From 7b801aa3641f0a59448604c857cfb0e67eed9e19 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Bj=C3=B6rn-Egil=20Dahlberg?= Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 18:29:26 +0200 Subject: erts: Update garbage collection trace documentation --- erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'erts/doc') diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 423ccdf98f..3ccb76f7b3 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -4702,7 +4702,7 @@ os_prompt% detailed information about garbage collection for this process. The content of GCInfo can be changed without prior notice. - See gc_start in + See gc_minor_start in erlang:trace/3 for details about what each item means.

@@ -7966,7 +7966,7 @@ ok stack_size, mbuf_size, old_heap_size, and old_heap_block_size. These tuples are explained in the description of trace message - gc_start (see + gc_minor_start (see erlang:trace/3). New tuples can be added, and the order of the tuples in the Info list can be changed at any time without @@ -8556,7 +8556,7 @@ timestamp() -> garbage_collection

Traces garbage collections of processes.

-

Message tags: gc_start and gc_end.

+

Message tags: gc_minor_start and gc_minor_end.

timestamp @@ -8880,12 +8880,12 @@ timestamp() ->

- - {trace, Pid, gc_start, Info} + + {trace, Pid, gc_minor_start, Info} - -

Sent when garbage collection is about to be started. + +

Sent when a young garbage collection is about to be started. Info is a list of two-element tuples, where the first element is a key, and the second is the value. Do not depend on any order of the tuples. @@ -8925,15 +8925,32 @@ timestamp() ->

All sizes are in words.

- - {trace, Pid, gc_end, Info} + + {trace, Pid, gc_minor_end, Info} -

Sent when garbage collection is finished. Info - contains the same kind of list as in message gc_start, +

Sent when young garbage collection is finished. Info + contains the same kind of list as in message gc_minor_start, but the sizes reflect the new sizes after garbage collection.

+ + + {trace, Pid, gc_major_start, Info} + + +

Sent when fullsweep garbage collection is about to be started. Info + contains the same kind of list as in message gc_minor_start.

+
+ + + {trace, Pid, gc_major_end, Info} + + +

Sent when fullsweep garbage collection is finished. Info + contains the same kind of list as in message gc_minor_start + but the sizes reflect the new sizes after a fullsweep garbage collection.

+

If the tracing process/port dies or the tracer module returns remove, the flags are silently removed.

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