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diff --git a/release-notes/OTP-25.2.README.txt b/release-notes/OTP-25.2.README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..9516633 --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/OTP-25.2.README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,782 @@ +Patch Package: OTP 25.2 +Git Tag: OTP-25.2 +Date: 2022-12-14 +Trouble Report Id: OTP-18213, OTP-18250, OTP-18251, OTP-18252, + OTP-18255, OTP-18256, OTP-18257, OTP-18267, + OTP-18268, OTP-18269, OTP-18270, OTP-18273, + OTP-18280, OTP-18281, OTP-18283, OTP-18284, + OTP-18289, OTP-18291, OTP-18292, OTP-18293, + OTP-18294, OTP-18295, OTP-18296, OTP-18298, + OTP-18302, OTP-18304, OTP-18306, OTP-18307, + OTP-18308, OTP-18313, OTP-18314, OTP-18315, + OTP-18317, OTP-18319, OTP-18321, OTP-18322, + OTP-18323, OTP-18324, OTP-18325, OTP-18326, + OTP-18328, OTP-18332, OTP-18333, OTP-18336, + OTP-18339, OTP-18343, OTP-18345, OTP-18347, + OTP-18349, OTP-18351, OTP-18352 +Seq num: ERIERL-865, ERIERL-867, ERIERL-875, + ERIERL-881, ERIERL-885, ERL-6435, GH-5823, + GH-6106, GH-6245, GH-6290, GH-6307, GH-6332, + GH-6341, GH-6363, GH-6373, GH-6387, GH-6393, + GH-6419, GH-6426, GH-6435, GH-6439, GH-6461, + GH-6465, GH-6466, GH-6473, GH-6496, GH-6501, + GH-6518 +System: OTP +Release: 25 +Application: common_test-1.23.2, compiler-8.2.2, + dialyzer-5.0.4, erts-13.1.3, ftp-1.1.2, + inets-8.2, kernel-8.5.2, megaco-4.4.2, + mnesia-4.21.3, observer-2.14, os_mon-2.8, + public_key-1.13.2, snmp-5.13.2, ssh-4.15.1, + ssl-10.8.6, stdlib-4.2, wx-2.2.1 +Predecessor: OTP 25.1.2 + + Check out the git tag OTP-25.2, 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. + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITIES ------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + OTP-18324 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): GH-6461, PR-6481 + + The inet:setopts/2 {reuseaddr, true} option will now be + ignored on Windows unless the socket is an UDP socket. + For more information see the documentation of the + reuseaddr option part of the documentation of + inet:setopts/2. + + Prior to OTP 25 the {reuseaddr, true} option was + ignored for all sockets on Windows, but as of OTP 25.0 + this was changed so that it was not ignored for any + sockets. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- common_test-1.23.2 ---------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The common_test-1.23.2 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18255 Application(s): common_test + Related Id(s): PR-6314 + + Fix starting of peer nodes on old releases when the + compile server was active and the current Erlang + installation contained non-latin1 characters in its + path. + + + Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.23.2: compiler-6.0, + crypto-4.5, debugger-4.1, erts-7.0, ftp-1.0, inets-6.0, kernel-8.4, + observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, sasl-2.5, snmp-5.1.2, ssh-4.0, + stdlib-4.0, syntax_tools-1.7, tools-3.2, xmerl-1.3.8 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- compiler-8.2.2 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The compiler-8.2.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18268 Application(s): compiler + Related Id(s): GH-6332 + + Line number in compiler messages would be truncated to + 4 digits for line numbers greater than 9999. + + + OTP-18273 Application(s): compiler + Related Id(s): GH-6341 + + In rare circumstance, matching a binary as part of a + receive clause could cause the compiler to terminate + because of an internal consistency check failure. + + + OTP-18308 Application(s): compiler + Related Id(s): GH-6426 + + Compiling a function with complex bit syntax matching + such as f(<<X:0, _:X>>, <<Y:0, _:Y>>) -> ok. could + crash the compiler. + + + OTP-18325 Application(s): compiler, stdlib + Related Id(s): GH-6465, GH-6466 + + It is not allowed to call functions from guards. The + compiler failed to reject a call in a guard when done + by constructing a record with a default initialization + expression that called a function. + + + OTP-18336 Application(s): compiler, stdlib + Related Id(s): GH-6501, PR-6502 + + The compiler could crash when using a record with + complex field initialization expression as a filter in + a list comprehension. + + + Full runtime dependencies of compiler-8.2.2: crypto-5.1, erts-13.0, + kernel-8.4, stdlib-4.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- dialyzer-5.0.4 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The dialyzer-5.0.4 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18307 Application(s): dialyzer + Related Id(s): GH-6419, GH-6473 + + Dialyzer would crash when attempting to analyze a bit + syntax segment size having an literal non-integer size + such as []. + + + OTP-18347 Application(s): dialyzer + Related Id(s): GH-6518, PR-6525 + + Dialyzer could crash when trying to analyze a + convoluted nested expression involving funs, + + + Full runtime dependencies of dialyzer-5.0.4: compiler-8.0, erts-12.0, + kernel-8.0, stdlib-3.15, syntax_tools-2.0, wx-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erts-13.1.3 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The erts-13.1.3 application *cannot* be applied independently + of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 25 installation. + + On a full OTP 25 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- kernel-8.5 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1) + -- stdlib-4.1 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18256 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-6316 + + Fix perf/gdb JIT symbols to not contain + CodeInfoPrologue for the JIT internal module + erts_beamasm. + + + OTP-18281 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-4840 + + Fixed minor memory leaks. + + + OTP-18284 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-6305 + + Fix bugs in ets:insert and ets:insert_new when called + with a list of tuples to insert while a concurrent + process either deletes or renames the table. The table + deletion could be done with ets:delete/1 or be caused + by termination of the table owning process. + + Symptoms are either VM crash or strange incorrect + behavior from the insert operation. The risk of + triggering the bugs increases with the length of the + list of tuple to insert. Bugs exist since OTP 23.0. + + + OTP-18294 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-6390 + + Boost execution of scheduled thread progress jobs. This + to prevent memory exhaustion in extremely rapid + allocation/deallocation scenarios, such as repeated ETS + table creations/deletions. + + + OTP-18295 Application(s): erts + + Fix segv crash during crash dumping an ETS table doing + ets:delete_all_objects. + + + OTP-18296 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): OTP-16464 + + Spec for function net:if_names/0 incorrect + + + OTP-18306 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): GH-6393, PR-6401 + + Fix bug in binary_to_term decoding a binary term 2Gbyte + or larger. + + + OTP-18313 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-6456 + + Documentation of erlang:module_loaded/1 has been + adjusted: + + -- It did not previously say that the BIF only returns + true for modules loaded as current code. + + -- The warning claiming that the BIF should only be + used by the code server has been removed. + + + OTP-18321 Application(s): erts + + Fix list_to_atom/1 for negative code points. Could + either return with a positive code point or fail with + an incorrect exception. + + + OTP-18322 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): PR-6479 + + Fix rare bug causing VM crash when sending to a pid of + a spawning process returned from erlang:processes/0. + + Only seen when provoked by system process + literal_area_collector, triggered by a module purge + operation, on a VM started with +Meamin (no customized + allocators). + + + OTP-18323 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): #6476 + + gen_udp:open/2 with option(s) add_membership or + drop_membership would drop earlier options. + + + OTP-18324 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): GH-6461, PR-6481 + + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY *** + + The inet:setopts/2 {reuseaddr, true} option will now be + ignored on Windows unless the socket is an UDP socket. + For more information see the documentation of the + reuseaddr option part of the documentation of + inet:setopts/2. + + Prior to OTP 25 the {reuseaddr, true} option was + ignored for all sockets on Windows, but as of OTP 25.0 + this was changed so that it was not ignored for any + sockets. + + + OTP-18328 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): GH-6439, PR-6440 + + Fix bug in binary_to_term decoding a list of length 1G + or longer. + + + OTP-18343 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): GH-6496 + + Fix bug in binary_to_term (and distributed receive) + when decoding a large map (>32 keys) with unsorted + small maps (<= 32) as keys of the large map. + + This was only a problem if the term was encoded by + erl_interface, jinterface or otherwise, as the VM + itself always encodes small maps with sorted keys. + + The "binary_to_term" would appear as successful but the + created large map was internally inconsistent. The + smaller key-maps could not be found with maps:get and + friends. Other operations such as map compare and merge + could probably also give incorrect results. + + + OTP-18345 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): GH-6387, PR-6396 + + Fix Windows bug in open_port({spawn, Command}, ..) when + Command is found via the OS search PATH and that + directory path contains white spaces. The port program + would start but the command line arguments to it could + be incorrect. + + + Full runtime dependencies of erts-13.1.3: kernel-8.5, sasl-3.3, + stdlib-4.1 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ftp-1.1.2 ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ftp-1.1.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18252 Application(s): ftp + Related Id(s): GH-5823 + + fix unexpected result ok when calling ftp:nlist + repeatedly + + + Full runtime dependencies of ftp-1.1.2: erts-7.0, kernel-6.0, + runtime_tools-1.15.1, ssl-10.2, stdlib-3.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- inets-8.2 ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The inets-8.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18250 Application(s): inets + + This change allows body requests to httpc:request/5 be + an iolist() + + + OTP-18251 Application(s): inets + Related Id(s): GH-6245 + + addition of type specs in httpc.erl + + + OTP-18280 Application(s): inets + Related Id(s): GH-6290, PR-6291 + + httpc: Add support for HTTP 308 status code + + + Full runtime dependencies of inets-8.2: erts-6.0, kernel-6.0, + mnesia-4.12, public_key-1.13, runtime_tools-1.8.14, ssl-9.0, + stdlib-4.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- kernel-8.5.2 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The kernel-8.5.2 application *cannot* be applied independently + of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 25 installation. + + On a full OTP 25 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- erts-13.1.3 (first satisfied in OTP 25.2) + -- stdlib-4.1.1 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18270 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): #6331 + + Fixed shutdown crash in gen_tcp socket backend, when + the other end closed the socket. + + + OTP-18289 Application(s): kernel, stdlib + Related Id(s): PR-6343 + + erl_tar can now read gzip-compressed tar files that are + padded. There is a new option compressed_one for + file:open/2 that will read a single member from a gzip + file, + + + OTP-18291 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): PR-6382 + + Fix os:cmd to not translate all exceptions thrown to + badarg. For example emfile from erlang:open_port was + translated to badarg. + + This bug has existed since Erlang/OTP 24. + + + OTP-18296 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): OTP-16464 + + Spec for function net:if_names/0 incorrect + + + OTP-18315 Application(s): kernel + + Missing ctrl option name transation for TOS and TTL (on + FreeBSD) when using gen_udp with the 'socket' + inet_backend. + + + OTP-18323 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): #6476 + + gen_udp:open/2 with option(s) add_membership or + drop_membership would drop earlier options. + + + OTP-18324 Application(s): erts, kernel + Related Id(s): GH-6461, PR-6481 + + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY *** + + The inet:setopts/2 {reuseaddr, true} option will now be + ignored on Windows unless the socket is an UDP socket. + For more information see the documentation of the + reuseaddr option part of the documentation of + inet:setopts/2. + + Prior to OTP 25 the {reuseaddr, true} option was + ignored for all sockets on Windows, but as of OTP 25.0 + this was changed so that it was not ignored for any + sockets. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18293 Application(s): kernel + + The distribution socket option handling in + inet_tcp_dist has been cleaned up to clarify which were + mandatory and which just had default values. + + + OTP-18317 Application(s): kernel + + Improve warning message format for gen_tcp_socket. + + + Full runtime dependencies of kernel-8.5.2: crypto-5.0, erts-13.1.3, + sasl-3.0, stdlib-4.1.1 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- megaco-4.4.2 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The megaco-4.4.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18298 Application(s): megaco + + A very minor improvement to the measurement tool. + + + Full runtime dependencies of megaco-4.4.2: asn1-3.0, debugger-4.0, + erts-12.0, et-1.5, kernel-8.0, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- mnesia-4.21.3 --------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The mnesia-4.21.3 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18319 Application(s): mnesia + Related Id(s): ERIERL-875 + + Fixed crash which could happen during startup if too + many decisions where sent from remote nodes. + + + Full runtime dependencies of mnesia-4.21.3: erts-9.0, kernel-5.3, + stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- observer-2.14 --------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The observer-2.14 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18339 Application(s): observer + + A WX event race could causes a crash in when handling + socket or port info. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18269 Application(s): observer + Related Id(s): PR-6030 + + Improve the nodes menu to include more nodes. + + + Full runtime dependencies of observer-2.14: erts-11.0, et-1.5, + kernel-8.1, runtime_tools-1.19, stdlib-3.13, wx-1.2 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- os_mon-2.8 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The os_mon-2.8 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18304 Application(s): os_mon + Related Id(s): PR-6385 + + The disk_space_check_interval configuration parameter + of disksup can now be set to values smaller than a + minute. + + + Full runtime dependencies of os_mon-2.8: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + sasl-2.4, stdlib-3.4 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- public_key-1.13.2 ----------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The public_key-1.13.2 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18333 Application(s): public_key + Related Id(s): GH-6363 + + Disregard LDAP URIs when HTTP URIs are expected. + + + Full runtime dependencies of public_key-1.13.2: asn1-3.0, crypto-4.6, + erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, stdlib-3.