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1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml b/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
index 6c740fec1a..3ebacf5546 100644
--- a/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
+++ b/lib/tools/doc/src/eprof.xml
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@
<func>
<name>start_profiling(Rootset) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>start_profiling(Rootset,Pattern) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>start_profiling(Rootset,Pattern,Options) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Start profiling.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Rootset = [atom() | pid()]</v>
- <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
- <v>Module = Function = atom()</v>
- <v>Arity = integer()</v>
+ <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
+ <v>Module = Function = atom()</v>
+ <v>Arity = integer()</v>
+ <v>Options = [set_on_spawn]</v>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -70,6 +72,9 @@
<p>A pattern can be selected to narrow the profiling. For instance a
specific module can be selected, and only the code executed in that
module will be profiled.</p>
+ <p>The <c>set_on_spawn</c> option will active call time tracing for
+ all processes spawned by processes in the rootset. This is
+ the default behaviour.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -82,19 +87,22 @@
</func>
<func>
<name>profile(Fun) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Fun, Options) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>profile(Rootset) -> profiling | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>profile(Rootset,Fun) -> {ok, Value} | {error,Reason}</name>
<name>profile(Rootset,Fun,Pattern) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
<name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args,Pattern) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name>profile(Rootset,Module,Function,Args,Pattern,Options) -> {ok, Value} | {error, Reason}</name>
<fsummary>Start profiling.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Rootset = [atom() | pid()]</v>
- <v>Fun = fun() -> term()</v>
- <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
+ <v>Fun = fun() -> term() end</v>
+ <v>Pattern = {Module, Function, Arity}</v>
<v>Module = Function = atom()</v>
<v>Args = [term()]</v>
- <v>Arity = integer()</v>
+ <v>Arity = integer()</v>
+ <v>Options = [set_on_spawn]</v>
<v>Value = Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -108,8 +116,11 @@
<c>Rootset</c>, the function returns <c>{ok,Value}</c> when
<c>Fun()</c>/<c>apply</c> returns with the value <c>Value</c>, or
<c>{error,Reason}</c> if <c>Fun()</c>/<c>apply</c> fails with
- exit reason <c>Reason</c>. Otherwise it returns <c>{error, Reason}</c>
+ exit reason <c>Reason</c>. Otherwise it returns <c>{error, Reason}</c>
immediately.</p>
+ <p>The <c>set_on_spawn</c> option will active call time tracing for
+ all processes spawned by processes in the rootset. This is
+ the default behaviour.</p>
<p>The programmer must ensure that the function given as argument
is truly synchronous and that no work continues after
the function has returned a value.</p>