From 90989e58d9e7f7c6fc3c4b52e4191d66d8ff2a96 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Siri Hansen <siri@erlang.org>
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 09:52:48 +0200
Subject: [ttb] Allow setting trace flags on ports

---
 lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml | 30 ++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

(limited to 'lib/observer/doc/src')

diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
index 76bbc777e8..94ecef24b4 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/ttb.xml
@@ -229,27 +229,33 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
     </func>
 
     <func>
-      <name>p(Procs,Flags) -> Return</name>
-      <fsummary>Set the specified trace flags on the specified processes.</fsummary>
+      <name>p(Item,Flags) -> Return</name>
+      <fsummary>Set the specified trace flags on the specified processes or ports.</fsummary>
       <type>
-        <v>Return = {ok,[{Procs,MatchDesc}]}</v>
-        <v>Procs   = Process | [Process] | all | new | existing</v>
-        <v>Process = pid() | atom() | {global,atom()}</v>
+        <v>Return  = {ok,[{Item,MatchDesc}]}</v>
+        <v>Items   = Item | [Item]</v>
+	<v>Item    = pid() | port() | RegName | {global,GlobalRegName} |
+	  all | processes | ports |
+	  existing | existing_processes | existing_ports |
+	  new | new_processes | new_ports</v>
+        <v>RegName = atom()</v>
+	<v>GlobalRegName = term()</v>
         <v>Flags   = Flag | [Flag]</v>
       </type>
       <desc>
-        <p>Sets the specified trace flags on the specified
-          processes. Flag <c>timestamp</c> is always turned on.
+        <p>Sets the specified trace flags on the specified processes
+          or ports. Flag <c>timestamp</c> is always turned on.
           </p>
         <p>See the Reference Manual for module 
 	<seealso marker="runtime_tools:dbg"><c>dbg</c></seealso>
-          and the possible trace flags. Parameter
+          for the possible trace flags. Parameter
           <c>MatchDesc</c> is the same as returned from 
 	<c>dbg:p/2</c>.</p>
         <p>Processes can be specified as registered names, globally
-          registered names, or process identifiers. If a registered name
-          is specified, the flags are set on processes with this name on all
-          active nodes.</p>
+          registered names, or process identifiers. Ports can be
+          specified as registered names or port identifiers. If a
+          registered name is specified, the flags are set on
+          processes/ports with this name on all active nodes.</p>
         <p>Issuing this command starts the timer for this trace if option
           <c>timer</c> is specified with <c>tracer/2</c>.
         </p>
@@ -267,7 +273,7 @@ ttb:p(all, call).</input></pre>
           function calls are traced on that process if a trace
           pattern is set for the called function.</p>
 	<p>The <c>send</c> and <c>'receive'</c> flags enable tracing
-	  of all messages sent and received by the process. Trace
+	  of all messages sent and received by the process/port. Trace
 	  patterns set with <c>tpe</c> may limit traced messages based
 	  on the message content, the sender, and/or the receiver.</p>
 	<p>Trace patterns specify how to trace a function or a message
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