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author | Rickard Green <[email protected]> | 2013-11-28 15:04:25 +0100 |
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committer | Rickard Green <[email protected]> | 2013-11-28 15:04:25 +0100 |
commit | 0519e57f544a2dc1f60e5524d000f2211fc029e8 (patch) | |
tree | eee3727caa22f87504b26f6983259454ade7d826 /erts/doc/src | |
parent | 7914f4c8e64a3b9a4fdf94aa65150705b7da08b7 (diff) | |
parent | dc9ff931423b57e64abde0f1de7133f334abb780 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'rickard/port_bifs_fix/OTP-11489' into maint
* rickard/port_bifs_fix/OTP-11489:
Ensure exit signal due to link precede port BIF return
Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src')
-rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 162 |
1 files changed, 133 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index cbb25c2cf2..062caadad3 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -3032,7 +3032,10 @@ os_prompt% </pre> (see below), being synchronous, and that the port does <em>not</em> reply with <c>{Port, closed}</c>. Any process may close a port with <c>port_close/1</c>, not only the port owner - (the connected process).</p> + (the connected process). If the calling process is linked to + port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due + to that link will be received by the process prior to the return + from <c>port_close/1</c>.</p> <p>For comparison: <c><anno>Port</anno> ! {self(), close}</c> fails with <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> cannot be sent to (i.e., <c><anno>Port</anno></c> refers neither to a port nor to a process). If @@ -3041,6 +3044,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> the port replies with <c>{Port, closed}</c> when all buffers have been flushed and the port really closes, but if the calling process is not the port owner the <em>port owner</em> fails with <c>badsig</c>.</p> + <p>Note that any process can close a port using <c><anno>Port</anno> ! {PortOwner, close}</c> just as if it itself was the port owner, but the reply always goes to the port owner.</p> @@ -3050,8 +3054,17 @@ os_prompt% </pre> implementation has been synchronous. <c>port_close/1</c> is however still fully synchronous. This due to its error behavior.</p> - <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an open port or - the registered name of an open port.</p> + <p>Failure:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an identifier of an open + port, or the registered name of an open port. If the calling + process was linked to the previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to this exception. + </item> + </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -3086,8 +3099,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <taglist> <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> <item> - If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an open port or the registered name - of an open port. + If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an identifier of an open + port, or the registered name of an open port. If the calling + process was linked to the previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to this exception. </item> <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> <item> @@ -3130,8 +3146,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <taglist> <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> <item> - If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an open port or the registered name - of an open port. + If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an identifier of an open + port, or the registered name of an open port. If the calling + process was linked to the previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to this exception. </item> <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> <item> @@ -3198,9 +3217,20 @@ os_prompt% </pre> implementation has been synchronous. <c>port_connect/2</c> is however still fully synchronous. This due to its error behavior.</p> - <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an open port - or the registered name of an open port, or if <c>Pid</c> is - not an existing local pid.</p> + <p>Failures:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an identifier of an open + port, or the registered name of an open port. If the calling + process was linked to the previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to this exception. + </item> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item>If process identified by <c>Pid</c> is not an existing + local process.</item> + </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -3236,12 +3266,33 @@ os_prompt% </pre> binary term format and sent to the port.</p> <p>Returns: a term from the driver. The meaning of the returned data also depends on the port driver.</p> - <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an open port or - the registered name of an open port, if <c><anno>Operation</anno></c> - cannot fit in a 32-bit integer, if the port driver does not - support synchronous control operations, or if the port driver - so decides for any reason (probably something wrong with - <c><anno>Operation</anno></c> or <c><anno>Data</anno></c>).</p> + <p>Failures:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not an identifier of an open + port, or the registered name of an open port. If the calling + process was linked to the previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to this exception. + </item> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If <c><anno>Operation</anno></c> does not fit in a + 32-bit integer. + </item> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If the port driver does not support synchronous control + operations. + </item> + <tag><c>badarg</c></tag> + <item> + If the port driver so decides for any reason (probably + something wrong with <c><anno>Operation</anno></c>, or + <c><anno>Data</anno></c>). + </item> + </taglist> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -3251,7 +3302,12 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p>Returns a list containing tuples with information about the <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, or <c>undefined</c> if the port is not open. The order of the tuples is not defined, nor are all the - tuples mandatory.</p> + tuples mandatory. + If <c>undefined</c> is returned and the calling process + was linked to a previously open port identified by + <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/1</c>.</p> <p>Currently the result will containt information about the following <c>Item</c>s: <c>registered_name</c> (if the port has a registered name), <c>id</c>, <c>connected</c>, <c>links</c>, @@ -3269,7 +3325,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is the process identifier of the process connected to the port.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3281,7 +3341,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Index</anno></c> is the internal index of the port. This index may be used to separate ports.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3293,7 +3357,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Bytes</anno></c> is the total number of bytes read from the port.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3305,7 +3373,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Pids</anno></c> is a list of the process identifiers of the processes that the port is linked to.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3320,7 +3392,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> that these results are highly implementation specific and might change in the future.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3334,7 +3410,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> that the port itself might have allocated memory which is not included in <c><anno>Bytes</anno></c>.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3346,7 +3426,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Monitors</anno></c> represent processes that this port is monitoring.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3358,7 +3442,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>Name</anno></c> is the command name set by <seealso marker="#open_port/2">open_port/2</seealso>.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3373,7 +3461,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> Command}, Options)</seealso>. If the port is not the result of spawning an OS process, the value is <c>undefined</c>.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3389,7 +3481,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> or <c><anno>Port</anno> ! {Owner, {command, Data}</c>. </p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3412,7 +3508,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> in bytes, queued by the port using the ERTS driver queue implementation.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> @@ -3424,7 +3524,11 @@ os_prompt% </pre> <p><c><anno>RegisteredName</anno></c> is the registered name of the port. If the port has no registered name, <c>[]</c> is returned.</p> <p>If the port identified by <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not open, - <c>undefined</c> is returned.</p> + <c>undefined</c> is returned. If <c>undefined</c> is returned and + the calling process was linked to a previously open port identified + by <c><anno>Port</anno></c>, an exit signal due to this link + was received by the process prior to the return from + <c>port_info/2</c>.</p> <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not a local port identifier, or an atom.</p> </desc> |