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diff --git a/release-notes/OTP-23.3.README.txt b/release-notes/OTP-23.3.README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7ca162d --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/OTP-23.3.README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,803 @@ +Patch Package: OTP 23.3 +Git Tag: OTP-23.3 +Date: 2021-03-24 +Trouble Report Id: OTP-13641, OTP-16876, OTP-16907, OTP-16959, + OTP-16978, OTP-16985, OTP-17002, OTP-17042, + OTP-17064, OTP-17073, OTP-17081, OTP-17089, + OTP-17091, OTP-17096, OTP-17109, OTP-17111, + OTP-17113, OTP-17116, OTP-17124, OTP-17126, + OTP-17127, OTP-17145, OTP-17162, OTP-17163, + OTP-17164, OTP-17166, OTP-17167, OTP-17178, + OTP-17182, OTP-17187, OTP-17188, OTP-17194, + OTP-17195, OTP-17197, OTP-17200, OTP-17202, + OTP-17208, OTP-17209, OTP-17212, OTP-17223, + OTP-17225, OTP-17229, OTP-17242, OTP-17244, + OTP-17249, OTP-17252, OTP-17253, OTP-17256, + OTP-17261, OTP-17265, OTP-17271, OTP-17273, + OTP-17274, OTP-17281, OTP-17282, OTP-17283 +Seq num: ERIERL-583, ERL-1410, ERL-1448, ERL-1471, + ERL-845, GH-4353, GH-4445, GH-4451, GH-4500, + GH-4502, GH-4546, GH-4549, GH-4573, GH-4589, + GH-4616, GH-4620 +System: OTP +Release: 23 +Application: common_test-1.20, compiler-7.6.7, crypto-4.9, + dialyzer-4.3.1, eldap-1.2.9, erts-11.2, + jinterface-1.11.1, kernel-7.3, mnesia-4.19, + odbc-2.13.3, public_key-1.10, + runtime_tools-1.16, sasl-4.0.2, snmp-5.8, + ssh-4.11, ssl-10.3, stdlib-3.14.1, + syntax_tools-2.5, tools-3.4.4, wx-1.9.3 +Predecessor: OTP 23.2.7 + + Check out the git tag OTP-23.3, and build a full OTP system including + documentation. Apply one or more applications from this build as + patches to your installation using the 'otp_patch_apply' tool. For + information on install requirements, see descriptions for each + application version below. + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- OTP-23.3 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17164 Application(s): otp + Related Id(s): ERL-845, PR-2613 + + Correct documentation of specifications of remote + functions. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- common_test-1.20 ------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The common_test-1.20 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-16959 Application(s): common_test, crypto, erts + Related Id(s): PR-2965 + + Various address sanitizer support. + + + Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.20: compiler-6.0, + crypto-3.6, debugger-4.1, erts-7.0, ftp-1.0.0, inets-6.0, kernel-4.0, + observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, sasl-2.4.2, snmp-5.1.2, ssh-4.0, + stdlib-3.5, syntax_tools-1.7, tools-2.8, xmerl-1.3.8 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- compiler-7.6.7 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The compiler-7.6.7 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17073 Application(s): compiler + + Fixed a bug in the type optimization pass that could + yield incorrect values or cause the wrong clauses to be + executed. + + + OTP-17126 Application(s): compiler + Related Id(s): ERL-1471 + + Fixed a bug in the validator that could cause it to + reject valid code. + + + Full runtime dependencies of compiler-7.6.7: crypto-3.6, erts-11.0, + hipe-3.12, kernel-7.0, stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- crypto-4.9 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The crypto-4.9 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17212 Application(s): crypto + + Fix minor memory leaks in crypto ENGINE and robustify + the code. + + + OTP-17256 Application(s): crypto + Related Id(s): GH-4573, PR-4580 + + The otp_test_engine no longer fails if NO_EC* is set in + the OpenSSL configuration. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-16959 Application(s): common_test, crypto, erts + Related Id(s): PR-2965 + + Various address sanitizer support. + + + OTP-17116 Application(s): crypto + Related Id(s): PR-2972 + + EVP is now disabled for OpenSSL cryptolib versions up + to and including 1.0.2 + + + OTP-17145 Application(s): crypto + Related Id(s): OTP-17105, PR-2872 + + Warning for unused C function removed + + + Full runtime dependencies of crypto-4.9: erts-9.0, kernel-5.3, + stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- dialyzer-4.3.1 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The dialyzer-4.3.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17091 Application(s): dialyzer + + Correct handling of PLTs in the GUI. + + + Full runtime dependencies of dialyzer-4.3.1: compiler-7.0, erts-9.0, + hipe-3.16.1, kernel-5.3, stdlib-3.4, syntax_tools-2.0, wx-1.2 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- eldap-1.2.9 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The eldap-1.2.9 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17166 Application(s): eldap + Related Id(s): PR-2904 + + Add ability to specify size limit on ldap requests + + + Full runtime dependencies of eldap-1.2.9: asn1-3.0, erts-6.0, + kernel-3.0, ssl-5.3.4, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erts-11.2 ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The erts-11.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17081 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-2930 + + Fix memory leak of about 6 words when + erlang:process_flag/3 is called with a pid of an + already dead process. Bug exists since OTP-21.0. + + + OTP-17089 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-2934 + + Fixed small memory leak in erl_drv_send_term and + erl_drv_output_term when failing due to the term being + invalid. + + + OTP-17096 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-2932 + + The DTrace/SystemTap process_heap_grow probe is now + called with valid the heap and stack pointers for the + process in question. + + + OTP-17124 Application(s): erts + + Fixed a performance issue in memory allocation for + Linux kernels that didn't support MADV_FREE. + + + OTP-17127 Application(s): erts, jinterface + + A new link protocol has been introduced which prevents + links from ending up in an inconsistent state where one + participant considers itself linked while the other + doesn't. This bug has always existed in the distributed + case, but has since OTP 21 also existed in the node + local case since the distributed link protocol then was + adopted also for node local links. The bug could, + however, only trigger if both participants operated on + the link simultaneously. + + + OTP-17163 Application(s): erts + + Fix memory leak when receiving sigchld from port + program to already dead port. + + + OTP-17209 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): PR-3039 + + Fix bug where complex seq_trace tokens (that is lists, + tuples, maps etc) could becomes corrupted by the GC. + The bug was introduced in OTP-21. + + + OTP-17229 Application(s): erts + + Fixed WSLPATH environment variable addition to PATH on + windows, the last character was lost. + + + OTP-17253 Application(s): erts + + Fixed a bug in the timer implementation which could + cause timers that were set to more than 37.25 hours in + the future to be delayed. This could occur if there + were multiple timers scheduled to be triggered very + close in time, but still at different times, and the + scheduler thread handling the timers was not able to + handle them quickly enough. Delayed timers were in this + case triggered when another unrelated timer was + triggered. + + + OTP-17265 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-4596 + + Fixed small memory leak in erlang:trace/3 if option + {tracer,_} is included and the option list is invalid + or the call races with a concurrent trace or code + change operation. + + + OTP-17283 Application(s): erts + + Fix configure check for inet_pton on 32-bit windows. + The failure of this check would cause epmd to be built + without ipv6 support. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-16959 Application(s): common_test, crypto, erts + Related Id(s): PR-2965 + + Various address sanitizer support. + + + OTP-17002 Application(s): erts + + The emulator will now honor cgroup2 CPU quotas. + + + OTP-17195 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-4505, PR-4538 + + Improved memory barrier usage on ARMv8 hardware, and + specifically on Apple silicon. + + + OTP-17200 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-4510 + + Improved memory barrier usage on 64-bit POWER hardware. + + + OTP-17244 Application(s): erts + + Fix a file descriptor leak when using sendfile and the + remote side closes the connection. This bug has been + present since OTP-21.0. + + + OTP-17252 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-4568 + + Refinement of the documentation of the + message_queue_data process flag. + + + Full runtime dependencies of erts-11.2: kernel-7.0, sasl-3.3, + stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- jinterface-1.11.1 ----------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The jinterface-1.11.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17127 Application(s): erts, jinterface + + A new link protocol has been introduced which prevents + links from ending up in an inconsistent state where one + participant considers itself linked while the other + doesn't. This bug has always existed in the distributed + case, but has since OTP 21 also existed in the node + local case since the distributed link protocol then was + adopted also for node local links. The bug could, + however, only trigger if both participants operated on + the link simultaneously. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- kernel-7.3 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The kernel-7.3 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13641 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): PR-2959 + + The range check for compression pointers in DNS + encoding was faulty, which caused incorrect label + compression encoding for very large DNS messages; + larger than about 16 kBytes, such as AXFR responses. + This more than 11 year old bug has now been corrected. + + + OTP-17202 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): PR-4516 + + Fix of internal links in the erpc documentation. + + + OTP-17209 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): PR-3039 + + Fix bug where complex seq_trace tokens (that is lists, + tuples, maps etc) could becomes corrupted by the GC. + The bug was introduced in OTP-21. + + + OTP-17223 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): GH-4546, PR-4554 + + When running Xref in the modules mode, the Debugger + application would show up as a depency for the Kernel + applications. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17178 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): PR-3003 + + erl_epmd (the epmd client) will now try to reconnect to + the local EPMD if the connection is broken. + + + Full runtime dependencies of kernel-7.3: erts-11.0, sasl-3.0, + stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- mnesia-4.19 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The mnesia-4.19 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17249 Application(s): mnesia + Related Id(s): PR-4578 + + Fixed the type spec for disc_only_copies. + + + OTP-17274 Application(s): mnesia + Related Id(s): GH-4616 + + Do not crash in mnesia:change_config/2 if mnesia is + stopping or starting. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17271 Application(s): mnesia + Related Id(s): PR-4575 + + Optimized table loading time for tables that are + updated during the loading. + + + Full runtime dependencies of mnesia-4.19: erts-9.0, kernel-5.3, + stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- odbc-2.13.3 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The odbc-2.13.3 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17188 Application(s): odbc + Related Id(s): ERL-1448 + + Make sure odbc c-process exits when erlang process + orders it to shutdown. + + + Full runtime dependencies of odbc-2.13.3: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- public_key-1.10 ------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The public_key-1.10 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17242 Application(s): public_key + Related Id(s): GH-4500 + + Fixed case insensitive hostname check. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-16907 Application(s): public_key + + Add sanity check of trusted anchor certificate + expiration to pkix_path_validation/3. Although the + anchor is considered a trusted input this sanity check + does provide extra security for the users of the + public_key application as this property needs to be + checked at time of usage and fits very well with the + other checks performed here. + + + OTP-17111 Application(s): public_key + + Adjust generation of test certificates to conform to + RFC 5280 rules for formatting of the certificates + validity + + + Full runtime dependencies of public_key-1.10: asn1-3.0, crypto-3.8, + erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, stdlib-3.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- runtime_tools-1.16 ---------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The runtime_tools-1.16 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17208 Application(s): runtime_tools + Related Id(s): GH-4502, PR-4532 + + Clarify documentation of module 'scheduler'. + + + Full runtime dependencies of runtime_tools-1.16: erts-11.0, + kernel-7.0, mnesia-4.12, stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- sasl-4.0.2 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The sasl-4.0.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17113 Application(s): sasl + Related Id(s): ERL-1410, PR-2882 + + Fix dependent application to be stopped after the + primary application when upgrading a release and the + primary and dependent application is removed. + + Example: In a release where app1 depends on app2 and we + should remove app1 and app2 using a release upgrade. + When the release upgrade is done app1 should be stopped + and purged before app2 as otherwise app1 could start + crashing when its dependency is removed. + + This bugfix changes the order of removal to be correct. + + + Full runtime dependencies of sasl-4.0.2: erts-10.2, kernel-5.3, + stdlib-3.4, tools-2.6.14 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- snmp-5.8 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The snmp-5.8 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17109 Application(s): snmp + Related Id(s): ERIERL-583 + + Add function to get a list of configured agent + transports. Also improved agent info with regards to + transports. + + + Full runtime dependencies of snmp-5.8: crypto-3.3, erts-6.0, + kernel-3.0, mnesia-4.12, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssh-4.11 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ssh-4.11 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17197 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): 3049, PR- + + The long name field in SSH_FXP_NAME responses to + display file information in sftp version 3 now contains + the expanded format defined in the sftp draft. It is + similar to what is returned by "ls -l" on Unix systems. + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssh-4.11: crypto-4.6.4, erts-9.0, + kernel-5.3, public_key-1.6.1, stdlib-3.4.1 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssl-10.3 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ssl-10.3 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17261 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): GH-4589 + + Fix CRL handling that previously could fail to find the + issuer cert under some circumstances. + + + OTP-17281 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): GH-4620 + + TLS-1.3 client could, under some circumstances, select + an incorrect algorithm to sign the certificate + verification message causing a TLS Decrypt Alert being + issued by the server. + + + OTP-17282 Application(s): ssl + + Correct handling of default values for emulated socket + options and retain the order of the ssl options list to + ensure backwards compatible behavior if options should + be set more than once. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-16876 Application(s): ssl + + Enhance pre TLS-1.3 session handling so the client and + server side handling is completely separated and client + disregards oldest session when reaching max limit of + the session table. + + + OTP-16985 Application(s): ssl + + This change implements the early data feature for TLS + 1.3 clients. + + TLS 1.3 allows clients to send data in the first flight + using a Pre-Shared Key to authenticate the server and + to encrypt the early data. + + + OTP-17042 Application(s): ssl + + This change implements the early data feature for TLS + 1.3 servers. + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssl-10.3: crypto-4.2, erts-10.0, + inets-5.10.7, kernel-6.0, public_key-1.8, stdlib-3.12 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- stdlib-3.14.1 --------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The stdlib-3.14.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-16978 Application(s): stdlib + + Handle maps in erl_parse:tokens(). + + + OTP-17182 Application(s): stdlib + Related Id(s): PR-3002 + + The erlang shell function rr has been fixed to be able + to read records from files within a code archive. + + + OTP-17194 Application(s): stdlib, tools + Related Id(s): GH-4353 + + If beam_lib is asked to return abstract code for a BEAM + file produced by Elixir and Elixir is not installed on + the computer, beam_lib will no longer crash, but will + return an error tuple. The cover:compile_beam() and + cover:compile_beam_directory() functions have been + updated to also return an error tuple in that + situation. + + + OTP-17273 Application(s): stdlib + + Correct example module erl_id_trans regarding the + {char, C} type. + + + Full runtime dependencies of stdlib-3.14.1: compiler-5.0, crypto-3.3, + erts-11.0, kernel-7.0, sasl-3.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- syntax_tools-2.5 ------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The syntax_tools-2.5 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17064 Application(s): syntax_tools + Related Id(s): GH-4445, PR-2964 + + epp_dodger was unable to handle a parameterized macro + in a function head. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17167 Application(s): syntax_tools + Related Id(s): OTP-17046 + + All functions in erl_tidy in syntax_tools have now been + deprecated and are scheduled for removal in OTP 24. + Users who still need it can find it at + https://github.com/richcarl/erl_tidy. + + + Full runtime dependencies of syntax_tools-2.5: compiler-7.0, + erts-9.0, kernel-5.0, stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- tools-3.4.4 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The tools-3.4.4 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17162 Application(s): tools + Related Id(s): GH-4549, PR-2997, PR-4555, + elixir-lang/elixir#10666 + + cover would crash when compiling a module having an + exported function named clauses. + + + OTP-17194 Application(s): stdlib, tools + Related Id(s): GH-4353 + + If beam_lib is asked to return abstract code for a BEAM + file produced by Elixir and Elixir is not installed on + the computer, beam_lib will no longer crash, but will + return an error tuple. The cover:compile_beam() and + cover:compile_beam_directory() functions have been + updated to also return an error tuple in that + situation. + + + OTP-17225 Application(s): tools + Related Id(s): GH-4451, PR-4542 + + Make emacs mode work on emacs-27. + + + Full runtime dependencies of tools-3.4.4: compiler-5.0, erts-11.0, + erts-9.1, kernel-5.4, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- wx-1.9.3 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The wx-1.9.3 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17187 Application(s): wx + + Fixed wx initialization on mac, top level menus did not + always work on newer MacOS versions. The menues will + not work until wxWidgets-3.1.5 is released and used on + these MacOS versions. + + + Full runtime dependencies of wx-1.9.3: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- Thanks to ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Abdullah Al-Shehabi, Alexander Clouter, Andrew Shymanel, Bruce Yinhe, + Dieter Schoen, Erwan Le Pape, Henrik Lagebrand, Jonatas Cardador, + José Valim, Jérôme de Bretagne, Leo Liu, Maria-12648430, Mark Peek, + Maxim Fedorov, Mikael Pettersson, Niklas Åholm, Péter Gömöri, Radek + Szymczyszyn, Robert Gionea, Sebastian Smyczyński, Sergei Trofimovich, + Simon Cornish, Stavros Aronis, Steve Vinoski, Tyler Stromberg, + dong50252409, ergl, tehprofessor + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + |