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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/Makefile7
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/alt_dist.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml116
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml18
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml135
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml30
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/net.xml129
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/notes.xml254
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/part.xml1
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/persistent_term.xml16
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/ref_man.xml4
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket.xml650
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml773
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/specs.xml2
15 files changed, 2093 insertions, 46 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/Makefile b/erts/doc/src/Makefile
index 40f74b78ff..06a8691c0e 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/erts/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ XML_REF3_EFILES = \
persistent_term.xml \
atomics.xml \
counters.xml \
- zlib.xml
+ zlib.xml \
+ socket.xml \
+ net.xml
XML_REF3_FILES = \
$(XML_REF3_EFILES) \
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ XML_CHAPTER_FILES = \
driver.xml \
absform.xml \
inet_cfg.xml \
+ socket_usage.xml \
erl_ext_dist.xml \
erl_dist_protocol.xml \
communication.xml \
@@ -146,6 +149,8 @@ $(INFO_FILE): $(INFO_FILE_SRC) $(ERL_TOP)/make/$(TARGET)/otp.mk
debug opt:
+ldocs: xmllint local_docs
+
clean:
rm -rf $(HTMLDIR)/*
rm -rf $(XMLDIR)
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/alt_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/alt_dist.xml
index e6245130fc..7c997cae20 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/alt_dist.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/alt_dist.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
parts of the logic in Erlang code, and you perhaps do not
even need a new driver for the protocol. One example could
be Erlang distribution over UDP using <c>gen_udp</c> (your
- Erlang code will of course have to take care of retranspissions,
+ Erlang code will of course have to take care of retransmissions,
etc in this example). That is, depending on what you want
to do you perhaps do not need to implement a driver at all
and can then skip the driver related sections below.
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
index 05a9895687..88ddb03e97 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[-rsh Program]]></c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Specifies an alternative to <c><![CDATA[rsh]]></c> for starting a
+ <p>Specifies an alternative to <c><![CDATA[ssh]]></c> for starting a
slave node on a remote host; see
<seealso marker="stdlib:slave"><c>slave(3)</c></seealso>.</p>
</item>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
index c90c8f9521..185c75fe84 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_dist_protocol.xml
@@ -532,11 +532,7 @@ io:format("old/unused name ~ts at port ~p, fd = ~p ~n",
<marker id="distribution_handshake"/>
<title>Distribution Handshake</title>
<p>This section describes the distribution handshake protocol introduced
- in Erlang/OTP R6. This description was previously located in
- <c>$ERL_TOP/lib/kernel/internal_doc/distribution_handshake.txt</c> and
- has more or less been copied and "formatted" here. It has been almost
- unchanged since 1999, but the handshake has not changed much since then
- either.</p>
+ in Erlang/OTP R6. The handshake has remained almost the same since then.</p>
<section>
<title>General</title>
@@ -847,6 +843,18 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
of the <c>SEND_TT</c> control message.
</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>-define(DFLAG_BIG_SEQTRACE_LABELS, 16#100000).</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The node understands any term as the seqtrace label.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>-define(DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD, 16#400000).</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Use the <c>PAYLOAD_EXIT</c>, <c>PAYLOAD_EXIT_TT</c>,
+ <c>PAYLOAD_EXIT2</c>, <c>PAYLOAD_EXIT2_TT</c>
+ and <c>PAYLOAD_MONITOR_P_EXIT</c>
+ <seealso marker="#control_message">control message</seealso>s
+ instead of the non-PAYLOAD variants.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
<p>
There is also function <c>dist_util:strict_order_flags/0</c>
@@ -859,7 +867,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<section>
<marker id="connected_nodes"/>
<title>Protocol between Connected Nodes</title>
- <p>As from ERTS 5.7.2 the runtime system passes a distribution flag
+ <p>Since ERTS 5.7.2 (OTP R13B) the runtime system passes a distribution flag
in the handshake stage that enables the use of a
<seealso marker="erl_ext_dist#distribution_header">distribution header
</seealso> on all messages passed. Messages passed between nodes have in
@@ -878,7 +886,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<cell align="center"><c>ControlMessage</c></cell>
<cell align="center"><c>Message</c></cell>
</row>
- <tcaption>Format of Messages Passed between Nodes (as from ERTS 5.7.2)
+ <tcaption>Format of Messages Passed between Nodes (as from ERTS 5.7.2 (OTP R13B))
</tcaption>
</table>
@@ -887,15 +895,23 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<item>
<p>Equal to d + n + m.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>DistributionHeader</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ <seealso marker="erl_ext_dist#distribution_header">Distribution header
+ describing the atom cache and fragmented distribution messages.
+ </seealso>
+ </p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>ControlMessage</c></tag>
<item>
<p>A tuple passed using the external format of Erlang.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>Message</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The message sent to another node using the '!' (in external format).
- Notice that <c>Message</c> is only passed in combination with a
- <c>ControlMessage</c> encoding a send ('!').</p>
+ <p>The message sent to another node using the '!'
+ or the reason for a EXIT, EXIT2 or DOWN signal using
+ the external term format.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
@@ -903,7 +919,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
number is omitted from the terms that follow a distribution header
</seealso>.</p>
- <p>Nodes with an ERTS version earlier than 5.7.2 does not pass the
+ <p>Nodes with an ERTS version earlier than 5.7.2 (OTP R13B) does not pass the
distribution flag that enables the distribution header. Messages passed
between nodes have in this case the following format:</p>
@@ -920,7 +936,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<cell align="center"><c>ControlMessage</c></cell>
<cell align="center"><c>Message</c></cell>
</row>
- <tcaption>Format of Messages Passed between Nodes (before ERTS 5.7.2)
+ <tcaption>Format of Messages Passed between Nodes (before ERTS 5.7.2 (OTP R13B))
</tcaption>
</table>
@@ -963,6 +979,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<tag><c>EXIT</c></tag>
<item>
<p><c>{3, FromPid, ToPid, Reason}</c></p>
+ <p>This signal is sent when a link has been broken</p>
</item>
<tag><c>UNLINK</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -985,6 +1002,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<tag><c>EXIT2</c></tag>
<item>
<p><c>{8, FromPid, ToPid, Reason}</c></p>
+ <p>This signal is sent by a call to the erlang:exit/2 bif</p>
</item>
</taglist>
</section>
@@ -1007,7 +1025,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<p><c>{16, FromPid, Unused, ToName, TraceToken}</c></p>
<p>Followed by <c>Message</c>.</p>
<p><c>Unused</c> is kept for backward compatibility.</p>
- </item>
+ </item>
<tag><c>EXIT2_TT</c></tag>
<item>
<p><c>{18, FromPid, ToPid, TraceToken, Reason}</c></p>
@@ -1061,7 +1079,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<p><c>{22, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p>
<p>Followed by <c>Message</c>.</p>
<p>
- This control messages replace the <c>SEND</c> control
+ This control message replaces the <c>SEND</c> control
message and will be sent when the distribution flag
<seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_SEND_SENDER</c></seealso>
has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
@@ -1080,7 +1098,7 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
<p><c>{23, FromPid, ToPid, TraceToken}</c></p>
<p>Followed by <c>Message</c>.</p>
<p>
- This control messages replace the <c>SEND_TT</c> control
+ This control message replaces the <c>SEND_TT</c> control
message and will be sent when the distribution flag
<seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_SEND_SENDER</c></seealso>
has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
@@ -1097,4 +1115,72 @@ DiB == gen_digest(ChA, ICA)?
</taglist>
</section>
+ <section>
+ <title>New Ctrlmessages for Erlang/OTP 22</title>
+ <note><p>
+ Messages encoded before the connection has
+ been set up may still use the non-PAYLOAD variant.
