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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 24 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml | 59 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/notes.xml | 24 |
4 files changed, 102 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml index c16b45856d..528a2d95aa 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml @@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ <p>Calling <c>erlang:halt/1</c> with a string argument will still produce a crash dump.</p> </item> - <tag><c><![CDATA[+e Number]]></c></tag> + <tag><marker id="+e"><c><![CDATA[+e Number]]></c></marker></tag> <item> <p>Set max number of ETS tables.</p> </item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index 5ee40823bc..bc38055b62 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ os_prompt% </pre> fails, a <c>nodedown</c> message is delivered.</p> <p>Nodes connected through hidden connections can be monitored as any other node.</p> - <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c>if the local node is not alive.</p> + <p>Failure: <c>badarg</c> if the local node is not alive.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -5500,6 +5500,9 @@ ok <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="49"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="50"/> <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="51"/> + <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="52"/> + <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="53"/> + <name name="system_info" arity="1" clause_i="54"/> <fsummary>Information about the system</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns various information about the current system @@ -5576,6 +5579,13 @@ ok information see the <seealso marker="erts:crash_dump">"How to interpret the Erlang crash dumps"</seealso> chapter in the ERTS User's Guide.</p> </item> + <tag><marker id="system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit"><c>dist_buf_busy_limit</c></marker></tag> + <item> + <p>Returns the value of the distribution buffer busy limit + in bytes. This limit can be set on startup by passing the + <seealso marker="erts:erl#+zdbbl">+zdbbl</seealso> command line + flag to <c>erl</c>.</p> + </item> <tag><c>dist_ctrl</c></tag> <item> <p>Returns a list of tuples @@ -5622,12 +5632,14 @@ ok The return value will always be <c>false</c> since the elib_malloc allocator has been removed.</p> </item> - <tag><marker id="system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit"><c>dist_buf_busy_limit</c></marker></tag> + <tag><c>ets_limit</c></tag> <item> - <p>Returns the value of the distribution buffer busy limit - in bytes. This limit can be set on startup by passing the - <seealso marker="erts:erl#+zdbbl">+zdbbl</seealso> command line - flag to <c>erl</c>.</p> + <p>Returns the maximum number of ETS tables allowed. This limit + can be increased on startup by passing the <seealso + marker="erts:erl#+e">+e</seealso> command line flag to + <c>erl</c> or by setting the environment variable + <c>ERL_MAX_ETS_TABLES</c> before starting the Erlang runtime + system.</p> </item> <tag><c>fullsweep_after</c></tag> <item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml index 6ce2261430..9dab5b3876 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erts_alloc.xml @@ -271,6 +271,65 @@ memory segment cache is not reused if its size exceeds the requested size with more than relative max cache bad fit percent of the requested size. Default value is 20.</item> + <tag><marker id="MMscmgc"><c><![CDATA[+MMscmgc <amount>]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + Set <seealso marker="#MMscs">super carrier</seealso> max guaranteed + no of carriers. This parameter defaults to <c>65536</c>. This + parameter determines an amount of pre-allocated structures that is + needed in order to keep track of different areas in the super carrier. + When the system runs out of such structures it may crash due to an + out of memory condition. + </item> + <tag><marker id="MMsco"><c><![CDATA[+MMsco true|false]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + Set <seealso marker="#MMscs">super carrier</seealso> only flag. This + flag defaults to <c>true</c>. When a super carrier is used and this + flag is <c>true</c>, the system will crash when a carrier request + cannot be satisfied by the super carrier. When the flag is <c>false</c> + the system will try to create requested carrier by other means. + <br/><br/> + <em>NOTE</em>: Setting this flag to <c>false</c> may not be supported + on all systems. This flag will in that case be ignored. + <br/><br/> + <em>NOTE</em>: The super carrier cannot be enabled nor + disabled on halfword heap systems. This flag will be + ignored on halfword heap systems. + </item> + <tag><marker id="MMscrpm"><c><![CDATA[+MMscrpm true|false]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + Set <seealso marker="#MMscs">super carrier</seealso> reserve physical + memory flag. This flag defaults to <c>true</c>. When this flag is + <c>true</c>, physical memory will be reserved for the whole super + carrier at once when it is created. The reservation will after that + be left unchanged. When this flag is set to <c>false</c> only virtual + address space will be reserved for the super carrier upon creation. + The system will attempt to reserve physical memory upon carrier + creations in the super carrier, and attempt to unreserve physical + memory upon carrier destructions in the super carrier. + <br/><br/> + <em>NOTE</em>: What reservation of physical memory actually means + highly depends on the operating system, and how it is configured. For + example, different memory overcommit settings on Linux drastically + change the behaviour. Also note, setting this flag to <c>false</c> + may not be supported on all systems. This flag will in that case + be ignored. + <br/><br/> + <em>NOTE</em>: The super carrier cannot be enabled nor + disabled on halfword heap systems. This flag will be + ignored on halfword heap systems. + </item> + <tag><marker id="MMscs"><c><![CDATA[+MMscs <size in MB>]]></c></marker></tag> + <item> + Set super carrier size (in MB). The super carrier size defaults to + zero; i.e, the super carrier is by default disabled. The super + carrier is a large continuous area in the virtual address space. + The system will always try to create new carriers in the super + carrier. + <br/><br/> + <em>NOTE</em>: The super carrier cannot be enabled nor + disabled on halfword heap systems. This flag will be + ignored on halfword heap systems. + </item> <tag><marker id="MMmcs"><c><![CDATA[+MMmcs <amount>]]></c></marker></tag> <item> Max cached segments. The maximum number of memory segments diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index 77ffeefd04..b25e4ccbec 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,30 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 5.10.3.1</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Memory allocators will be able to create <c>sys_alloc</c> + carriers as fallback, if <c>mseg_alloc</c> cannot create + more carriers, on systems with <c>posix_memalign()</c> + support. This is similar to how it worked in pre-R16 + releases.</p> + <p> + Windows systems will create carriers using + <c>_aligned_malloc()</c> and can by this use the new + optimized allocator header scheme introduced in R16 on + other platforms.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11318</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 5.10.3</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |