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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/driver.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml4
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml7
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml13
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/notes.xml52
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket.xml21
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/zlib.xml2
9 files changed, 91 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml b/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
index 33d0903622..876834307a 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Slogan: &lt;reason&gt;</pre>
<marker id="memory"></marker>
<title>Memory Information</title>
<p>Under the tag <em>=memory</em> is shown information similar
- to what can be obtainted on a living node with
+ to what can be obtained on a living node with
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0">
<c>erlang:memory()</c></seealso>.</p>
</section>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
index 8f31df4cad..a873bf9931 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void encode_result(ei_x_buff* x, PGresult* res, PGconn* conn)
<p>Before a driver can be called from Erlang, it must be
loaded and opened. Loading is done using the <c><![CDATA[erl_ddll]]></c>
module (the <c><![CDATA[erl_ddll]]></c> driver that loads dynamic
- driver is actually a driver itself). If loading is successfull,
+ driver is actually a driver itself). If loading is successful,
the port can be opened with <c><![CDATA[open_port/2]]></c>. The port
name must match the name of the shared library and
the name in the driver entry structure.</p>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
index 3730f0e8ac..2ba5994557 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
are deprecated and are only kept for backward
compatibility when decoding terms encoded by older nodes.</p>
<p>Support for UTF-8 encoded atoms in the external format has been
- available since ERTS 5.10 (OTP R16). This abillity allows such old nodes
+ available since ERTS 5.10 (OTP R16). This ability allows such old nodes
to decode, store and encode any Unicode atoms received from a new OTP 20
node.</p>
<p>The maximum number of allowed characters in an atom is 255. In the
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
<tcaption>SMALL_BIG_EXT</tcaption></table>
<p>
Bignums are stored in unary form with a <c>Sign</c> byte,
- that is, 0 if the binum is positive and 1 if it is negative. The
+ that is, 0 if the bignum is positive and 1 if it is negative. The
digits are stored with the least significant byte stored first. To
calculate the integer, the following formula can be used:
</p>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index f88d255296..d74ae23a93 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -1495,6 +1495,9 @@ enif_free_iovec(iovec);]]></code>
<c>term</c>.</p>
<p>Returns <c>true</c> on success, or <c>false</c> if <c>term</c> is
not a handle to a resource object of type <c>type</c>.</p>
+ <p><c>enif_get_resource</c> does not add a reference to the resource
+ object. However, the pointer received in <c>*objp</c> is guaranteed to
+ be valid at least as long as the resource handle <c>term</c> is valid.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -2947,6 +2950,10 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
References made by <seealso marker="#enif_make_resource">
<c>enif_make_resource</c></seealso>
can only be removed by the garbage collector.</p>
+ <p>There are no guarantees exactly when the destructor of an
+ unreferenced resource is called. It could be called directly by
+ <c>enif_release_resource</c> but it could also be scheduled to be
+ called at a later time possibly by another thread.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index a879cce840..f41ed87048 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ false</code>
Map = #{42 => value_two,1337 => "value one","a" => 1},
map_get(Key,Map).
"value one"</code>
+ <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -9412,6 +9413,18 @@ Metadata = #{ pid => pid(),
<p>Returns the previous system monitor settings just like
<seealso marker="#system_monitor/0">
<c>erlang:system_monitor/0</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The arguments to <c>system_monitor/2</c> specifies how all
+ system monitoring on the node should be done, not how it should be
+ changed. This means only one process at a time
+ (<c><anno>MonitorPid</anno></c>) can be the receiver of system monitor
+ messages. Also, the way to clear a specific monitor option
+ is to not include it in the list <c><anno>Options</anno></c>. All
+ system monitoring will, however, be cleared if the process identified by
+ <c><anno>MonitorPid</anno></c> terminates.</p>
+ <p>There are no special option values (like zero) to clear an option.
+ Some of the options have a unspecified minimum value. Lower values
+ will be adjusted to the minimum value. For example, it is currently not
+ possible to monitor all garbage collections with <c>{long_gc, 0}</c>.</p>
<note>
<p>If a monitoring process gets so large that it itself
starts to cause system monitor messages when garbage
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
index 075972c979..df77ce181e 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -564,6 +564,58 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Erts 10.3.5.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>In nested use of <c>try</c>/<c>catch</c>, rethrowing
+ an exception using <c>erlang:raise/3</c> with a different
+ class would not always be able to change the class of the
+ exception.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15834 Aux Id: ERIERL-367 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed bug in <c>seq_trace:set_token(label,Term)</c> which
+ could cause VM crash if <c>Term</c> was heap allocated
+ (not an atom, small integer, local pid or port). Bug
+ exists since OTP 21.0 when terms other than small
+ integers were first allowed as labels.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15849 Aux Id: ERL-700 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix <c>seq_trace:print/2</c> not to raise <c>badarg</c>
+ exception if label is not a small integer. Bug exists
+ since OTP 21.0.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15859 Aux Id: ERL-700 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erts 10.3.5.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a buffer overflow when
+ <c>binary_to_existing_atom/2</c> and
+ <c>list_to_existing_atom/2</c> was used with the
+ <c>latin1</c> encoding.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15819 Aux Id: ERL-944 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 10.3.5</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
index 343b61d4aa..9b34bf1df1 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
@@ -373,19 +373,24 @@
<name name="open" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Create an endpoint for communication.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Creates an endpoint (socket) for communication.</p>
- <p>For some <c>types</c> there is a default protocol, which will
- be used if no protocol is specified: </p>
+ <p>Creates an endpoint (socket) for communication.</p>
- <list>
- <item><p><c>stream</c>: <c>tcp</c></p></item>
- <item><p><c>dgram</c>: <c>udp</c></p></item>
- <item><p><c>seqpacket</c>: <c>sctp</c></p></item>
- </list>
+ <p>For some <c>types</c> there is a default protocol,
+ indicated by <c>default</c>, which it <em>may</em> be
+ possible to specify.
+ And for <c>Domain = local</c>, if a protocol <em>is</em> pecified,
+ it <em>must</em> be <c>default</c>. </p>
<p>The <c>Extra</c> argument is intended for "obscure" options.
Currently the only supported option is <c>netns</c>, which
is only supported on the linux platform.</p>
+
+ <note>
+ <p>It may not be possible to specify the default protocol (except
+ when <c>Domain = local</c>). We need to be able to retreive
+ the resulting protocol, which is <em>not</em> possble on all
+ platforms. </p>
+ </note>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
index e0f006e618..4b3872d7e3 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
<cell>protocol()</cell>
<cell>no</cell>
<cell>yes</cell>
- <cell>none</cell>
+ <cell><em>Not</em> on (some) Darwin (for instance)</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>rcvbuf</cell>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
index 38229456c9..8a580c8d7b 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre>
<func>
<name name="deflateParams" arity="3" since=""/>
- <fsummary>Dynamicly update deflate parameters.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Dynamically update deflate parameters.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Dynamically updates the compression level and compression
strategy. The interpretation of <c><anno>Level</anno></c> and