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--- 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>2013</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -43,8 +43,11 @@
<pre>
gen_server module Callback module
----------------- ---------------
+gen_server:start
gen_server:start_link -----> Module:init/1
+gen_server:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
+
gen_server:call
gen_server:multi_call -----> Module:handle_call/3
@@ -184,6 +187,40 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name>stop(ServerRef) -> ok</name>
+ <name>stop(ServerRef, Reason, Timeout) -> ok</name>
+ <fsummary>Synchronously stop a generic server.</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>ServerRef = Name | {Name,Node} | {global,GlobalName}
+ | {via,Module,ViaName} | pid()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;Node = atom()</v>
+ <v>&nbsp;GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
+ <v>Timeout = int()>0 | infinity</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Orders a generic server to exit with the
+ given <c>Reason</c> and waits for it to terminate. The
+ gen_server will call
+ <seealso marker="#Module:terminate/2">Module:terminate/2</seealso>
+ before exiting.</p>
+ <p>The function returns <c>ok</c> if the server terminates
+ with the expected reason. Any other reason than <c>normal</c>,
+ <c>shutdown</c>, or <c>{shutdown,Term}</c> will cause an
+ error report to be issued using
+ <seealso marker="kernel:error_logger#format/2">error_logger:format/2</seealso>.
+ The default <c>Reason</c> is <c>normal</c>.</p>
+ <p><c>Timeout</c> is an integer greater than zero which
+ specifies how many milliseconds to wait for the server to
+ terminate, or the atom <c>infinity</c> to wait
+ indefinitely. The default value is <c>infinity</c>. If the
+ server has not terminated within the specified time, a
+ <c>timeout</c> exception is raised.</p>
+ <p>If the process does not exist, a <c>noproc</c> exception
+ is raised.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name>call(ServerRef, Request) -> Reply</name>
<name>call(ServerRef, Request, Timeout) -> Reply</name>
<fsummary>Make a synchronous call to a generic server.</fsummary>