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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml17
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml10
2 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
index 24bcb419fe..79a0c8ad89 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml
@@ -195,12 +195,13 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
handlers using the same callback module.</p>
<p><c>Args</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as the argument
to <c>Module:init/1</c>.</p>
- <p>If <c>Module:init/1</c> returns a correct value, the event
- manager adds the event handler and this function returns
+ <p>If <c>Module:init/1</c> returns a correct value indicating
+ successful completion, the event manager adds the event
+ handler and this function returns
<c>ok</c>. If <c>Module:init/1</c> fails with <c>Reason</c> or
- returns an unexpected value <c>Term</c>, the event handler is
+ returns <c>{error,Reason}</c>, the event handler is
ignored and this function returns <c>{'EXIT',Reason}</c> or
- <c>Term</c>, respectively.</p>
+ <c>{error,Reason}</c>, respectively.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -448,12 +449,13 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
</section>
<funcs>
<func>
- <name>Module:init(InitArgs) -> {ok,State} | {ok,State,hibernate}</name>
+ <name>Module:init(InitArgs) -> {ok,State} | {ok,State,hibernate} | {error,Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Initialize an event handler.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>InitArgs = Args | {Args,Term}</v>
<v>&nbsp;Args = Term = term()</v>
<v>State = term()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>Whenever a new event handler is added to an event manager,
@@ -470,8 +472,9 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2
the argument provided in the function call/return tuple and
<c>Term</c> is the result of terminating the old event handler,
see <c>gen_event:swap_handler/3</c>.</p>
- <p>The function should return <c>{ok,State}</c> or <c>{ok,State, hibernate}</c>
- where <c>State</c> is the initial internal state of the event handler.</p>
+ <p>If successful, the function should return <c>{ok,State}</c>
+ or <c>{ok,State,hibernate}</c> where <c>State</c> is the
+ initial internal state of the event handler.</p>
<p>If <c>{ok,State,hibernate}</c> is returned, the event
manager will go into hibernation (by calling <seealso
marker="proc_lib#hibernate/3">proc_lib:hibernate/3</seealso>),
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
index 1045766e01..edeb7dff91 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>2010</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -570,13 +570,14 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>Module:code_change(OldVsn, State, Extra) -> {ok, NewState}</name>
+ <name>Module:code_change(OldVsn, State, Extra) -> {ok, NewState} | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Update the internal state during upgrade/downgrade.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>OldVsn = Vsn | {down, Vsn}</v>
<v>&nbsp;&nbsp;Vsn = term()</v>
<v>State = NewState = term()</v>
<v>Extra = term()</v>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function is called by a gen_server when it should
@@ -595,7 +596,10 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
<p><c>State</c> is the internal state of the gen_server.</p>
<p><c>Extra</c> is passed as-is from the <c>{advanced,Extra}</c>
part of the update instruction.</p>
- <p>The function should return the updated internal state.</p>
+ <p>If successful, the function shall return the updated
+ internal state.</p>
+ <p>If the function returns <c>{error,Reason}</c>, the ongoing
+ upgrade will fail and roll back to the old release.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>