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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index bed1ac463d..e51cf93cf7 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,129 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 7.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug in ETS that could cause stray objects marked for + deletion to occasionally be missed by the cleanup done by + <c>safe_fixtable(_,false)</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12870</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed VM crash that could occur if a trace port was + linked to a process, and the trace port terminated + abnormally while handling a trace message. This bug has + always existed in the runtime system with SMP support.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12901</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Instead of aborting, the vm now creates a crash dump when + a system process is terminated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12934</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a rare emulator dead lock that occurred when + erlang:process_flag(priority,...) was called by a process + that was also scheduled for an internal system activity.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12943</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The runtime system on various posix platforms (except for + Linux and Solaris) could crash when large amounts of + file-descriptors were in use.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12954</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A beam file compiled by hipe for an incompatible runtime + system was sometimes not rejected by the loader, which + could lead to vm crash. This fix will also allow the same + hipe compiler to be used by both normal and debug-built + vm.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12962</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug in <c>maps:merge/2</c> when called by hipe + compiled code that could cause vm crash. Bug exists since + erts-7.0 (OTP 18.0).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12965</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + When tracing with <c>process_dump</c> option, the VM + could abort if there was an ongoing binary match + somewhere in the call stack of the traced process.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12968</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed possible output deadlock in tty driver when hitting + "CTRL-C" in a non-smp emulator shell on unix.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12987 Aux Id: Seq12947 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix <c>binary_to_integer</c> to throw badarg for "+" and + "-" similar to <c>list_to_integer</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12988</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Suppress warning of unused argument when using macro + enif_make_pid.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12989</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Changed default clock source used for OS system time on + MacOS X to <c>gettimeofday()</c> in order to improve + performance. The system can be configured during build to + use the previously used higher resolution clock source by + passing the switch <seealso + marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#Advanced-configuration-and-build-of-ErlangOTP_Configuring"><c>--with-clock-resolution=high</c></seealso> + when configuring the build.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12945 Aux Id: OTP-12892 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Added the <c>configure</c> option <seealso + marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#Advanced-configuration-and-build-of-ErlangOTP_Configuring"><c>--disable-saved-compile-time</c></seealso> + which disables saving of compile date and time in the + emulator binary.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12971</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 7.0.3</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |