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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml index 7b01109ff8..447fe51130 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml @@ -488,14 +488,39 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <item><c>Item=fixed, Value=boolean()</c> <br></br> Indicates if the table is fixed by any process or not.</item> - <item> - <p><c>Item=safe_fixed, Value={FirstFixed,Info}|false</c> <br></br> + <item><marker id="info_2_safe_fixed_monotonic_time"/> + <p><c>Item=safe_fixed|safe_fixed_monotonic_time, Value={FixationTime,Info}|false</c> <br></br> </p> - <p>If the table has been fixed using <c>safe_fixtable/2</c>, - the call returns a tuple where <c>FirstFixed</c> is the + <p>If the table has been fixed using + <seealso marker="#safe_fixtable/2"><c>safe_fixtable/2</c></seealso>, + the call returns a tuple where <c>FixationTime</c> is the time when the table was first fixed by a process, which may or may not be one of the processes it is fixed by right now.</p> + <p>The format and value of <c>FixationTime</c> depends on + <c>Item</c>:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>safe_fixed</c></tag> + <item><p><c>FixationTime</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> + + <tag><c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c></tag> + <item><p><c>FixationTime</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> + </taglist> <p><c>Info</c> is a possibly empty lists of tuples <c>{Pid,RefCount}</c>, one tuple for every process the table is fixed by right now. <c>RefCount</c> is the value @@ -1135,9 +1160,11 @@ clean_all_with_value(Tab,X,Key) -> table but never releases it, the memory used by the deleted objects will never be freed. The performance of operations on the table will also degrade significantly.</p> - <p>Use <c>info/2</c> to retrieve information about which - processes have fixed which tables. A system with a lot of - processes fixing tables may need a monitor which sends alarms + <p>Use + <seealso marker="#info_2_safe_fixed_monotonic_time"><c>info(Tab, + safe_fixed_monotonic_time)</c></seealso> to retrieve information + about which processes have fixed which tables. A system with a lot + of processes fixing tables may need a monitor which sends alarms when tables have been fixed for too long.</p> <p>Note that for tables of the <c>ordered_set</c> type, <c>safe_fixtable/2</c> is not necessary as calls to |