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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index 24bcc76e4b..f906019b14 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,84 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 6.4.1.7</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A process communicating with a port via one of the + <c>erlang:port_*</c> BIFs could potentially end up in an + inconsistent state if the port terminated during the + communication. When this occurred the process could later + block in a <c>receive</c> even though it had messages + matching in its message queue.</p> + <p> + This bug was introduced in erts version 5.10 (OTP R16A).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13424 Aux Id: OTP-10336 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Calls to <c>erl_drv_send_term()</c> or + <c>erl_drv_output_term()</c> from a non-scheduler thread + while the corresponding port was invalid caused the + emulator to enter an inconsistent state which eventually + caused an emulator crash.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13866</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Driver and NIF operations accessing processes or ports + could cause an emulator crash when used from + non-scheduler threads. Those operations are:</p> <list> + <item><c>erl_drv_send_term()</c></item> + <item><c>driver_send_term()</c></item> + <item><c>erl_drv_output_term()</c></item> + <item><c>driver_output_term()</c></item> + <item><c>enif_send()</c></item> + <item><c>enif_port_command()</c></item> </list> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13869</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug in <c>binary_to_term</c> for binaries created by + <c>term_to_binary </c> with option <c>compressed</c>. The + bug can cause <c>badarg</c> exception for a valid binary + when Erlang VM is linked against a <c>zlib</c> library of + version 1.2.9 or newer. Bug exists since OTP 17.0.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14159 Aux Id: ERL-340 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed bug in operator <c>bxor</c> causing erroneuos + result when one operand is a big <em>negative</em> + integer with the lowest <c>N*W</c> bits as zero and the + other operand not larger than <c>N*W</c> bits. <c>N</c> + is an integer of 1 or larger and <c>W</c> is 32 or 64 + depending on word size.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14514</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed bug in <c>binary_to_term</c> and + <c>binary_to_atom</c> that could cause VM crash. + Typically happens when the last character of an UTF8 + string is in the range 128 to 255, but truncated to only + one byte. Bug exists in <c>binary_to_term</c> since ERTS + version 5.10.2 (OTP_R16B01) and <c>binary_to_atom</c> + since ERTS version 9.0 (OTP-20.0).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14590 Aux Id: ERL-474 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 6.4.1.6</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |