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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml68
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/notes.xml23
3 files changed, 81 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 2b627281fe..4ec5ab78d8 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -488,18 +488,6 @@ return term;</code>
sending process is not alive. Deallocation of certain internal
resources, such as process heap and process control block, is
delayed until the dirty NIF has completed.</p>
- <p>Known issue that are planned to be fixed:</p>
- <list type="bulleted">
- <item>
- <p>As purging of a module might need to garbage
- collect a process to determine if it has
- references to the module, a process executing a dirty
- NIF can delay purging for a very long time. Delaying
- a purge operation implies delaying <em>all</em> code
- loading operations, which can cause severe problems for
- the system as a whole.</p>
- </item>
- </list>
</item>
</taglist>
</item>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index 2b7a3b85e5..d5eae2d66d 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -84,22 +84,22 @@
<p>Time unit expressed in parts per second. That is,
the time unit equals <c>1/PartsPerSecond</c> second.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>second</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>millisecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>microsecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000000</c>.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>nanosecond</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Symbolic representation of the time unit
represented by the integer <c>1000000000</c>.</p>
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
<p>One can get an approximation of the <c>native</c>
time unit by calling
<seealso marker="erlang:convert_time_unit/3">
- <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, seconds, native)</c></seealso>.
+ <c>erlang:convert_time_unit(1, second, native)</c></seealso>.
The result equals the number
of whole <c>native</c> time units per second. If
the number of <c>native</c> time units per second does not
@@ -149,6 +149,10 @@
<seealso marker="kernel:os#perf_counter/0">
<c>os:perf_counter/0</c></seealso>.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><seealso marker="#type_deprecated_time_unit"><c>deprecated_time_unit()</c></seealso></tag>
+ <item><p>
+ Deprecated symbolic representations kept for backwards-compatibility.
+ </p></item>
</taglist>
<p>The <c>time_unit/0</c> type can be extended.
To convert time values between time units, use
@@ -156,6 +160,27 @@
<c>erlang:convert_time_unit/3</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="deprecated_time_unit"></name>
+ <desc><marker id="type_deprecated_time_unit"/>
+ <p>The <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>time_unit()</c></seealso>
+ type also consist of the following <em>deprecated</em> symbolic
+ time units:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>second</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>milli_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>millisecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>micro_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>microsecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+
+ <tag><c>nano_seconds</c></tag>
+ <item><p>Same as <seealso marker="#type_time_unit"><c>nanosecond</c></seealso>.</p></item>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
</datatypes>
<funcs>
@@ -776,6 +801,29 @@ Z = erlang:adler32_combine(X,Y,iolist_size(Data2)).</code>
by passing option <c>{allow_gc, false}</c>.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
+ <note>
+ <p>
+ Up until ERTS version 8.*, the check process code operation
+ checks for all types of references to the old code. That is,
+ direct references (e.g. return addresses on the process
+ stack), indirect references (<c>fun</c>s in process
+ context), and references to literals in the code.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ As of ERTS version 9.0, the check process code operation
+ only checks for direct references to the code. Indirect
+ references via <c>fun</c>s will be ignored. If such
+ <c>fun</c>s exist and are used after a purge of the old
+ code, an exception will be raised upon usage (same as
+ the case when the <c>fun</c> is received by the process
+ after the purge). Literals will be taken care of (copied)
+ at a later stage. This behavior can as of ERTS version
+ 8.1 be enabled when
+ <seealso marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#Advanced-configuration-and-build-of-ErlangOTP_Configuring">building OTP</seealso>,
+ and will automatically be enabled if dirty scheduler
+ support is enabled.
+ </p>
+ </note>
<p>See also <seealso marker="kernel:code">
<c>kernel:code(3)</c></seealso>.</p>
<p>Failures:</p>
@@ -8451,7 +8499,7 @@ ok
<seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang
monotonic time</seealso>. The time stamp (Ts) has the same
format and value as produced by
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c>.</p>
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>runnable_procs</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -8479,7 +8527,7 @@ ok
<seealso marker="time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang
monotonic time</seealso> and a monotonically increasing
integer. The time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value
- as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds),
+ as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond),
erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])}</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>timestamp</c></tag>
@@ -8709,7 +8757,7 @@ ok
<p>The <c>erlang:timestamp()</c> BIF is equivalent to:</p>
<code type="none">
timestamp() ->
- ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(micro_seconds),
+ ErlangSystemTime = erlang:system_time(microsecond),
MegaSecs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000000000,
Secs = ErlangSystemTime div 1000000 - MegaSecs*1000000,
MicroSecs = ErlangSystemTime rem 1000000,
@@ -8990,7 +9038,7 @@ timestamp() ->
monotonic time</seealso> time stamp in all trace messages. The
time stamp (Ts) has the same format and value as produced by
<seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1">
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso>.
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso>.
This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c></tag>
@@ -9001,7 +9049,7 @@ timestamp() ->
integer in all trace messages. The time stamp (Ts) has the
same format and value as produced by <c>{</c>
<seealso marker="#monotonic_time-1">
- <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c></seealso><c>,</c>
+ <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c></seealso><c>,</c>
<seealso marker="#unique_integer-1">
<c>erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])</c></seealso><c>}</c>.
This flag overrides flag <c>cpu_timestamp</c>.</p>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
index 748fa895e8..ca3f654c36 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,29 @@
<p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p>
+<section><title>Erts 8.0.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed a race that could cause a lost wakeup of a process
+ that timed out in a <c>receive ... after</c>. This bug
+ was introduced in ERTS version 7.0.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13798 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed segfault after writing an erl crash dump.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13799</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 8.0.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>