+ However, once a PAYLOAD control message has been sent,
+ no more non-PAYLOAD control messages will be sent in
+ the same direction on the connection.
+ </p></note>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>PAYLOAD_EXIT</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>{24, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p>
+ <p>Followed by <c>Reason</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ This control message replaces the <c>EXIT</c> control
+ message and will be sent when the distribution flag
+ <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD</c></seealso>
+ has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>PAYLOAD_EXIT_TT</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>{25, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p>
+ <p>Followed by <c>Reason</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ This control message replaces the <c>EXIT_TT</c> control
+ message and will be sent when the distribution flag
+ <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD</c></seealso>
+ has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>PAYLOAD_EXIT2</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>{26, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p>
+ <p>Followed by <c>Reason</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ This control message replaces the <c>EXIT2</c> control
+ message and will be sent when the distribution flag
+ <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD</c></seealso>
+ has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>PAYLOAD_EXIT2_TT</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>{27, FromPid, ToPid}</c></p>
+ <p>Followed by <c>Reason</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ This control message replaces the <c>EXIT2_TT</c> control
+ message and will be sent when the distribution flag
+ <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD</c></seealso>
+ has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>PAYLOAD_MONITOR_P_EXIT</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>{28, FromPid, ToPid, Ref}</c></p>
+ <p>Followed by <c>Reason</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ This control message replaces the <c>MONITOR_P_EXIT</c> control
+ message and will be sent when the distribution flag
+ <seealso marker="erl_dist_protocol#dflags"><c>DFLAG_EXIT_PAYLOAD</c></seealso>
+ has been negotiated in the connection setup handshake.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </section>
+
</chapter>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
index b7090d0472..4721747097 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
@@ -136,16 +136,10 @@
</note>
</section>
- <section>
+ <section>
+ <marker id="distribution_header"/>
<title>Distribution Header</title>
<p>
- <marker id="distribution_header"/>
- As from ERTS 5.7.2 the old atom cache protocol was
- dropped and a new one was introduced. This protocol
- introduced the distribution header. Nodes with an ERTS version
- earlier than 5.7.2 can still communicate with new nodes,
- but no distribution header and no atom cache are used.</p>
- <p>
The distribution header only contains an atom cache
reference section, but can in the future contain more
information. The distribution header precedes one or more Erlang
@@ -373,8 +367,9 @@
</row>
<tcaption>FLOAT_EXT</tcaption></table>
<p>
- A float is stored in string format. The format used in sprintf to
- format the float is "%.20e"
+ A finite float (i.e. not inf, -inf or NaN) is stored in
+ string format. The format used in sprintf to format the
+ float is "%.20e"
(there are more bytes allocated than necessary).
To unpack the float, use sscanf with format "%lf".
</p>
@@ -989,7 +984,8 @@
</row>
<tcaption>NEW_FLOAT_EXT</tcaption></table>
<p>
- A float is stored as 8 bytes in big-endian IEEE format.
+ A finite float (i.e. not inf, -inf or NaN) is stored as 8 bytes
+ in big-endian IEEE format.
</p>
<p>
This term is used in minor version 1 of the external format.
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 34042cb4de..cf1994887a 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -783,14 +783,16 @@ typedef struct {
<p>A process identifier (pid). In contrast to pid terms (instances of
<c>ERL_NIF_TERM</c>), <c>ErlNifPid</c>s are self-contained and not
bound to any <seealso marker="#ErlNifEnv">environment</seealso>.
- <c>ErlNifPid</c> is an opaque type.</p>
+ <c>ErlNifPid</c> is an opaque type. It can be copied, moved
+ in memory, forgotten, and so on.</p>
</item>
<tag><marker id="ErlNifPort"/><c>ErlNifPort</c></tag>
<item>
<p>A port identifier. In contrast to port ID terms (instances of
<c>ERL_NIF_TERM</c>), <c>ErlNifPort</c>s are self-contained and not
bound to any <seealso marker="#ErlNifEnv">environment</seealso>.
- <c>ErlNifPort</c> is an opaque type.</p>
+ <c>ErlNifPort</c> is an opaque type. It can be copied, moved
+ in memory, forgotten, and so on.</p>
</item>
<tag><marker id="ErlNifResourceType"/><c>ErlNifResourceType</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -1088,6 +1090,20 @@ typedef struct {
</func>
<func>
+ <name since="OTP @OTP-15011@"><ret>int</ret>
+ <nametext>enif_compare_pids(const ErlNifPid *pid1, const ErlNifPid *pid2)
+ </nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Compare two pids.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Compares two <seealso marker="#ErlNifPid"><c>ErlNifPid</c>
+ </seealso>s according to term order.</p>
+ <p>Returns <c>0</c> if <c>pid1</c> and <c>pid2</c> are equal,
+ &lt; <c>0</c> if <c>pid1</c> &lt; <c>pid2</c>, and
+ &gt; <c>0</c> if <c>pid1</c> &gt; <c>pid2</c>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name since="OTP R13B04"><ret>void</ret>
<nametext>enif_cond_broadcast(ErlNifCond *cnd)</nametext></name>
<fsummary></fsummary>
@@ -1392,6 +1408,9 @@ enif_free_iovec(iovec);]]></code>
initializes the pid variable <c>*pid</c> from it and returns
<c>true</c>. Otherwise returns <c>false</c>. No check is done to see
if the process is alive.</p>
+ <note><p><c>enif_get_local_pid</c> will return false if argument
+ <c>term</c> is the atom <seealso marker="#enif_make_pid">
+ <c>undefined</c></seealso>.</p></note>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -1871,6 +1890,17 @@ enif_inspect_iovec(env, max_elements, term, &amp;tail, &amp;iovec);
</func>
<func>
+ <name since="OTP @OTP-15011@"><ret>int</ret>
+ <nametext>enif_is_pid_undefined(const ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Determine if pid is undefined.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns <c>true</c> if <c>pid</c> has been set as undefined by
+ <seealso marker="#enif_set_pid_undefined"><c>enif_set_pid_undefined</c>
+ </seealso>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name since="OTP R13B04"><ret>int</ret>
<nametext>enif_is_port(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term)</nametext>
</name>
@@ -2217,6 +2247,18 @@ enif_inspect_iovec(env, max_elements, term, &amp;tail, &amp;iovec);
</func>
<func>
+ <name since="OTP @OTP-15362@"><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret>
+ <nametext>enif_make_monitor_term(ErlNifEnv* env, const ErlNifMonitor* mon)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Make monitor term from the given monitor identifier.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Creates a term identifying the given monitor received from
+ <seealso marker="#enif_monitor_process"><c>enif_monitor_process</c>
+ </seealso>.</p>
+ <p>This function is primarily intended for debugging purpose.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name since="OTP R14B"><ret>unsigned char *</ret><nametext>enif_make_new_binary(ErlNifEnv*
env, size_t size, ERL_NIF_TERM* termp)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Allocate and create a new binary term.</fsummary>
@@ -2247,7 +2289,8 @@ enif_inspect_iovec(env, max_elements, term, &amp;tail, &amp;iovec);
</name>
<fsummary>Make a pid term.</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Makes a pid term from <c>*pid</c>.</p>
+ <p>Makes a pid term or the atom <seealso marker="#enif_set_pid_undefined">
+ <c>undefined</c></seealso> from <c>*pid</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -2613,7 +2656,9 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
<p>Argument <c>caller_env</c> is the environment of the calling process
or callback. Must only be NULL if calling from a custom thread.</p>
<p>Returns <c>0</c> on success, &lt; 0 if no <c>down</c> callback is
- provided, and &gt; 0 if the process is no longer alive.</p>
+ provided, and &gt; 0 if the process is no longer alive or if
+ <c>target_pid</c> is <seealso marker="#enif_set_pid_undefined">
+ undefined</seealso>.</p>
<p>This function is only thread-safe when the emulator with SMP support
is used. It can only be used in a non-SMP emulator from a NIF-calling
thread.</p>
@@ -3068,7 +3113,9 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
<seealso marker="#enif_select_write"><c>enif_select_write</c></seealso>
introduced in erts-11.0 (OTP-22.0).</p>
</note>
- <p>Argument <c>pid</c> may be <c>NULL</c> to indicate the calling process.</p>
+ <p>Argument <c>pid</c> may be <c>NULL</c> to indicate the calling
+ process. It must not be set as <seealso marker="#enif_set_pid_undefined">
+ undefined</seealso>.</p>
<p>Argument <c>obj</c> is a resource object obtained from
<seealso marker="#enif_alloc_resource"><c>enif_alloc_resource</c></seealso>.
