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authorPatrik Nyblom <[email protected]>2010-08-31 15:13:29 +0200
committerPatrik Nyblom <[email protected]>2010-08-31 15:42:53 +0200
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Update erl_interface doc and testsuite for epmd changes
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-rw-r--r--lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml27
-rw-r--r--lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_connect.xml29
-rw-r--r--lib/erl_interface/test/ei_accept_SUITE.erl4
3 files changed, 33 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml
index 927395d1bf..16439510cc 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<cref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2001</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2001</year><year>2010</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ if (ei_decode_version(result.buff, &index) < 0
same as the port number that was previously bound to the socket.</p>
<p><c><![CDATA[addr]]></c> is the 32-bit IP address of the local host.</p>
<p>To unregister with epmd, simply close the returned
- descriptor. See also <c><![CDATA[ei_unpublish()]]></c>.</p>
+ descriptor. Do not use <c><![CDATA[ei_unpublish()]]></c>, which is deprecated anyway.</p>
<p>On success, the functions return a descriptor connecting the
calling process to epmd. On failure, they return -1 and set
<c><![CDATA[erl_errno]]></c> to <c><![CDATA[EIO]]></c>.</p>
@@ -558,18 +558,21 @@ typedef struct {
</func>
<func>
<name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_unpublish(ei_cnode *ec)</nametext></name>
- <fsummary>Unpublish a node name</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Forcefully unpublish a node name</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>This function can be called by a process to unregister a
- specified node from epmd on the localhost. This may be
- useful, for example, when epmd has not detected the failure of a
- node, and will not allow the name to be reused. If you use this
- function to unregister your own process, be sure to also close
- the descriptor that was returned by <c><![CDATA[ei_publish()]]></c>.</p>
- <note>
- <p>Careless use of this function may have unpredictable
- results, if the registered node is in fact still running.</p>
- </note>
+ specified node from epmd on the localhost. This is however usually not
+ allowed, unless epmd was started with the -relaxed_command_check
+ flag, which it normally isn't.</p>
+
+ <p>To unregister a node you have published, you should
+ close the descriptor that was returned by
+ <c><![CDATA[ei_publish()]]></c>.</p>
+
+ <warning>
+ <p>This function is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+ release.</p>
+ </warning>
<p><c><![CDATA[ec]]></c> is the node structure of the node to unregister.</p>
<p>If the node was successfully unregistered from epmd, the
function returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_connect.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_connect.xml
index b2235925b2..bd5e637244 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_connect.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_connect.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<cref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2010</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ typedef struct {
<p><c><![CDATA[port]]></c> is the local name to register, and should be the
same as the port number that was previously bound to the socket.</p>
<p>To unregister with epmd, simply close the returned
- descriptor. See also <c><![CDATA[erl_unpublish()]]></c>.
+ descriptor.
</p>
<p>On success, the functions return a descriptor connecting the
calling process to epmd. On failure, they return -1 and set
@@ -507,21 +507,24 @@ typedef struct {
</func>
<func>
<name><ret>int</ret><nametext>erl_unpublish(alive)</nametext></name>
- <fsummary>Unpublish a node name</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Forcefully unpublish a node name</fsummary>
<type>
<v>char *alive;</v>
</type>
<desc>
- <p>This function can be called by a process to unregister a
- specified node name from epmd on the localhost. This may be
- useful, for example, when epmd has not detected the failure of a
- node, and will not allow the name to be reused. If you use this
- function to unregister your own process, be sure to also close
- the descriptor that was returned by <c><![CDATA[erl_publish()]]></c>.</p>
- <note>
- <p>Careless use of this function may have unpredictable
- results, if the registered node is in fact still running.</p>
- </note>
+ <p>This function can be called by a process to unregister a
+ specified node from epmd on the localhost. This is however usually not
+ allowed, unless epmd was started with the -relaxed_command_check
+ flag, which it normally isn't.</p>
+
+ <p>To unregister a node you have published, you should instead
+ close the descriptor that was returned by
+ <c><![CDATA[ei_publish()]]></c>.</p>
+
+ <warning>
+ <p>This function is deprecated and will be removed in a future
+ release.</p>
+ </warning>
<p><c><![CDATA[alive]]></c> is the name of the node to unregister, i.e., the
first component of the nodename, without the <c><![CDATA[@hostname]]></c>.</p>
<p>If the node was successfully unregistered from epmd, the
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_accept_SUITE.erl b/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_accept_SUITE.erl
index bc83d6a62e..98fe272394 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_accept_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_accept_SUITE.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2001-2009. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 2001-2010. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ ei_accept(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
after 1000 ->
io:format("timeout ~n")
end,
- ?line ok= ei_unpublish(P),
+ ?line runner:finish(P),
ok.
ei_threaded_accept(Config) when is_list(Config) ->