>}</c>, the version of the format
used for the table. The default value is <c>9</c>. Tables
on the format used before OTP R8 can be created by giving
the value <c>8</c>. A version 8 table can be converted to
@@ -1036,8 +1061,8 @@ ok
specification that matches all objects.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>{select, <seealso marker="#type-match_spec">
- match_spec()}</seealso></c>. As for <c>select</c>
+ <p><c>{select, </c><seealso marker="#type-match_spec">
+ match_spec()</seealso><c>}</c>. As for <c>select</c>
the table is traversed by calling <c>dets:select/3</c>
and <c>dets:select/1</c>. The difference is that the
match specification is explicitly given. This is how to