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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index f62788d2d8..fcc7ec5b66 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,133 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 9.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a <c>configure</c> test for <c>libz</c> internals + that unintentionally caused various native code in OTP to + link against <c>libz</c>. Under certain circumstances + this caused the build of OTP to fail.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14840 Aux Id: ERL-529 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + File names containing unicode codepoints larger than 255 + were not correctly encoded in stack traces.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14847 Aux Id: ERL-544 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix HiPE bug for binary constructs like + <c><<X/utf8>></c> which could in rare cases + cause faulty results or VM crash.</p> + <p> + This fix affects both the <c>hipe</c> compiler and + <c>erts</c> runtime in an <em>incompatible</em> way. Old + hipe compiled files need to be recompiled to load and run + properly as native.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14850 Aux Id: PR-1664 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix <c>term_to_binary/2</c> spec for + <c>minor_version</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14876 Aux Id: ERL-548 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug in erlang:binary_to_integer/2 where invalid + characters were not detected for bases larger then 10. + e.g. <c>binary_to_integer(<<":">>, 16)</c> + would return 3 and not badarg as it should.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14879</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Fixed bug in <c>float_to_list/2</c> and + <c>float_to_binary/2</c> with option <c>decimals</c> that + caused a faulty rounding up of the last decimal digit for + about 6% of floats with a fraction part.</p> + <p>For example, <c>float_to_list(0.145, + [{decimals,1}])</c> returned <c>"0.2"</c> instead of + <c>"0.1"</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14890</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug causing slow hipe execution in modules loaded + early during boot or loaded by <c>code:atomic_load</c> or + <c>code:finish_loading</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14891</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Fixed a buffer overflow in an internal string + formatting function that could be hit if specifying a + long floating-point format specifier to + <c>erts_sprintf</c> or similar.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14920</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>erlang:iolist_to_iovec/1</c> and + <c>enif_inspect_iovec</c> will no longer fail when + provided with binaries that have been matched-out on a + non-byte boundary.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14921</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>iolist_to_binary/1</c> and + <c>erlang:iolist_to_iovec/1</c> will now badarg if + supplied with a bitstring (without a list).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14926</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Reject loading modules with names containing directory + separators ('/' or '\' on Windows).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14933 Aux Id: ERL-564, PR-1716 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix potential dead-lock when the tracer process dies + while a the traced process is running on a dirty + scheduler.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14938</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + More crash dump info such as: process binary virtual heap + stats, full info for process causing out-of-mem during + GC, more port related info, and dirty scheduler info.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14820</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 9.2.1</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> @@ -4189,8 +4316,7 @@ <p>The previously introduced "eager check I/O" feature is now enabled by default.</p> <p>Eager check I/O can be disabled using the <c>erl</c> - command line argument: <seealso - marker="erl#+secio"><c>+secio false</c></seealso></p> + command line argument: <c>+secio false</c></p> <p>Characteristics impact compared to previous default:</p> <list> <item>Lower latency and smoother management of externally triggered I/O operations.</item> @@ -4971,8 +5097,7 @@ prioritized to the same extent as when eager check I/O is disabled.</p> <p>Eager check I/O can be enabled using the <c>erl</c> - command line argument: <seealso - marker="erl#+secio"><c>+secio true</c></seealso></p> + command line argument: <c>+secio true</c></p> <p>Characteristics impact when enabled:</p> <list> <item>Lower latency and smoother management of externally triggered I/O operations.</item> <item>A slightly reduced @@ -10966,7 +11091,7 @@ <c>update_cpu_info</c> will make the runtime system reread and update the internally stored CPU information. For more information see the documentation of <seealso - marker="erlang#update_cpu_info">erlang:system_info(update_cpu_info)</seealso>.</p> + marker="erlang#system_info_update_cpu_info">erlang:system_info(update_cpu_info)</seealso>.</p> <p> The CPU topology is now automatically detected on Windows systems with less than 33 logical processors. The runtime |