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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml index 610351db6c..c90c8f9521 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <header> <copyright> <year>2007</year> - <year>2017</year> + <year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -829,7 +829,30 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)? <item> <p>The node understand UTF-8 encoded atoms.</p> </item> + <tag><c>-define(DFLAG_MAP_TAG, 16#20000).</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The node understand the map tag.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>-define(DFLAG_BIG_CREATION, 16#40000).</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The node understand big node creation.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>-define(DFLAG_SEND_SENDER, 16#80000).</c></tag> + <item> + <p> + Use the <c>SEND_SENDER</c> + <seealso marker="#control_message">control message</seealso> + instead of the <c>SEND</c> control message and use the + <c>SEND_SENDER_TT</c> control message instead + of the <c>SEND_TT</c> control message. + </p> + </item> </taglist> + <p> + There is also function <c>dist_util:strict_order_flags/0</c> + returning all flags (bitwise or:ed together) corresponding to features + that require strict ordering of data over distribution channels. + </p> </section> </section> @@ -922,6 +945,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)? </item> </taglist> + <marker id="control_message"/> <p>The <c>ControlMessage</c> is a tuple, where the first element indicates which distributed operation it encodes:</p> @@ -1028,4 +1052,49 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)? </item> </taglist> </section> + + <section> + <title>New Ctrlmessages for Erlang/OTP 21</title> + <taglist> + <tag><c>SEND_SENDER</c></tag> + <item> + <p><c>{22, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p> + <p>Followed by <c>Message</c>.</p> + <p> + This control messages replace the <c>SEND</c> control + message and will be sent when the distribution flag + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_SEND_SENDER</c></seealso> + has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake. + </p> + <note><p> + Messages encoded before the connection has + been set up may still use the <c>SEND</c> control + message. However, once a <c>SEND_SENDER</c> or <c>SEND_SENDER_TT</c> + control message has been sent, no more <c>SEND</c> + control messages will be sent in the same direction + on the connection. + </p></note> + </item> + <tag><c>SEND_SENDER_TT</c></tag> + <item> + <p><c>{23, FromPid, ToPid, TraceToken}</c></p> + <p>Followed by <c>Message</c>.</p> + <p> + This control messages replace the <c>SEND_TT</c> control + message and will be sent when the distribution flag + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_SEND_SENDER</c></seealso> + has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake. + </p> + <note><p> + Messages encoded before the connection has + been set up may still use the <c>SEND_TT</c> control + message. However, once a <c>SEND_SENDER</c> or <c>SEND_SENDER_TT</c> + control message has been sent, no more <c>SEND_TT</c> + control messages will be sent in the same direction + on the connection. + </p></note> + </item> + </taglist> + </section> + </chapter> |