From 8efef4a2b75a7c7db54cb1b2d4b7ed36bba78db9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Raimo Niskanen
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2017 11:46:38 +0200
Subject: Change {clean_timeout,infinity} to use proxy
---
lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
(limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc')
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
index 8de6ed754f..4a824f073e 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
T is the time-out time.
{clean_timeout,T} works like
just T described in the note above
- and uses a proxy process for T < infinity,
+ and uses a proxy process
while {dirty_timeout,T}
bypasses the proxy process which is more lightweight.
@@ -1339,8 +1339,12 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) ->
with {dirty_timeout,T}
to avoid that the calling process dies when the call
times out, you will have to be prepared to handle
- a late reply.
- So why not just let the calling process die?
+ a late reply. Note that there is an odd chance
+ to get a late reply even with
+ {dirty_timeout,infinity} or infinity
+ for example in the event of network problems.
+ So why not just let the calling process die
+ by not catching the exception?
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