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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 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> |