File 0668-erts-Add-some-erl_nif-doc-clarifications.patch of Package erlang
From 7d54af059fffd27286f6a236470a9096c09921a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sverker Eriksson <sverker@erlang.org>
Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 17:48:00 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] erts: Add some erl_nif doc clarifications
---
erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index f88d255296..d74ae23a93 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -1495,6 +1495,9 @@ enif_free_iovec(iovec);]]></code>
<c>term</c>.</p>
<p>Returns <c>true</c> on success, or <c>false</c> if <c>term</c> is
not a handle to a resource object of type <c>type</c>.</p>
+ <p><c>enif_get_resource</c> does not add a reference to the resource
+ object. However, the pointer received in <c>*objp</c> is guaranteed to
+ be valid at least as long as the resource handle <c>term</c> is valid.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -2947,6 +2950,10 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &iter);</code>
References made by <seealso marker="#enif_make_resource">
<c>enif_make_resource</c></seealso>
can only be removed by the garbage collector.</p>
+ <p>There are no guarantees exactly when the destructor of an
+ unreferenced resource is called. It could be called directly by
+ <c>enif_release_resource</c> but it could also be scheduled to be
+ called at a later time possibly by another thread.</p>
</desc>
</func>
--
2.16.4