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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/Makefile18
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl.xml27
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml10
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml26
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml29
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlc.xml6
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/notes.xml68
7 files changed, 122 insertions, 62 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/Makefile b/erts/doc/src/Makefile
index cfa5527474..13cf003aad 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/erts/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -174,15 +174,15 @@ $(SPECDIR)/specs_erts_alloc.xml:
include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk
release_docs_spec: docs
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html"
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(HTMLDIR)/* \
- $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR)
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man1
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN1_FILES) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man1
+ "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man1"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN1_FILES) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man1"
release_spec:
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
index cfbc38f176..f8a92e1ec4 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
@@ -442,11 +442,7 @@
system with SMP support is available. <c>-smp auto</c> starts
the Erlang runtime system with SMP support enabled if it is
available and more than one logical processor are detected.
- <c>-smp disable</c> starts a runtime system without SMP support.
- By default <c>-smp auto</c> will be used unless a conflicting
- parameter has been passed, then <c>-smp disable</c> will be
- used. Currently only the <c>-hybrid</c> parameter conflicts
- with <c>-smp auto</c>.</p>
+ <c>-smp disable</c> starts a runtime system without SMP support.</p>
<p><em>NOTE</em>: The runtime system with SMP support will not
be available on all supported platforms. See also the
<seealso marker="#+S">+S</seealso> flag.</p>
@@ -766,6 +762,16 @@
<seealso marker="erlang#system_info_scheduler_bindings">erlang:system_info(scheduler_bindings)</seealso>.
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><marker id="+sbwt"><c>+sbwt none|very_short|short|medium|long|very_long</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Set scheduler busy wait threshold. Default is <c>medium</c>.
+ The threshold determines how long schedulers should busy
+ wait when running out of work before going to sleep.
+ </p>
+ <p><em>NOTE:</em> This flag may be removed or changed at any time
+ without prior notice.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><marker id="+scl"><c>+scl true|false</c></marker></tag>
<item>
<p>Enable or disable scheduler compaction of load. By default
@@ -901,6 +907,17 @@
<p>For more information, see
<seealso marker="erlang#system_info_cpu_topology">erlang:system_info(cpu_topology)</seealso>.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><marker id="+sws"><c>+sws default|legacy|proposal</c></marker></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Set scheduler wakeup strategy. Default is <c>legacy</c> (has been
+ used since OTP-R13B). The <c>proposal</c> strategy is the currently
+ proposed strategy for OTP-R16. Note that the <c>proposal</c> strategy
+ might change during OTP-R15.
+ </p>
+ <p><em>NOTE:</em> This flag may be removed or changed at any time
+ without prior notice.
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><marker id="+swt"><c>+swt very_low|low|medium|high|very_high</c></marker></tag>
<item>
<p>Set scheduler wakeup threshold. Default is <c>medium</c>.
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
index 4fd74b783e..187c263b60 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<cref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2001</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2001</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec {
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name><ret>ErlDrvBinary*</ret><nametext>driver_alloc_binary(ErlDrvSizeT size)</nametext></name>
+ <name><ret>ErlDrvBinary *</ret><nametext>driver_alloc_binary(ErlDrvSizeT size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Allocate a driver binary</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="driver_alloc_binary"></marker>
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec {
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name><ret>ErlDrvBinary*</ret><nametext>driver_realloc_binary(ErlDrvBinary *bin, ErlDrvSizeT size)</nametext></name>
+ <name><ret>ErlDrvBinary *</ret><nametext>driver_realloc_binary(ErlDrvBinary *bin, ErlDrvSizeT size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Resize a driver binary</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="driver_realloc_binary"></marker>
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec {
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name><ret>SysIOVec*</ret><nametext>driver_peekq(ErlDrvPort port, int *vlen)</nametext></name>
+ <name><ret>SysIOVec *</ret><nametext>driver_peekq(ErlDrvPort port, int *vlen)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get the driver queue as a vector</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="driver_peekq"></marker>
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ typedef struct ErlIOVec {
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name><ret>char*</ret><nametext>erl_errno_id(int error)</nametext></name>
+ <name><ret>char *</ret><nametext>erl_errno_id(int error)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get erlang error atom name from error number</fsummary>
<desc>
<marker id="erl_errno_id"></marker>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 5fc6508aad..f484e9eaf7 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<cref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2001</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2001</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ typedef enum {
</section>
<funcs>
- <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_alloc(size_t size)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>void *</ret><nametext>enif_alloc(size_t size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Allocate dynamic memory.</fsummary>
<desc><p>Allocate memory of <c>size</c> bytes. Return NULL if allocation failed.</p></desc>
</func>
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ typedef enum {
<p>Return true on success or false if allocation failed.</p>
</desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifEnv*</ret><nametext>enif_alloc_env()</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifEnv *</ret><nametext>enif_alloc_env()</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Create a new environment</fsummary>
<desc><p>Allocate a new process independent environment. The environment can
be used to hold terms that is not bound to any process. Such terms can
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ typedef enum {
<p>Return pointer to the new environment.</p>
</desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_alloc_resource(ErlNifResourceType* type, unsigned size)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>void *</ret><nametext>enif_alloc_resource(ErlNifResourceType* type, unsigned size)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Allocate a memory managed resource object</fsummary>
<desc><p>Allocate a memory managed resource object of type <c>type</c> and size <c>size</c> bytes.</p></desc>
</func>
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_cond_broadcast">erl_drv_cond_broadcast</seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifCond*</ret><nametext>enif_cond_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifCond *</ret><nametext>enif_cond_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_cond_create">erl_drv_cond_create</seealso>.
</p></desc>
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ typedef enum {
<fsummary>Create an integer term from a long int</fsummary>
<desc><p>Create an integer term from a <c>long int</c>.</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>unsigned char*</ret><nametext>enif_make_new_binary(ErlNifEnv* env, size_t size, ERL_NIF_TERM* termp)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>unsigned char *</ret><nametext>enif_make_new_binary(ErlNifEnv* env, size_t size, ERL_NIF_TERM* termp)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Allocate and create a new binary term</fsummary>
<desc><p>Allocate a binary of size <c>size</c> bytes and create an owning
term. The binary data is mutable until the calling NIF returns. This is a
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ typedef enum {
<fsummary>Create an integer term from an unsigned long int</fsummary>
<desc><p>Create an integer term from an <c>unsigned long int</c>.</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifMutex*</ret><nametext>enif_mutex_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifMutex *</ret><nametext>enif_mutex_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_mutex_create">erl_drv_mutex_create</seealso>.
</p></desc>
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_mutex_unlock">erl_drv_mutex_unlock</seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifResourceType*</ret><nametext>enif_open_resource_type(ErlNifEnv* env,
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifResourceType *</ret><nametext>enif_open_resource_type(ErlNifEnv* env,
const char* module_str, const char* name,
ErlNifResourceDtor* dtor, ErlNifResourceFlags flags, ErlNifResourceFlags* tried)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Create or takeover a resource type</fsummary>
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ typedef enum {
and <seealso marker="#upgrade">upgrade</seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_priv_data(ErlNifEnv* env)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>void *</ret><nametext>enif_priv_data(ErlNifEnv* env)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get the private data of a NIF library</fsummary>
<desc><p>Return the pointer to the private data that was set by <c>load</c>,
<c>reload</c> or <c>upgrade</c>.</p>
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ typedef enum {
References made by <seealso marker="#enif_make_resource">enif_make_resource</seealso>
can only be removed by the garbage collector.</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifRWLock*</ret><nametext>enif_rwlock_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifRWLock *</ret><nametext>enif_rwlock_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_rwlock_create">erl_drv_rwlock_create</seealso>.
</p></desc>
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_rwlock_tryrwlock">erl_drv_rwlock_tryrwlock</seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifPid*</ret><nametext>enif_self(ErlNifEnv* caller_env, ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifPid *</ret><nametext>enif_self(ErlNifEnv* caller_env, ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get the pid of the calling process.</fsummary>
<desc><p>Initialize the pid variable <c>*pid</c> to represent the
calling process. Return <c>pid</c>.</p></desc>
@@ -1129,7 +1129,7 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_thread_join">erl_drv_thread_join </seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>ErlNifThreadOpts*</ret><nametext>enif_thread_opts_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>ErlNifThreadOpts *</ret><nametext>enif_thread_opts_create(char *name)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_thread_opts_create">erl_drv_thread_opts_create</seealso>.
</p></desc>
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ typedef enum {
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_tsd_key_destroy">erl_drv_tsd_key_destroy</seealso>.
</p></desc>
</func>
- <func><name><ret>void*</ret><nametext>enif_tsd_get(ErlNifTSDKey key)</nametext></name>
+ <func><name><ret>void *</ret><nametext>enif_tsd_get(ErlNifTSDKey key)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
<desc><p>Same as <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_tsd_get">erl_drv_tsd_get</seealso>.
</p></desc>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index 0963904b83..e4f245975b 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -3573,6 +3573,10 @@ os_prompt% </pre>
<p><c>Bytes</c> is the total number of bytes written to
the port.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>{os_pid, Integer | undefined}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>Integer</c> is the process identifier (or equivalent) of an OS process created with <c>open_port({spawn | spawn_executable, Command}, Options)</c>. If the port is not the result of spawning an OS process, the value is <c>undefined</c>.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
<p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if <c>Port</c> is not a local port.</p>
</desc>
@@ -4005,14 +4009,6 @@ os_prompt% </pre>
<p><c>Size</c> is the size in bytes of the process. This
includes call stack, heap and internal structures.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>{message_binary, BinInfo}</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p><c>BinInfo</c> is a list containing miscellaneous information
- about binaries currently being referred to by the message
- area. This <c>InfoTuple</c> is only valid on an emulator
- using the hybrid heap type. This <c>InfoTuple</c> may be
- changed or removed without prior notice.</p>
- </item>
<tag><c>{message_queue_len, MessageQueueLen}</c></tag>
<item>
<p><c>MessageQueueLen</c> is the number of messages
@@ -5799,10 +5795,6 @@ ok
can spawn a process that does not use the default
settings.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>global_heaps_size</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Returns the current size of the shared (global) heap.</p>
- </item>
<tag><c>heap_sizes</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns a list of integers representing valid heap sizes
@@ -5812,7 +5804,7 @@ ok
<tag><c>heap_type</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Returns the heap type used by the current emulator.
- Currently the following heap types exist:</p>
+ Currently only the following heap type exists:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c>private</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -5821,17 +5813,6 @@ ok
allowed. Messages passed between processes are copied
between heaps.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>shared</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>One heap for use by all processes. Messages passed
- between processes are passed by reference.</p>
- </item>
- <tag><c>hybrid</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>A hybrid of the <c>private</c> and <c>shared</c> heap
- types. A shared heap as well as private heaps are
- used.</p>
- </item>
</taglist>
</item>
<tag><c>info</c></tag>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlc.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlc.xml
index ebf76a2afe..3358b8f115 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlc.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlc.xml
@@ -129,12 +129,6 @@
This option will be ignored by compilers that have a
a single output format.</p>
</item>
- <tag>-hybrid</tag>
- <item>
- <p>Compile using the hybrid-heap emulator. This is mainly useful
- for compiling native code, which needs to be compiled with the same
- run-time system that it should be run on.</p>
- </item>
<tag>-smp</tag>
<item>
<p>Compile using the SMP emulator. This is mainly useful
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
index 028a2bbf3d..6b6a3374d1 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,74 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p>
+<section><title>Erts 5.9.1.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If threads support for the runtime system had been
+ disabled at compile time (<c>--disable-threads</c> had
+ been passed to <c>configure</c>), and the <c>+A</c>
+ command line argument of <c>erl</c> was passed when
+ starting the runtime system, <seealso
+ marker="erl_driver#driver_system_info">driver_system_info()</seealso>
+ erroneously claimed that the runtime system had async
+ threads even though it had not.</p>
+ <p>
+ Due to this bug the file driver did not split tasks into
+ smaller chunks, but instead completed the whole task at
+ once, i.e., the scheduler got occupied with I/O for a
+ longer time than intended.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10059</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A proposal for a new scheduler wakeup strategy has been
+ implemented. For more information see the documentation
+ of the <seealso marker="erl#+sws">+sws</seealso> command
+ line argument of <c>erl</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10033 Aux Id: Seq12025 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A switch for configuration of busy wait length for
+ scheduler threads has been added. For more information
+ see the documentation of the <seealso
+ marker="erl#+sbwt">+sbwt</seealso> command line argument
+ of <c>erl</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10044 Aux Id: Seq11976 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The extra memory barriers introduced by bug-fix OTP-9281
+ were unnecessarily used also on tables without the
+ <c>write_concurrency</c> option enabled. This could
+ unnecessarily degrade performance of ETS tables without
+ <c>write_concurrency</c> on some hardware (e.g. PowerPC)
+ while not effecting performance at all on other hardware
+ (e.g. x86/x86_64).</p>
+ <p>
+ OTP-9281 (R14B03): ETS tables using the
+ <c>write_concurrency</c> option could potentially get
+ into an internally inconsistent state.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10048 Aux Id: OTP-9281 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 5.9.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>