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From a1a56ba4cd73540dfe5f2a5ecabf1b03c0ec215d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Paton <jpaton2@fb.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 13:31:19 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Revise note on late replies from gen_server.xml

The late reply issue should not exist anymore because gen:call uses process aliases for reply routing.

I also fix one trivial typo elsewhere in the file.
---
 lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
index 6f5a650acc..38a82794f1 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
+++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
 
 <note>
 
- If the caller uses (<c>try</c>...)<c>catch</c>
+ Before OTP 24, if the caller uses (<c>try</c>...)<c>catch</c>
 to avoid process exit,
 and the server happens to just be late with the reply,
 it may arrive to the process message queue any time later.
@@ -549,13 +549,17 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2
 so they do not clog the process message queue
 or gets mistaken for other messages.
 
+ 
+ Starting with OTP 24, <c>gen_server:call</c> uses process aliases,
+ so late replies will not be received.
+ 
 </note>
 
 The return value <c><anno>Reply</anno></c>
 is passed from the return value of <c>Module:handle_call/3</c>.
 
 
- This call may exit the callling process
+ This call may exit the calling process
 with an exit term on the form
 <c>{Reason,&nbsp;Location}</c> where
 <c>Location&nbsp;=&nbsp;{gen_server,call,ArgList}</c>
-- 
2.35.3

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