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- snmp-5.13.2 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The snmp-5.13.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18352 Application(s): snmp + Related Id(s): ERIERL-881 + + Explicitly close the socket(s) when terminating + (default-) net-if process. + + + Full runtime dependencies of snmp-5.13.2: crypto-4.6, erts-12.0, + kernel-8.0, mnesia-4.12, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssh-4.15.1 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ssh-4.15.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18326 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): ERIERL-865 + + graceful shutdown of ssh_conection_handler when + connection is closed by peer + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssh-4.15.1: crypto-5.0, erts-11.0, + kernel-6.0, public_key-1.6.1, runtime_tools-1.15.1, stdlib-3.15 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssl-10.8.6 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The ssl-10.8.6 application *cannot* be applied independently of + other applications on an arbitrary OTP 25 installation. + + On a full OTP 25 installation, also the following runtime + dependency has to be satisfied: + -- stdlib-4.1 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18314 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): GH-6373 + + With this change, tls_sender process is hibernated + after sufficient inactivity. + + + OTP-18332 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): ERL-6435, GH-6435, PR-6435 + + Correct handling of legacy schemes so that ECDSA certs + using sha1 may be used for some TLS-1.3 configurations. + + + OTP-18349 Application(s): ssl + + With this change, tls_sender does not cause logger + crash upon key update. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18257 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): GH-6307 + + Enhance warning message + + + OTP-18267 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): GH-6106, PR-6228 + + Provide server option to make certificate_authorities + extension in the TLS-1.3 servers certificate request + optional. This will allow clients to send incomplete + chains that may be reconstructable and thereby + verifiable by the server, but that would not adhere to + the certificate_authorities extension. + + + OTP-18302 Application(s): ssl + Related Id(s): ERIERL-867 + + If the verify_fun handles four arguments the DER cert + will be supplied as one of the arguments. + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssl-10.8.6: crypto-5.0, erts-10.0, + inets-5.10.7, kernel-8.4, public_key-1.11.3, runtime_tools-1.15.1, + stdlib-4.1 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- stdlib-4.2 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The stdlib-4.2 application *cannot* be applied independently of + other applications on an arbitrary OTP 25 installation. + + On a full OTP 25 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- erts-13.1 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1) + -- kernel-8.5.1 (first satisfied in OTP 25.1.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18289 Application(s): kernel, stdlib + Related Id(s): PR-6343 + + erl_tar can now read gzip-compressed tar files that are + padded. There is a new option compressed_one for + file:open/2 that will read a single member from a gzip + file, + + + OTP-18292 Application(s): stdlib + Related Id(s): PR-6366 + + A concurrent call to ets:rename could cause + ets:delete_all_objects to fail halfway through with + badarg. + + + OTP-18325 Application(s): compiler, stdlib + Related Id(s): GH-6465, GH-6466 + + It is not allowed to call functions from guards. The + compiler failed to reject a call in a guard when done + by constructing a record with a default initialization + expression that called a function. + + + OTP-18336 Application(s): compiler, stdlib + Related Id(s): GH-6501, PR-6502 + + The compiler could crash when using a record with + complex field initialization expression as a filter in + a list comprehension. + + + OTP-18351 Application(s): stdlib + Related Id(s): ERIERL-885, PR-6529 + + unicode:characters_to_binary() could build + unnecessarily large call stack. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-18283 Application(s): stdlib + Related Id(s): PR-6338 + + Improve error message for ets:new/2 name clash. Say + "name already exists" instead of less specific "invalid + options". + + + Full runtime dependencies of stdlib-4.2: compiler-5.0, crypto-4.5, + erts-13.1, kernel-8.5.1, sasl-3.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- wx-2.2.1 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The wx-2.2.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 25 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-18213 Application(s): wx + Related Id(s): PR-6113 + + Added environment variable WX_MACOS_NON_GUI_APP to + allow user to override OSXIsGUIApplication behavior. + + + Full runtime dependencies of wx-2.2.1: erts-12.0, kernel-8.0, + stdlib-3.15 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + |