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+++ b/lib/runtime_tools/doc/src/dbg.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
<modulesummary>The Text Based Trace Facility</modulesummary>
<description>
<p>This module implements a text based interface to the
- <c><seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace-3">trace/3</seealso></c> and the
- <c><seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace_pattern-2">trace_pattern/2</seealso></c> BIFs. It makes it
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace-3"><c>trace/3</c></seealso> and the
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace_pattern-2"><c>trace_pattern/2</c></seealso> BIFs. It makes it
possible to trace functions, processes, ports and messages.
</p>
<p>
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<item>The corresponding process or port is traced. The process or port may
be a remote process or port (on another Erlang node). The node must
be in the list of traced nodes (see <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso>
- and <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c>).</item>
+ and <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso>).</item>
<tag><c>all</c></tag>
<item>All processes and ports in the system as well as all processes and ports
created hereafter are to be traced.</item>
@@ -208,22 +208,23 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<tag><c>atom()</c></tag>
<item>The process or port with the corresponding registered name is traced. The process or
port may be a remote process (on another Erlang node). The node must be
- added with the <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c> or
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c> function.</item>
+ added with the <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso> or
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso> function.</item>
<tag><c>integer()</c></tag>
<item>The process <c><![CDATA[<0.Item.0>]]></c> is traced.</item>
<tag><c>{X, Y, Z}</c></tag>
<item>The process <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c> is traced. </item>
- <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
- <item>If the <c>Item</c> is a string <![CDATA["<X.Y.Z>"]]>
- as returned from <c><seealso marker="erts:erlang#pid_to_list-1">pid_to_list/1</seealso></c>, the process
- <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c> is traced. </item>
- </taglist>
+ <tag><c>string()</c></tag>
+ <item>If the <c>Item</c> is a string <![CDATA["<X.Y.Z>"]]>
+ as returned from <seealso marker="erts:erlang#pid_to_list-1"><c>pid_to_list/1</c></seealso>,
+ the process <c><![CDATA[<X.Y.Z>]]></c> is traced.
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
<p>When enabling an <c>Item</c> that represents a group of processes,
the <c>Item</c> is enabled on all nodes added with the
- <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c> or
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c> function.</p>
+ <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso> or
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso> function.</p>
<p><c>Flags</c> can be a single atom,
or a list of flags. The available flags are:
@@ -275,7 +276,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<item>
<p>This is the same as <c>sol</c>, but only for
the first call to
- <c><seealso marker="erts:erlang#link-1">link/1</seealso></c> by the traced process.</p>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#link-1"><c>link/1</c></seealso> by the traced process.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>all</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</item>
</taglist>
<p>The list can also include any of the flags allowed in
- <c><seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace-3">erlang:trace/3</seealso></c></p>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#trace-3"><c>erlang:trace/3</c></seealso></p>
<p>The function returns either an error tuple or a tuple
<c>{ok, List}</c>. The <c>List</c> consists of
specifications of how many processes and ports that matched (in the
@@ -368,11 +369,11 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
please turn to the
<em>User's guide</em> part of the online
documentation for the runtime system (<em>erts</em>). The
- chapter <em><seealso marker="erts:match_spec">Match Specifications in Erlang</seealso></em>
+ chapter <seealso marker="erts:match_spec"><em>Match Specifications in Erlang</em></seealso>
explains the general match specification "language".
The most common generic match specifications used can be
found as <c>Built-inAlias</c>', see
- <c><seealso marker="#ltp-0">ltp/0</seealso></c> below for details.
+ <seealso marker="#ltp-0"><c>ltp/0</c></seealso> below for details.
</p>
<p>The Module, Function and/or Arity parts of the tuple may
be specified as the atom <c>'_'</c> which is a "wild-card"
@@ -380,21 +381,21 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
Module is specified as <c>'_'</c>, the Function and Arity
parts have to be specified as '_' too. The same holds for the
Functions relation to the Arity.</p>
- <p>All nodes added with <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c> or
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c> will
+ <p>All nodes added with <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso> or
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso> will
be affected by this call, and if Module is not <c>'_'</c>
the module will be loaded on all nodes.</p>
<p>The function returns either an error tuple or a tuple
<c>{ok, List}</c>. The <c>List</c> consists of specifications of how
many functions that matched, in the same way as the processes and ports
- are presented in the return value of <c><seealso marker="#p-2">p/2</seealso></c>. </p>
+ are presented in the return value of <seealso marker="#p-2"><c>p/2</c></seealso>. </p>
<p>There may be a tuple <c>{saved, N}</c> in the return value,
if the MatchSpec is other
than []. The integer <c>N</c> may then be used in
subsequent calls to this function and will stand as an
"alias" for the given expression. There are also a couple of
- built-in aliases for common expressions, see
- <c><seealso marker="#ltp-0">ltp/0</seealso></c> below for details.</p>
+ built-in aliases for common expressions, see
+ <seealso marker="#ltp-0"><c>ltp/0</c></seealso> below for details.</p>
<p>If an error is returned, it can be due to errors in
compilation of the match specification. Such errors are
presented as a list of tuples <c>{error, string()}</c> where
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<name>tpl({Module, Function, Arity}, MatchSpec) -> {ok, MatchDesc} | {error, term()}</name>
<fsummary>Set pattern for traced local (as well as global) function calls</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>This function works as <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>, but enables
+ <p>This function works as <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>, but enables
tracing for local calls (and local functions) as well as for
global calls (and functions).</p>
</desc>
@@ -480,10 +481,10 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<p>This function disables call tracing on the specified
functions. The semantics of the parameter is the same
as for the corresponding function specification in
- <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c> or <c><seealso marker="#tpl-2">tpl/2</seealso></c>. Both local and global call trace
+ <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso> or <seealso marker="#tpl-2"><c>tpl/2</c></seealso>. Both local and global call trace
is disabled. </p>
<p>The return value reflects how many functions that matched,
- and is constructed as described in <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>. No tuple
+ and is constructed as described in <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>. No tuple
<c>{saved, N}</c> is however ever returned (for obvious reasons).</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -519,8 +520,9 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<name>ctpl({Module, Function, Arity}) -> {ok, MatchDesc} | {error, term()}</name>
<fsummary>Clear call trace pattern for the specified functions</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>This function works as <c><seealso marker="#ctp-1">ctp/1</seealso></c>, but only disables
- tracing set up with <c><seealso marker="#tpl-2">tpl/2</seealso></c> (not with <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>).</p>
+ <p>This function works as <seealso marker="#ctp-1"><c>ctp/1</c></seealso>, but only disables
+ tracing set up with <seealso marker="#tpl-2"><c>tpl/2</c></seealso>
+ (not with <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>).</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -555,8 +557,9 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<name>ctpg({Module, Function, Arity}) -> {ok, MatchDesc} | {error, term()}</name>
<fsummary>Clear call trace pattern for the specified functions</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>This function works as <c><seealso marker="#ctp-1">ctp/1</seealso></c>, but only disables
- tracing set up with <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c> (not with <c><seealso marker="#tpl-2">tpl/2</seealso></c>).</p>
+ <p>This function works as <seealso marker="#ctp-1"><c>ctp/1</c></seealso>, but only disables
+ tracing set up with <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>
+ (not with <seealso marker="#tpl-2"><c>tpl/2</c></seealso>).</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -565,13 +568,14 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<desc>
<p>Use this function to recall all match specifications previously
used in the session (i. e. previously saved during calls
- to <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>, and built-in match specifications.
+ to <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>, and built-in match specifications.
This is very useful, as a complicated
match_spec can be quite awkward to write. Note that the
- match specifications are lost if <c><seealso marker="#stop-0">stop/0</seealso></c> is called.</p>
+ match specifications are lost if <seealso marker="#stop-0"><c>stop/0</c></seealso> is called.</p>
<p>Match specifications used can be saved in a file (if a
read-write file system is present) for use in later
- debugging sessions, see <c><seealso marker="#wtp-1">wtp/1</seealso></c> and <c><seealso marker="#rtp-1">rtp/1</seealso></c></p>
+ debugging sessions, see <seealso marker="#wtp-1"><c>wtp/1</c></seealso>
+ and <seealso marker="#rtp-1"><c>rtp/1</c></seealso></p>
<p>There are three built-in trace patterns:
<c>exception_trace</c>, <c>caller_trace</c>
and <c>caller_exception_trace</c> (or <c>x</c>, <c>c</c> and
@@ -594,10 +598,10 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<fsummary>Delete all saved match specifications.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Use this function to "forget" all match specifications
- saved during calls to <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>.
- This is useful when one wants to restore other match
- specifications from a file with <c><seealso marker="#rtp-1">rtp/1</seealso></c>. Use
- <c><seealso marker="#dtp-1">dtp/1</seealso></c> to delete specific saved match specifications. </p>
+ saved during calls to <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>.
+ This is useful when one wants to restore other match
+ specifications from a file with <seealso marker="#rtp-1"><c>rtp/1</c></seealso>. Use
+ <seealso marker="#dtp-1"><c>dtp/1</c></seealso> to delete specific saved match specifications.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -608,7 +612,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</type>
<desc>
<p>Use this function to "forget" a specific match specification
- saved during calls to <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>.</p>
+ saved during calls to <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -620,12 +624,12 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function will save all match specifications saved
- during the session (during calls to <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c>)
+ during the session (during calls to <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso>)
and built-in match specifications in a text
file with the name designated by <c>Name</c>. The format
of the file is textual, why it can be edited with an
ordinary text editor, and then restored with
- <c><seealso marker="#rtp-1">rtp/1</seealso></c>. </p>
+ <seealso marker="#rtp-1"><c>rtp/1</c></seealso>. </p>
<p>Each match spec in the file ends with a full stop
(<c>.</c>) and new (syntactically correct) match
specifications can be added to the file manually.</p>
@@ -643,7 +647,8 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</type>
<desc>
<p>This function reads match specifications from a file
- (possibly) generated by the <c><seealso marker="#wtp-1">wtp/1</seealso></c> function. It checks
+ (possibly) generated by the <seealso marker="#wtp-1"><c>wtp/1</c></seealso>
+ function. It checks
the syntax of all match specifications and verifies that
they are correct. The error handling principle is "all or
nothing", i. e. if some of the match specifications are
@@ -651,7 +656,8 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
saved match specifications for the running system. </p>
<p>The match specifications in the file are <em>merged</em>
with the current match specifications, so that no duplicates
- are generated. Use <c><seealso marker="#ltp-0">ltp/0</seealso></c> to see what numbers were
+ are generated. Use <seealso marker="#ltp-0"><c>ltp/0</c></seealso>
+ to see what numbers were
assigned to the specifications from the file.</p>
<p>The function will return an error, either due to I/O
problems (like a non existing or non readable file) or due
@@ -670,9 +676,9 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</type>
<desc>
<p>The <c>dbg</c> server keeps a list of nodes where tracing
- should be performed. Whenever a <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c> call or a
- <c><seealso marker="#p-2">p/2</seealso></c> call is made, it is executed for all nodes in this
- list including the local node (except for <c><seealso marker="#p-2">p/2</seealso></c> with a
+ should be performed. Whenever a <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso> call or a
+ <seealso marker="#p-2"><c>p/2</c></seealso> call is made, it is executed for all nodes in this
+ list including the local node (except for <seealso marker="#p-2"><c>p/2</c></seealso> with a
specific <c>pid()</c> or <c>port()</c> as first argument, in which case the
command is executed only on the node where the designated
process or port resides).
@@ -684,7 +690,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
distribution). If no tracer process is running on the local
node, the error reason <c>no_local_tracer</c> is returned. The
tracer process on the local node must be started with the
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-2">tracer/0/2</seealso></c> function.
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-2"><c>tracer/0/2</c></seealso> function.
</p>
<p>If <c>Nodename</c> is the local node, the error reason
<c>cant_add_local_node</c> is returned.
@@ -694,7 +700,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
a tracer process. The error reason
<c>cant_trace_remote_pid_to_local_port</c> is returned. A
trace port can however be started on the remote node with the
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c> function.
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso> function.
</p>
<p>The function will also return an error if the node
<c>Nodename</c> is not reachable.</p>
@@ -708,9 +714,10 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
</type>
<desc>
<p>Clears a node from the list of traced nodes. Subsequent
- calls to <c><seealso marker="#tp-2">tp/2</seealso></c> and <c><seealso marker="#p-2">p/2</seealso></c> will not consider that
- node, but tracing already activated on the node will continue
- to be in effect.</p>
+ calls to <seealso marker="#tp-2"><c>tp/2</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="#p-2"><c>p/2</c></seealso> will not consider that
+ node, but tracing already activated on the node will continue
+ to be in effect.</p>
<p>Returns <c>ok</c>, cannot fail.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -727,14 +734,14 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<desc>
<p>This function starts a server on the local node that will
be the recipient of all trace messages. All subsequent calls
- to <c><seealso marker="#p-2">p/2</seealso></c> will result in messages sent to the newly
+ to <seealso marker="#p-2"><c>p/2</c></seealso> will result in messages sent to the newly
started trace server.</p>
<p>A trace server started in this way will simply display the
trace messages in a formatted way in the Erlang shell
- (i. e. use io:format). See <c><seealso marker="#tracer-2">tracer/2</seealso></c> for a description
- of how the trace message handler can be customized.
+ (i. e. use io:format). See <seealso marker="#tracer-2"><c>tracer/2</c></seealso>
+ for a description of how the trace message handler can be customized.
</p>
- <p>To start a similar tracer on a remote node, use <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c>.</p>
+ <p>To start a similar tracer on a remote node, use <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -758,9 +765,9 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
by a receiving process (<c>process</c>), by a tracer port
(<c>port</c>) or by a tracer module
(<c>module</c>). For a description about tracer ports see
- <c><seealso marker="#trace_port-2">trace_port/2</seealso></c>
+ <seealso marker="#trace_port-2"><c>trace_port/2</c></seealso>
and for a tracer modules see
- <c><seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer">erl_tracer</seealso>.</c>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer"><c>erl_tracer</c></seealso>.
</p>
<p>If <c>Type</c> is <c>process</c>, a message handler function can
be specified (<c>HandlerSpec</c>). The handler function, which
@@ -776,10 +783,10 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<p>If <c>Type</c> is <c>port</c>, then the second parameter should
be a <em>fun</em> which takes no arguments and returns a
newly opened trace port when called. Such a <em>fun</em> is
- preferably generated by calling <c><seealso marker="#trace_port-2">trace_port/2</seealso></c>.
+ preferably generated by calling <seealso marker="#trace_port-2"><c>trace_port/2</c></seealso>.
</p>
<p>if <c>Type</c> is <c>module</c>, then the second parameter should
- be either a tuple describing the <c><seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer">erl_tracer</seealso></c>
+ be either a tuple describing the <seealso marker="erts:erl_tracer"><c>erl_tracer</c></seealso>
module to be used for tracing and the state to be used for
that tracer module or a fun returning the same tuple.</p>
<p>If an error is returned, it can either be due to a tracer
@@ -787,7 +794,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
due to the <c>HandlerFun</c> throwing an exception.
</p>
<p>To start a similar tracer on a remote node, use
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c>.
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso>.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -798,19 +805,19 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<v>Nodename = atom()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>This function is equivalent to <c><seealso marker="#tracer-2">tracer/2</seealso></c>, but acts on
+ <p>This function is equivalent to <seealso marker="#tracer-2"><c>tracer/2</c></seealso>, but acts on
the given node. A tracer is started on the node
(<c>Nodename</c>) and the node is added to the list of traced nodes.
</p>
<note>
- <p>This function is not equivalent to <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c>. While
- <c><seealso marker="#n-1">n/1</seealso></c> starts a process tracer which redirects all trace
+ <p>This function is not equivalent to <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso>. While
+ <seealso marker="#n-1"><c>n/1</c></seealso> starts a process tracer which redirects all trace
information to a process tracer on the local node (i.e. the
- trace control node), <c><seealso marker="#tracer-3">tracer/3</seealso></c> starts a tracer of any
+ trace control node), <seealso marker="#tracer-3"><c>tracer/3</c></seealso> starts a tracer of any
type which is independent of the tracer on the trace control
node.</p>
</note>
- <p>For details, see <c><seealso marker="#tracer-2">tracer/2</seealso></c>.</p>
+ <p>For details, see <seealso marker="#tracer-2"><c>tracer/2</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -842,9 +849,9 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<c>file</c> and the <c>ip</c> trace drivers. The file driver
sends all trace messages into one or several binary files,
from where they later can be fetched and processed with the
- <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-2">trace_client/2</seealso></c> function. The ip driver opens a TCP/IP
+ <seealso marker="#trace_client-2"><c>trace_client/2</c></seealso> function. The ip driver opens a TCP/IP
port where it listens for connections. When a client
- (preferably started by calling <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-2">trace_client/2</seealso></c> on
+ (preferably started by calling <seealso marker="#trace_client-2"><c>trace_client/2</c></seealso> on
another Erlang node) connects, all trace messages are sent
over the IP network for further processing by the remote
client. </p>
@@ -883,7 +890,8 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
as fast as they are produced by the runtime system, a special
message is sent, which indicates how many messages that are
dropped. That message will arrive at the handler function
- specified in <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-3">trace_client/3</seealso></c> as the tuple <c>{drop, N}</c> where <c>N</c> is the number of consecutive messages
+ specified in <seealso marker="#trace_client-3"><c>trace_client/3</c></seealso>
+ as the tuple <c>{drop, N}</c> where <c>N</c> is the number of consecutive messages
dropped. In case of heavy tracing, drop's are likely to occur,
and they surely occur if no client is reading the trace
messages.</p>
@@ -960,8 +968,8 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<desc>
<p>This function starts a trace client that reads the output
created by a trace port driver and handles it in mostly the
- same way as a tracer process created by the <c><seealso marker="#tracer-0">tracer/0</seealso></c>
- function.</p>
+ same way as a tracer process created by the
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-0"><c>tracer/0</c></seealso> function.</p>
<p>If <c>Type</c> is <c>file</c>, the client reads all trace
messages stored in the file named <c>Filename</c> or
specified by <c>WrapFilesSpec</c> (must be the same as used
@@ -972,7 +980,7 @@ Error: fun containing local erlang function calls ('is_atomm' called in guard)\
<p>If <c>Type</c> is <c>follow_file</c>, the client behaves as
in the <c>file</c> case, but keeps trying to read (and
process) more data
- from the file until stopped by <c><seealso marker="#stop_trace_client-1">stop_trace_client/1</seealso></c>.
+ from the file until stopped by <seealso marker="#stop_trace_client-1"><c>stop_trace_client/1</c></seealso>.
<c>WrapFilesSpec</c> is not allowed as second argument
for this <c>Type</c>.</p>
<p>If <c>Type</c> is <c>ip</c>, the client connects to the
@@ -1028,10 +1036,10 @@ hello</pre>
<v>InitialData = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>This function works exactly as <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-2">trace_client/2</seealso></c>, but
- allows you to write your own handler function. The handler
+ <p>This function works exactly as <seealso marker="#trace_client-2"><c>trace_client/2</c></seealso>,
+ but allows you to write your own handler function. The handler
function works mostly as the one described in
- <c><seealso marker="#tracer-2">tracer/2</seealso></c>, but will also have to be prepared to handle
+ <seealso marker="#tracer-2"><c>tracer/2</c></seealso>, but will also have to be prepared to handle
trace messages of the form <c>{drop, N}</c>, where <c>N</c> is
the number of dropped messages. This pseudo trace message will
only occur if the ip trace driver is used.</p>
@@ -1050,7 +1058,8 @@ hello</pre>
<desc>
<p>This function shuts down a previously started trace
client. The <c>Pid</c> argument is the process id returned
- from the <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-2">trace_client/2</seealso></c> or <c><seealso marker="#trace_client-3">trace_client/3</seealso></c> call.</p>
+ from the <seealso marker="#trace_client-2"><c>trace_client/2</c></seealso>
+ or <seealso marker="#trace_client-3"><c>trace_client/3</c></seealso> call.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -1203,7 +1212,7 @@ SeqTrace [0]: (&lt;0.30.0>) &lt;0.25.0> ! {dbg,{ok,&lt;0.31.0>}} [Serial: {4,5}]
of causing a deadlock. This will happen if a group leader process generates a trace
message and the tracer process, by calling the trace handler function, sends an IO
request to the same group leader. The problem can only occur if the trace handler
- prints to tty using an <c>io</c> function such as <c><seealso marker="stdlib:io#format-2">format/2</seealso></c>.
+ prints to tty using an <c>io</c> function such as <seealso marker="stdlib:io#format-2"><c>format/2</c></seealso>.
Note that when
<c>dbg:p(all,call)</c> is called, IO processes are also traced.
Here's an example:</p>