The purpose of the resource objects is as a container of the event object
@@ -3079,16 +3126,18 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
or the atom <c>undefined</c>. It will be passed as <c>Ref</c> in the notifications.
If a selective <c>receive</c> statement is used to wait for the notification
then a reference created just before the <c>receive</c> will exploit a runtime
- optimization that bypasses all earlier received messages in the queue.</p>
+ optimization that bypasses all earlier received messages in the
+ queue.</p>
<p>The notifications are one-shot only. To receive further notifications of the same
type (read or write), repeated calls to <c>enif_select</c> must be made
after receiving each notification.</p>
<p><c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_CANCEL</c> can be used to cancel previously
selected events. It must be used in a bitwise OR combination with
<c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_READ</c> and/or <c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_WRITE</c> to
- indicate which type of event to cancel. The return value will
- tell if the event was actualy cancelled or if a notification may
- already have been sent.</p>
+ indicate which type of event to cancel. Arguments <c>pid</c> and
+ <c>ref</c> are ignored when <c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_CANCEL</c> is specified.
+ The return value will tell if the event was actualy cancelled or if a
+ notification may already have been sent.</p>
<p>Use <c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP</c> as <c>mode</c> in order to safely
close an event object that has been passed to <c>enif_select</c>. The
<seealso marker="#ErlNifResourceStop"><c>stop</c></seealso> callback
@@ -3097,7 +3146,9 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
even if all notifications have been received (or cancelled) and no
further calls to <c>enif_select</c> have been made.
<c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP</c> will first cancel any selected events
- before it calls or schedules the <c>stop</c> callback.</p>
+ before it calls or schedules the <c>stop</c> callback. Arguments
+ <c>pid</c> and <c>ref</c> are ignored when <c>ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP</c>
+ is specified.</p>
<p>The first call to <c>enif_select</c> for a specific OS <c>event</c> will establish
a relation between the event object and the containing resource. All subsequent calls
for an <c>event</c> must pass its containing resource as argument
@@ -3180,7 +3231,11 @@ if (retval &amp; ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) {
<c>enif_alloc_env</c></seealso>. If argument <c>msg_env</c> is
<c>NULL</c> the term <c>msg</c> will be copied, otherwise both
<c>msg</c> and <c>msg_env</c> will be invalidated by a successful call
- to <c>enif_select_read</c> or <c>enif_select_write</c>.</p>
+ to <c>enif_select_read</c> or <c>enif_select_write</c>. The environment
+ is then to either be freed with <seealso marker="#enif_free_env">
+ <c>enif_free_env</c></seealso> or cleared for reuse with
+ <seealso marker="#enif_clear_env"><c>enif_clear_env</c></seealso>. An
+ unsuccessful call will leave <c>msg</c> and <c>msg_env</c> still valid.</p>
<p>Apart from the message format <c>enif_select_read</c> and
<c>enif_select_write</c> behaves exactly the same as <seealso
marker="#enif_select">enif_select</seealso> with argument <c>mode</c> as
@@ -3234,8 +3289,9 @@ if (retval &amp; ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) {
<c>msg</c>) is invalidated by a successful call to <c>enif_send</c>.
The environment is to either be freed with
<seealso marker="#enif_free_env">
- <c>enif_free_env</c></seealso> of cleared for reuse with
- <seealso marker="#enif_clear_env"><c>enif_clear_env</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <c>enif_free_env</c></seealso> or cleared for reuse with
+ <seealso marker="#enif_clear_env"><c>enif_clear_env</c></seealso>. An
+ unsuccessful call will leave <c>msg</c> and <c>msg_env</c> still valid.</p>
<p>If <c>msg_env</c> is set to <c>NULL</c>, the <c>msg</c> term is
copied and the original term and its environment is still valid after
the call.</p>
@@ -3250,6 +3306,17 @@ if (retval &amp; ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) {
</func>
<func>
+ <name since="OTP @OTP-15011@"><ret>void</ret>
+ <nametext>enif_set_pid_undefined(ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name>
+ <fsummary>Set pid as undefined.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Sets an <seealso marker="#ErlNifPid"><c>ErlNifPid</c></seealso>
+ variable as undefined. See <seealso marker="#enif_is_pid_undefined">
+ <c>enif_is_pid_undefined</c></seealso>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name since="OTP R13B04"><ret>unsigned</ret>
<nametext>enif_sizeof_resource(void* obj)</nametext></name>
<fsummary>Get the byte size of a resource object.</fsummary>
@@ -3302,6 +3369,48 @@ if (retval &amp; ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) {
</func>
<func>
+ <name since="OTP @OTP-15640@"><ret>ErlNifTermType</ret>
+ <nametext>enif_term_type(ErlNifEnv *env, ERL_NIF_TERM term)</nametext>
+ </name>
+ <fsummary>Determine the type of a term.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Determines the type of the given term. The term must be an ordinary
+ Erlang term and not one of the special terms returned by
+ <seealso marker="#enif_raise_exception">
+ <c>enif_raise_exception</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="#enif_schedule_nif">
+ <c>enif_schedule_nif</c></seealso>, or similar.</p>
+ <p>The following types are defined at the moment:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_ATOM</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_BITSTRING</c></tag>
+ <item><p>A bitstring or binary</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_FLOAT</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_FUN</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_INTEGER</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_LIST</c></tag>
+ <item><p>A list, empty or not</p></item>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_MAP</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_PID</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_PORT</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_REFERENCE</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ <tag><c>ERL_NIF_TERM_TYPE_TUPLE</c></tag>
+ <item/>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>Note that new types may be added in the future, so the caller must
+ be prepared to handle unknown types.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name since="OTP R13B04"><ret>int</ret>
<nametext>enif_thread_create(char *name,ErlNifTid
*tid,void * (*func)(void *),void *args,ErlNifThreadOpts
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index 92e979c046..e78ded4ae1 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -4174,9 +4174,16 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code>
</item>
<tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
<item>
- If the port driver so decides for any reason (probably
+ <p>If the port driver so decides for any reason (probably
something wrong with <c><anno>Operation</anno></c>
- or <c><anno>Data</anno></c>).
+ or <c><anno>Data</anno></c>).</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>Do not call <c>port_call</c> with an unknown
+ <c><anno>Port</anno></c> identifier and expect <c>badarg</c>
+ exception. Any undefined behavior is possible (including node
+ crash) depending on how the port driver interprets the supplied
+ arguments.</p>
+ </warning>
</item>
</taglist>
</desc>
@@ -4266,6 +4273,11 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code>
<p>If <c><anno>Data</anno></c> is an invalid I/O list.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
+ <warning>
+ <p>Do not send data to an unknown port. Any undefined behavior is
+ possible (including node crash) depending on how the port driver
+ interprets the data.</p>
+ </warning>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -4325,6 +4337,11 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code>
a busy port.
</item>
</taglist>
+ <warning>
+ <p>Do not send data to an unknown port. Any undefined behavior is
+ possible (including node crash) depending on how the port driver
+ interprets the data.</p>
+ </warning>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -4429,6 +4446,13 @@ RealSystem = system + MissedSystem</code>
If the port driver so decides for any reason (probably
something wrong with <c><anno>Operation</anno></c> or
<c><anno>Data</anno></c>).
+ <warning>
+ <p>Do not call <c>port_control/3</c> with an unknown
+ <c><anno>Port</anno></c> identifier and expect <c>badarg</c>
+ exception. Any undefined behavior is possible (including node
+ crash) depending on how the port driver interprets the supplied
+ arguments.</p>
+ </warning>
</item>
</taglist>
</desc>
@@ -8363,7 +8387,7 @@ Metadata = #{ pid => pid(),
system time</seealso> that is used by the runtime system.</p>
<p>The list contains two-tuples with <c>Key</c>s
as first element, and <c>Value</c>s as second element. The
- order if these tuples is undefined. The following
+ order of these tuples is undefined. The following
tuples can be part of the list, but more tuples can be
introduced in the future:</p>
<taglist>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/net.xml b/erts/doc/src/net.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9e2cffce9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/doc/src/net.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
+
+<erlref>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2018</year><year>2018</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>net</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
+ <file>net.xml</file>
+ </header>
+ <module since="OTP @OTP-14831@">net</module>
+ <modulesummary>Network interface.</modulesummary>
+ <description>
+ <p>This module provides an API for the network interface.</p>
+ <note>
+ <p>There is currently <em>no</em> support for Windows. </p>
+ </note>
+ </description>
+
+ <datatypes>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="address_info"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="name_info"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="name_info_flags"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="name_info_flag"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="name_info_flag_ext"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="network_interface_name"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="network_interface_index"/>
+ </datatype>
+ </datatypes>
+
+ <funcs>
+ <func>
+ <name name="gethostname" arity="0"/>
+ <fsummary>Get hostname.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns the name of the current host.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="getnameinfo" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getnameinfo" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Address-to-name transaltion.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Address-to-name translation in a protocol-independant manner.</p>
+ <p>This function is the inverse of
+ <seealso marker="#getaddrinfo/1"><c>getaddrinfo</c></seealso>.
+ It converts a socket address to a corresponding host and service.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="getaddrinfo" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getaddrinfo" arity="2" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getaddrinfo" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getaddrinfo" arity="2" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Network address and service transation.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Network address and service translation.</p>
+ <p>This function is the inverse of
+ <seealso marker="#getnameinfo/1"><c>getnameinfo</c></seealso>.
