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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
index dd4a289c61..746f94d3f4 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
Even if there are no references to a table from any process, it
will not automatically be destroyed unless the owner process
terminates. It can be destroyed explicitly by using
- <c>delete/1</c>.</p>
- <p>Since R13B01, table ownership can be transferred at process termination
+ <c>delete/1</c>. The default owner is the process that created the
+ table. Table ownership can be transferred at process termination
by using the <seealso marker="#heir">heir</seealso> option or explicitly
by calling <seealso marker="#give_away/3">give_away/3</seealso>.</p>
<p>Some implementation details:</p>
@@ -82,11 +82,15 @@
<c>float()</c> that extends to the same value, hence the key
<c>1</c> and the key <c>1.0</c> are regarded as equal in an
<c>ordered_set</c> table.</p>
- <p>In general, the functions below will exit with reason
- <c>badarg</c> if any argument is of the wrong format, or if the
- table identifier is invalid.</p>
</description>
-
+ <section>
+ <title>Failure</title>
+ <p>In general, the functions below will exit with reason
+ <c>badarg</c> if any argument is of the wrong format, if the
+ table identifier is invalid or if the operation is denied due to
+ table access rights (<seealso marker="#protected">protected</seealso>
+ or <seealso marker="#private">private</seealso>).</p>
+ </section>
<section><marker id="concurrency"></marker>
<title>Concurrency</title>
<p>This module provides some limited support for concurrent access.
@@ -481,6 +485,9 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls
<item><c>Item=protection, Value=public|protected|private</c> <br></br>
The table access rights.</item>
+ <item><c>Item=compressed, Value=true|false</c> <br></br>
+
+ Indicates if the table is compressed or not.</item>
</list>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -947,9 +954,10 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code>
<type>
<v>Name = atom()</v>
<v>Options = [Option]</v>
- <v>&nbsp;Option = Type | Access | named_table | {keypos,Pos} | {heir,pid(),HeirData} | {heir,none} | {write_concurrency,bool()}</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Option = Type | Access | named_table | {keypos,Pos} | {heir,pid(),HeirData} | {heir,none} | Tweaks</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Type = set | ordered_set | bag | duplicate_bag</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Access = public | protected | private</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweaks = {write_concurrency,bool()} | {read_concurrency,bool()} | compressed</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Pos = int()</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;HeirData = term()</v>
</type>
@@ -963,7 +971,7 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code>
table is named or not. If one or more options are left out,
the default values are used. This means that not specifying
any options (<c>[]</c>) is the same as specifying
- <c>[set,protected,{keypos,1},{heir,none},{write_concurrency,false}]</c>.</p>
+ <c>[set,protected,{keypos,1},{heir,none},{write_concurrency,false},{read_concurrency,false}]</c>.</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
<p><c>set</c>
@@ -1002,12 +1010,14 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code>
Any process may read or write to the table.</p>
</item>
<item>
+ <marker id="protected"></marker>
<p><c>protected</c>
The owner process can read and write to the table. Other
processes can only read the table. This is the default
setting for the access rights.</p>
</item>
<item>
+ <marker id="private"></marker>
<p><c>private</c>
Only the owner process can read or write to the table.</p>
</item>
@@ -1041,13 +1051,13 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code>
<item>
<marker id="new_2_write_concurrency"></marker>
<p><c>{write_concurrency,bool()}</c>
- Performance tuning. Default is <c>false</c>. An operation that
+ Performance tuning. Default is <c>false</c>, in which case an operation that
mutates (writes to) the table will obtain exclusive access,
blocking any concurrent access of the same table until finished.
If set to <c>true</c>, the table is optimized towards concurrent
write access. Different objects of the same table can be mutated
(and read) by concurrent processes. This is achieved to some degree
- at the expense of single access and concurrent reader performance.
+ at the expense of sequential access and concurrent reader performance.
The <c>write_concurrency</c> option can be combined with the
<seealso marker="#new_2_read_concurrency">read_concurrency</seealso>
option. You typically want to combine these when large concurrent
@@ -1085,6 +1095,15 @@ ets:select(Table,MatchSpec),</code>
option. You typically want to combine these when large concurrent
read bursts and large concurrent write bursts are common.</p>
</item>
+ <item>
+ <marker id="new_2_compressed"></marker>
+ <p><c>compressed</c>
+ If this option is present, the table data will be stored in a more compact format to
+ consume less memory. The downside is that it will make table operations slower.
+ Especially operations that need to inspect entire objects,
+ such as <c>match</c> and <c>select</c>, will get much slower. The key element
+ is not compressed in current implementation.</p>
+ </item>
</list>
</desc>
</func>