File 1408-consistent-sup_name-type.patch of Package erlang

From d3883b8586c2fb332d94add632cfc65b64c15822 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Manuel Rubio <manuel@sentillia.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 10:36:33 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] consistent sup_name() type

---
 lib/stdlib/src/supervisor.erl | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/supervisor.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/supervisor.erl
index 6638110ec1..5779f41948 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/supervisor.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/supervisor.erl
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@
 -type shutdown() :: 'brutal_kill' | timeout().
 -type worker()   :: 'worker' | 'supervisor'.
 -type sup_name() :: {'local', Name :: atom()}
-                  | {'global', Name :: atom()}
+                  | {'global', Name :: term()}
                   | {'via', Module :: module(), Name :: any()}.
 -type sup_ref()  :: (Name :: atom())
                   | {Name :: atom(), Node :: node()}
-                  | {'global', Name :: atom()}
+                  | {'global', Name :: term()}
                   | {'via', Module :: module(), Name :: any()}
                   | pid().
 -type child_spec() :: #{id := child_id(),       % mandatory
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 %%% ---------------------------------------------------
 %%% This is a general process supervisor built upon gen_server.erl.
 %%% Servers/processes should/could also be built using gen_server.erl.
-%%% SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, atom()}.
+%%% SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, term()}.
 %%% ---------------------------------------------------
 
 -type startlink_err() :: {'already_started', pid()}
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ init_dynamic(_State, StartSpec) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Func: start_children/2
 %% Args: Children = [child_rec()] in start order
-%%       SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, atom()} | {pid(), Mod}
+%%       SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, term()} | {pid(), Mod}
 %% Purpose: Start all children.  The new list contains #child's
 %%          with pids.
 %% Returns: {ok, NChildren} | {error, NChildren, Reason}
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ try_again_restart(TryAgainId) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Func: terminate_children/2
 %% Args: Children = [child_rec()] in termination order
-%%       SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, atom()} | {pid(),Mod}
+%%       SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, term()} | {pid(),Mod}
 %% Returns: NChildren = [child_rec()] in
 %%          startup order (reversed termination order)
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ monitor_child(Pid) ->
 %% Func: terminate_dynamic_children/3
 %% Args: Child    = child_rec()
 %%       Dynamics = ?DICT() | ?SET()
-%%       SupName  = {local, atom()} | {global, atom()} | {pid(),Mod}
+%%       SupName  = {local, atom()} | {global, term()} | {pid(),Mod}
 %% Returns: ok
 %%
 %%
@@ -1296,7 +1296,7 @@ append({Ids1,Db1},{Ids2,Db2}) ->
 
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Func: init_state/4
-%% Args: SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, atom()} | self
+%% Args: SupName = {local, atom()} | {global, term()} | self
 %%       Type = {Strategy, MaxIntensity, Period}
 %%         Strategy = one_for_one | one_for_all | simple_one_for_one |
 %%                    rest_for_one
-- 
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