diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'release-notes/OTP-23.3.4.12.README.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | release-notes/OTP-23.3.4.12.README.txt | 244 |
1 files changed, 244 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/release-notes/OTP-23.3.4.12.README.txt b/release-notes/OTP-23.3.4.12.README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f7be635 --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/OTP-23.3.4.12.README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,244 @@ +Patch Package: OTP 23.3.4.12 +Git Tag: OTP-23.3.4.12 +Date: 2022-03-24 +Trouble Report Id: OTP-17843, OTP-17887, OTP-17888, OTP-17904, + OTP-17905, OTP-17979 +Seq num: ERIERL-732, ERIERL-750, ERIERL-757, + ERIERL-780 +System: OTP +Release: 23 +Application: common_test-1.20.2.3, erts-11.2.2.11, + jinterface-1.11.1.1, kernel-7.3.1.5 +Predecessor: OTP 23.3.4.11 + + Check out the git tag OTP-23.3.4.12, 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. + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611 + + By default global does not take any actions to restore + a fully connected network when connections are lost due + to network issues. This is problematic for all + applications expecting a fully connected network to be + provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for + global itself. A network of overlapping partitions + might cause the internal state of global to become + inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even + after such partitions have been brought together to + form a fully connected network again. The effect on + other applications that expects that a fully connected + network is maintained may vary, but they might + misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during + such a partitioning. + + In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a + prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled + using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6) + parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will + actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they + have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause + fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving + the network in a state with overlapping partitions. + Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in + the network in order to work properly. Since this quite + substantially changes the behavior, this fix is + currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard + to detect issues without this fix you are, however, + strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid + issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25 + this fix will become enabled by default. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- common_test-1.20.2.3 -------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The common_test-1.20.2.3 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17888 Application(s): common_test + + OTP internal test fix. + + + Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.20.2.3: 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 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erts-11.2.2.11 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The erts-11.2.2.11 application *cannot* be applied + independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 23 + installation. + + On a full OTP 23 installation, also the following runtime + dependency has to be satisfied: + -- kernel-7.3.1.5 (first satisfied in OTP 23.3.4.12) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611 + + *** HIGHLIGHT *** + + By default global does not take any actions to restore + a fully connected network when connections are lost due + to network issues. This is problematic for all + applications expecting a fully connected network to be + provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for + global itself. A network of overlapping partitions + might cause the internal state of global to become + inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even + after such partitions have been brought together to + form a fully connected network again. The effect on + other applications that expects that a fully connected + network is maintained may vary, but they might + misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during + such a partitioning. + + In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a + prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled + using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6) + parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will + actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they + have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause + fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving + the network in a state with overlapping partitions. + Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in + the network in order to work properly. Since this quite + substantially changes the behavior, this fix is + currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard + to detect issues without this fix you are, however, + strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid + issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25 + this fix will become enabled by default. + + + OTP-17904 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): ERIERL-757 + + Fix memory leak when tracing on running on a process + that only handle system tasks or non-message signals + (for example process_info requests). + + + Full runtime dependencies of erts-11.2.2.11: kernel-7.3.1.5, + sasl-3.3, stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- jinterface-1.11.1.1 --------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The jinterface-1.11.1.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 23 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17887 Application(s): jinterface + Related Id(s): ERIERL-750, PR-5640 + + Fix bug in OtpOutputStream.write_pid/4 and write_ref/3 + causing faulty encodig. Bug exists since OTP 23.0. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- kernel-7.3.1.5 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The kernel-7.3.1.5 application *cannot* be applied + independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 23 + installation. + + On a full OTP 23 installation, also the following runtime + dependency has to be satisfied: + -- erts-11.2.2.11 (first satisfied in OTP 23.3.4.12) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611 + + *** HIGHLIGHT *** + + By default global does not take any actions to restore + a fully connected network when connections are lost due + to network issues. This is problematic for all + applications expecting a fully connected network to be + provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for + global itself. A network of overlapping partitions + might cause the internal state of global to become + inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even + after such partitions have been brought together to + form a fully connected network again. The effect on + other applications that expects that a fully connected + network is maintained may vary, but they might + misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during + such a partitioning. + + In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a + prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled + using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6) + parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will + actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they + have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause + fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving + the network in a state with overlapping partitions. + Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in + the network in order to work properly. Since this quite + substantially changes the behavior, this fix is + currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard + to detect issues without this fix you are, however, + strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid + issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25 + this fix will become enabled by default. + + + OTP-17979 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): ERIERL-780 + + Fix failed accepted connection setup after previous + established connection from same node closed down + silently. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-17905 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5740 + + A net_tickintensity kernel parameter has been + introduced. It can be used to control the amount of + ticks during a net_ticktime period. + + A new net_kernel:start/2 function has also been + introduced in order to make it easier to add new + options. The use of net_kernel:start/1 has been + deprecated. + + + Full runtime dependencies of kernel-7.3.1.5: erts-11.2.2.11, + sasl-3.0, stdlib-3.13 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + |