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Diffstat (limited to 'erts/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml | 47 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml | 42 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/init.xml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/notes.xml | 105 |
5 files changed, 165 insertions, 43 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml index c802693977..ae7f264d0c 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/driver_entry.xml @@ -437,7 +437,14 @@ typedef struct erl_drv_entry { <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_busy_msgq_limits">erl_drv_busy_msgq_limits()</seealso> function. </item> - </taglist> + <tag><c>ERL_DRV_FLAG_USE_INIT_ACK</c></tag> + <item>When this flag is given the linked-in driver has to manually + acknowledge that the port has been successfully started using + <seealso marker="erl_driver#erl_drv_init_ack">erl_drv_init_ack()</seealso>. + This allows the implementor to make the erlang:open_port exit with + badarg after some initial asynchronous initialization has been done. + </item> + </taglist> </item> <tag>void *handle2</tag> <item> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml index e81d38cb80..cade732c56 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml @@ -2131,6 +2131,53 @@ ERL_DRV_MAP int sz </func> <func> + <name><ret>void</ret><nametext>erl_drv_init_ack(ErlDrvPort port, ErlDrvData res)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Acknowledge the start of the port</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_init_ack"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>port</c></tag> + <item>The port handle of the port (driver instance) creating + doing the acknowledgment. + </item> + <tag><c>res</c></tag> + <item>The result of the port initialization. This can be the same values + as the return value of <seealso marker="driver_entry#start">start</seealso>, + i.e any of the error codes or the ErlDrvData that is to be used for this + port. + </item> + </taglist> + <p> + When this function is called the initiating erlang:open_port call is + returned as if the <seealso marker="driver_entry#start">start</seealso> + function had just been called. It can only be used when the + <seealso marker="driver_entry#driver_flags">ERL_DRV_FLAG_USE_INIT_ACK</seealso> + flag has been set on the linked-in driver. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name><ret>void</ret><nametext>erl_drv_set_os_pid(ErlDrvPort port, ErlDrvSInt pid)</nametext></name> + <fsummary>Set the os_pid for the port</fsummary> + <desc> + <marker id="erl_drv_set_os_pid"></marker> + <p>Arguments:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>port</c></tag> + <item>The port handle of the port (driver instance) to set the pid on. + </item> + <tag><c>pid</c></tag> + <item>The pid to set.</item> + </taglist> + <p> + Set the os_pid seen when doing erlang:port_info/2 on this port. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>erl_drv_thread_create(char *name, ErlDrvTid *tid, void * (*func)(void *), diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml index db4f132609..8f66e07ae1 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml @@ -50,36 +50,9 @@ <c>-loader_debug</c> are also experimental</p></warning> </description> - <datatypes> - <datatype> - <name name="host"/> - </datatype> - </datatypes> <funcs> <func> - <name name="start" arity="3"/> - <fsummary>Start the Erlang low level loader</fsummary> - <desc> - <p>Starts the Erlang low level loader. This function is called - by the <c>init</c> process (and module). The <c>init</c> - process reads the command line flags <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, - <c>-loader <anno>Loader</anno></c>, and <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>. These are - the arguments supplied to the <c>start/3</c> function.</p> - <p>If <c>-loader</c> is not given, the default loader is - <c>efile</c> which tells the system to read from the file - system.</p> - <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, - <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must - also be supplied. <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> identifies hosts which this - node can contact in order to load modules. One Erlang - runtime system with a <c>erl_boot_server</c> process must be - started on each of hosts given in <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> in order to - answer the requests. See <seealso - marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso>.</p> - </desc> - </func> - <func> <name name="get_file" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get a file</fsummary> <desc> @@ -87,8 +60,6 @@ <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> is either an absolute file name or just the name of the file, for example <c>"lists.beam"</c>. If an internal path is set to the loader, this path is used to find the file. - If a user supplied loader is used, the path can be stripped - off if it is obsolete, and the loader does not use a path. <c><anno>FullName</anno></c> is the complete name of the fetched file. <c><anno>Bin</anno></c> is the contents of the file as a binary.</p> @@ -189,17 +160,12 @@ <p>Specifies which other Erlang nodes the <c>inet</c> loader can use. This flag is mandatory if the <c>-loader inet</c> flag is present. On each host, there must be on Erlang node - with the <c>erl_boot_server</c> which handles the load - requests. <c>Hosts</c> is a list of IP addresses (hostnames + with the <seealso + marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso> + which handles the load requests. + <c>Hosts</c> is a list of IP addresses (hostnames are not acceptable).</p> </item> - <tag><c>-id Id</c></tag> - <item> - <p>Specifies the identity of the Erlang runtime system. If - the system runs as a distributed node, <c>Id</c> must be - identical to the name supplied with the <c>-sname</c> or - <c>-name</c> distribution flags.</p> - </item> <tag><c>-setcookie Cookie</c></tag> <item> <p>Specifies the cookie of the Erlang runtime system. This flag diff --git a/erts/doc/src/init.xml b/erts/doc/src/init.xml index fe26df61f7..2a33096d04 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/init.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/init.xml @@ -247,10 +247,7 @@ <c>Expr</c> during system initialization. If any of these steps fail (syntax error, parse error or exception during evaluation), Erlang stops with an error message. Here is an - example that seeds the random number generator:</p> - <pre> -% <input>erl -eval '{X,Y,Z} = now(), random:seed(X,Y,Z).'</input></pre> - <p>This example uses Erlang as a hexadecimal calculator:</p> + example that uses Erlang as a hexadecimal calculator:</p> <pre> % <input>erl -noshell -eval 'R = 16#1F+16#A0, io:format("~.16B~n", [R])' \\</input> <input>-s erlang halt</input> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index 5a65115cb2..5cb9bdb690 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,111 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> +<section><title>Erts 7.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Small documentation fixes</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13017</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix memory corruption bug caused by disabling + distribution and then re-enable distribution with a node + name that has previously been used by a remote node.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13076 Aux Id: seq12959 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Renamed variables with name bool as Visual Studio 2015 + now treats this is a keyword.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13079</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>erl_prim_loader</c> has not supported custom + loaders for several releases. In the documentation for + <c>erl_prim_loader</c>, all references to custom loaders + have now been removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13102</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed compilation of erts together with libc versions + that do not define __uint32_t.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13105</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + erl -make now returns non-zero exit codes on failure</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13107</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix crash on init:restart in embedded mode caused by + on_load handler process not being relaunched leading to + load failure for modules such as crypto and asn1rt_nif + that need it to be present for correct NIF loading.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13115</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix maps decode in erlang:binary_to_term/1</p> + <p>Decoding a term with a large (HAMT) map in an small + (FLAT) map could cause a critical error if the external + format was not produced by beam.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13125</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix very rare bug in GC when big maps with a lot of hash + collisions from a remote node are waiting in inner + message queue.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13146</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug that could cause a crash dump to become + almost empty.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13150</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> Updated the xmllint target to just check the xml + files with real documentation content.<br/> Corrected + some errors and added some missing target in the DTD's. + </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13026</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add function enif_getenv to read OS environment variables + in a portable way from NIFs.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13147</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erts 7.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> |