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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml index 2ba5994557..c5b2ce1a0a 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml @@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ consists of. Length is a 2 byte big-endian integer if flag <c>LongAtoms</c> has been set, otherwise a 1 byte integer. When distribution flag - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"> + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_UTF8_ATOMS"> <c>DFLAG_UTF8_ATOMS</c></seealso> has been exchanged between both nodes in the <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#distribution_handshake"> @@ -316,8 +316,8 @@ </p> <p>Fragmented distribution messages are only used if the receiving node signals that it supports them via the - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags">DFLAG_FRAGMENTS</seealso> distribution - flag.</p> + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_FRAGMENTS">DFLAG_FRAGMENTS</seealso> + distribution flag.</p> <p>A process must complete the sending of a fragmented message before it can start sending any other message on the same distribution channel.</p> @@ -637,11 +637,14 @@ <seealso marker="#NEW_PID_EXT"><c>NEW_PID_EXT</c></seealso>. Port operations are not allowed across node boundaries. </p> - <p>Introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded and echoed back. Not - encoded for local ports. Planned to supersede <seealso marker="#PORT_EXT"> - <c>PORT_EXT</c></seealso> in OTP 23 when - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATON</c></seealso> - becomes mandatory. + <p><c>NEW_PORT_EXT</c> was introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded + and echoed back. Not encoded for local ports. + </p> + <p>In OTP 23 distribution flag + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_BIG_CREATION"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATION</c></seealso> + became mandatory. All ports are now + encoded using <c>NEW_PORT_EXT</c>, even external ports received as <seealso + marker="#PORT_EXT"><c>PORT_EXT</c></seealso> from older nodes. </p> </section> @@ -719,11 +722,14 @@ erlang:list_to_pid/1</seealso>).</p> </item> </taglist> - <p>Introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded and echoed back. Not - encoded for local processes. Planned to supersede <seealso marker="#PID_EXT"> - <c>PID_EXT</c></seealso> in OTP 23 when - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATON</c></seealso> - becomes mandatory. + <p><c>NEW_PID_EXT</c> was introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded + and echoed back. Not encoded for local processes. + </p> + <p>In OTP 23 distribution flag + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_BIG_CREATION"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATION</c></seealso> + became mandatory. All pids are now encoded using <c>NEW_PID_EXT</c>, + even external pids received as + <seealso marker="#PID_EXT"><c>PID_EXT</c></seealso> from older nodes. </p> </section> @@ -1047,11 +1053,15 @@ <seealso marker="#NEW_PID_EXT"><c>NEW_PID_EXT</c></seealso>.</p> </item> </taglist> - <p>Introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded and echoed back. Not - encoded for local references. Planned to supersede <seealso marker="#NEW_REFERENCE_EXT"> - <c>NEW_REFERENCE_EXT</c></seealso> in OTP 23 when - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATON</c></seealso> - becomes mandatory. + <p><c>NEWER_REFERENCE_EXT</c> was introduced in OTP 19, but only to be decoded + and echoed back. Not encoded for local references. + </p> + <p>In OTP 23 distribution flag + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_BIG_CREATION"><c>DFLAG_BIG_CREATION</c></seealso> + became mandatory. All references are now encoded using + <c>NEWER_REFERENCE_EXT</c>, even external references received as + <seealso marker="#NEW_REFERENCE_EXT"><c>NEW_REFERENCE_EXT</c></seealso> + from older nodes. </p> </section> @@ -1408,7 +1418,7 @@ <p> <c>SMALL_ATOM_EXT</c> was introduced in ERTS 5.7.2 and require an exchange of distribution flag - <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"> + <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_SMALL_ATOM_TAGS"> <c>DFLAG_SMALL_ATOM_TAGS</c></seealso> in the <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#distribution_handshake"> distribution handshake</seealso>. |