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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index 4a7dd60858..a8006bb870 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 of <c>Module:handle_call/3</c>.</p> <p>The call can fail for many reasons, including time-out and the called <c>gen_server</c> process dying before or during the call.</p> - <note> - <p>The ancient behavior of sometimes consuming the server - exit message if the server died during the call while - linked to the client was removed in Erlang 5.6/OTP R12B.</p> - </note> </desc> </func> @@ -509,6 +504,13 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not export it. + If a release upgrade/downgrade with <c>Change={advanced,Extra}</c> + specified in the <c>appup</c> file is made when <c>code_change/3</c> + isn't implemented the process will crash with an <c>undef</c> exit + reason.</p> + </note> <p>This function is called by a <c>gen_server</c> process when it is to update its internal state during a release upgrade/downgrade, that is, when the instruction <c>{update,Module,Change,...}</c>, @@ -695,6 +697,12 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <v> Reason = normal | term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not + export it. The <c>gen_server</c> module provides a default + implementation of this function that logs about the unexpected + <c>Info</c> message, drops it and returns <c>{noreply, State}</c>.</p> + </note> <p>This function is called by a <c>gen_server</c> process when a time-out occurs or when it receives any other message than a synchronous or asynchronous request (or a system message).</p> @@ -755,6 +763,11 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <v>State = term()</v> </type> <desc> + <note> + <p>This callback is optional, so callback modules need not + export it. The <c>gen_server</c> module provides a default + implementation without cleanup.</p> + </note> <p>This function is called by a <c>gen_server</c> process when it is about to terminate. It is to be the opposite of <seealso marker="#Module:init/1"><c>Module:init/1</c></seealso> @@ -801,7 +814,6 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 <section> <title>See Also</title> <p><seealso marker="gen_event"><c>gen_event(3)</c></seealso>, - <seealso marker="gen_fsm"><c>gen_fsm(3)</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="gen_statem"><c>gen_statem(3)</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="proc_lib"><c>proc_lib(3)</c></seealso>, <seealso marker="supervisor"><c>supervisor(3)</c></seealso>, |