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| -rw-r--r-- | src/pmon.erl | 13 |
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diff --git a/src/pmon.erl b/src/pmon.erl index a94f5a67af..7981742284 100644 --- a/src/pmon.erl +++ b/src/pmon.erl @@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ -module(pmon). +%% Process Monitor +%% ================ +%% +%% This module monitors processes so that every process has at most +%% 1 monitor. +%% Processes monitored can be dynamically added and removed. +%% +%% Unlike erlang:[de]monitor* functions, this module +%% provides basic querying capability and avoids contacting down nodes. +%% +%% It is used to monitor nodes, queue mirrors, and by +%% the queue collector, among other things. + -export([new/0, new/1, monitor/2, monitor_all/2, demonitor/2, is_monitored/2, erase/2, monitored/1, is_empty/1]). |