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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index f9720c74de..5c45f8d83b 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,182 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 10.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>When multiplying a number by itself, a word beyond the + number on the heap could be read (and ignored). This bug + was extremely unlikely to actually cause a real + problem.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15484</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug where doing <c>seq_trace:reset_trace()</c> while + another process was doing a garbage collection could + cause the run-time system to segfault.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15490</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix reading of ancillary data from packet oriented + sockets on old Linux kernel versions. Without this fix, + getting the data would cause the port to enter an + infinite loop.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15494</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug where crash dumping or doing + <c>erlang:system_info(procs)</c> while another process + was doing a garbage collection could cause the run-time + system to segfault.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15527</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix <c>erlang:system_info(kernel_poll)</c> to return + correct value. Before this fix, the call always returned + <c>false</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15556</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug in <c>enif_make_map_from_arrays</c> that would + produce broken maps when number of keys were 32. Bug + exists since OTP 21.0.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15567</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix a bug in <c>binary:encode_unsigned</c> that may cause + a read of uninitialized memory.</p> + <p> + The bug existed since the function was added (OTP + R16B02).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15583 Aux Id: PR-2118 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug that could cause <c>heart</c> to kill an + exiting node before it had time to flush all buffered + writes. If environment variable + <c>HEART_KILL_SIGNAL=SIGABRT</c> was set a superfluous + core dump could also be generated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15599 Aux Id: ERIERL-298 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix <c>enif_consume_timeslice</c> to be a no-op on dirty + scheduler and not crash debug compiled emulator.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15604</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed macro redefinition warnings.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15629</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <c>to_erl</c> fixed to not garble terminal input beyond + 7-bit ASCII.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15650 Aux Id: ERL-854, PR-2161 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Minor fixes for <c>make clean</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15657</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug in all <c>ets:select*</c> and + <c>ets:match*</c> functions that could in some rare cases + lead to very poor performance.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15660 Aux Id: ERL-869 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add <c>erlang:system_flag(system_logger, Pid)</c> and + <c>erlang:system_info(system_logger)</c>. This + system_flag can be used to set the process that will + receive the logging messages generated by ERTS.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15375</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>integer_to_list/2</c> and + <c>integer_to_binary/2</c> are now implemented in C, + improving their performance.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15503 Aux Id: PR-2052 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Improved <c>term_to_binary</c> to do more fair reduction + count and yielding when encoding large byte lists + (strings).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15514 Aux Id: ERL-774 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Made internal port drivers more robust against + <c>erlang:port_control</c> with invalid arguments and + added documentation warnings about such abuse.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15555 Aux Id: ERIERL-231 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix bug on NetBSD where the <c>exit_status</c> from a + port program would never be sent.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15558 Aux Id: ERL-725 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>There is a new function <c>persistent:term(Key, + Default)</c> to allow specifying a default when looking + up a persistent term.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15576 Aux Id: ERL-843 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>A transitory emulator option '<c>+ztma true</c>' has + been added to allow running existing BEAM code that + relies on "tuple calls" (dispatch on parameterized + modules) which has been compiled under OTP 20 or earlier. + This option will be removed in OTP 22, so such modules + should eventually be recompiled with the + <c>+tuple_calls</c> option.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15580 Aux Id: PR-2113 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 10.2.5</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |