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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml7
-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml51
3 files changed, 66 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
index d2ac6a75b1..2cb677785d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml
@@ -642,12 +642,11 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls
<p><marker id="info_2_safe_fixed_monotonic_time"/></p>
<p><c>Item=safe_fixed|safe_fixed_monotonic_time,
Value={FixationTime,Info}|false</c></p>
- <p>If the table has been fixed using
+ <p>If the table is 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 either
- is or is not one of the processes it is fixed by now.</p>
+ last time when the table changed from unfixed to fixed.</p>
<p>The format and value of <c>FixationTime</c> depends on
<c>Item</c>:</p>
<taglist>
@@ -679,8 +678,15 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls
table is fixed by now. <c>RefCount</c> is the value
of the reference counter and it keeps track of how many times
the table has been fixed by the process.</p>
- <p>If the table never has been fixed, the call returns
- <c>false</c>.</p>
+ <p>Table fixations are not limited to <seealso marker="#safe_fixtable/2">
+ <c>safe_fixtable/2</c></seealso>. Temporary fixations may also
+ be done by for example <seealso marker="#traversal">traversing
+ functions</seealso> like <c>select</c> and <c>match</c>. Such
+ table fixations are automatically released before the
+ corresponding functions returns, but they may be seen by a
+ concurrent call to
+ <c>ets:info(T,safe_fixed|safe_fixed_monotonic_time)</c>.</p>
+ <p>If the table is not fixed at all, the call returns <c>false</c>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p><c>Item=stats, Value=tuple()</c></p>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
index 0cad5929ca..d4a4ba268b 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
@@ -320,12 +320,13 @@ erlang:'!' -----> Module:StateName/3
</p>
<p>
There is also a server start option
- <seealso marker="#type-hibernate_after_opt">
+ <seealso marker="#type-enter_loop_opt">
<c>{hibernate_after, Timeout}</c>
</seealso>
for
- <seealso marker="#start/3"><c>start/3,4</c></seealso> or
- <seealso marker="#start_link/3"><c>start_link/3,4</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="#start/3"><c>start/3,4</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#start_link/3"><c>start_link/3,4</c></seealso> or
+ <seealso marker="#enter_loop/4"><c>enter_loop/4,5,6</c></seealso>,
that may be used to automatically hibernate the server.
</p>
</description>
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
index dee7136eb1..23c3f6e981 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,57 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p>
+<section><title>STDLIB 3.8</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p> Fix a bug in the Erlang Pretty Printer: long atom
+ names in combination with <c>&lt;&lt;&gt;&gt;</c> could
+ cause a crash. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15592 Aux Id: ERL-818 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Fix bugs that could cause wrong results or bad
+ performance when formatting lists of characters using the
+ control sequences <c>p</c> or <c>P</c> and limiting the
+ output with the option <c>chars_limit</c>. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15639</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Improved ETS documentation about safe table traversal and
+ the partially bound key optimization for
+ <c>ordered_set</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15545 Aux Id: PR-2103, PR-2139 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Optimize <c>calendar:gregorian_days_to_date/1</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15572 Aux Id: PR-2121 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Optimize functions
+ <c>calendar:rfc3339_to_system_time()</c> and
+ <c>calendar:system_time_to_rfc3339()</c>. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15630</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>STDLIB 3.7.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>