+ It converts host and service to a corresponding socket address.</p>
+ <p>One of the <c>Host</c> and <c>Service</c> may be <c>undefined</c>
+ but <em>not</em> both.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="if_name2index" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Mappings between network interface names and indexes.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Mappings between network interface names and indexes.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="if_index2name" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Mappings between network interface index and names.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Mappings between network interface index and names.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="if_names" arity="0" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Get network interface names and indexes.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Get network interface names and indexes.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ </funcs>
+
+</erlref>
+
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
index 2c23456ff1..bdae994d06 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,240 @@
</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>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixes of install/release phase in build system.</p>
+ <list> <item>The source tree was modified when
+ installing/releasing and/or applying a patch.</item>
+ <item>Some files were installed with wrong access
+ rights.</item> <item>If applying a patch (using
+ <c>otp_patch_apply</c>) as another user (except root)
+ than the user that built the source, the documentation
+ was not properly updated.</item> </list>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15551</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Setting the <c>recbuf</c> size of an inet socket the
+ <c>buffer</c> is also automatically increased. Fix a bug
+ where the auto adjustment of inet buffer size would be
+ triggered even if an explicit inet buffer size had
+ already been set.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15651 Aux Id: ERIERL-304 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Reading from UDP using active <c>true</c> or active
+ <c>N</c> mode has been optimized when more packets than
+ specified by <c>read_packets</c> are available on the
+ socket.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15652 Aux Id: ERIERL-304 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erts 10.2.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ When using the <c>{linger,{true,T}}</c> option;
+ <c>gen_tcp:listen/2</c> used the full linger time before
+ returning for example <c>eaddrinuse</c>. This bug has now
+ been corrected.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14728 Aux Id: ERIERL-303 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 10.2.3</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -1694,6 +1928,26 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Erts 9.3.3.9</title>
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Added an optional <c>./configure</c> flag to compile
+ the emulator with spectre mitigation:
+ <c>--with-spectre-mitigation</c></p>
+ <p>Note that this requires a recent version of GCC with
+ support for spectre mitigation and the
+ <c>--mindirect-branch=thunk</c> flag, such as
+ <c>8.1</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15430 Aux Id: ERIERL-237 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 9.3.3.8</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/part.xml b/erts/doc/src/part.xml
index 05e9a24af8..f0b8a00b90 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/part.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/part.xml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
<xi:include href="tty.xml"/>
<xi:include href="driver.xml"/>
<xi:include href="inet_cfg.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="socket_usage.xml"/>
<xi:include href="erl_ext_dist.xml"/>
<xi:include href="erl_dist_protocol.xml"/>
</part>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/persistent_term.xml b/erts/doc/src/persistent_term.xml
index 1eda7f8d76..9d3c9afd80 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/persistent_term.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/persistent_term.xml
@@ -256,6 +256,22 @@ will be slower as the number of persistent terms increases.</pre>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="get" arity="2" since="OTP 21.3"/>
+ <fsummary>Get the value for a persistent term.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Retrieve the value for the persistent term associated with
+ the key <c><anno>Key</anno></c>. The lookup will be made in
+ constant time and the value will not be copied to the heap
+ of the calling process.</p>
+ <p>This function returns <c><anno>Default</anno></c> if no
+ term has been stored with the key <c><anno>Key</anno></c>.</p>
+ <p>If the calling process holds on to the value of the
+ persistent term and the persistent term is deleted in the future,
+ the term will be copied to the process.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="info" arity="0" since="OTP 21.2"/>
<fsummary>Get information about persistent terms.</fsummary>
<desc>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/erts/doc/src/ref_man.xml
index 811d299f06..80cdcf9145 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/ref_man.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/ref_man.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<application xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2016</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2018</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@
<xi:include href="erts_alloc.xml"/>
<xi:include href="escript.xml"/>
<xi:include href="init.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="net.xml"/>
<xi:include href="persistent_term.xml"/>
<xi:include href="run_erl.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="socket.xml"/>
<xi:include href="start.xml"/>
<xi:include href="start_erl.xml"/>
<xi:include href="werl.xml"/>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6195a65b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,650 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
+
+<erlref>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2018</year><year>2019</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>socket</title>
+ <prepared></prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date></date>
+ <rev></rev>
+ <file>socket.xml</file>
+ </header>
+ <module since="OTP @OTP-14831@">socket</module>
+ <modulesummary>Socket interface.</modulesummary>
+ <description>
+ <p>This module provides an API for the socket interface.
+ It is used to create, delete and manipulate sockets,
+ send and receive data.</p>
+ <p>The idea is that it shall be as "close as possible" to the OS
+ level socket interface. The only significant addition is that some of
+ the functions,
+ e.g. <seealso marker="#recv/3"><c>recv/3</c></seealso>,
+ has a timeout argument. </p>
+ <note>
+ <p>There is currently <em>no</em> support for Windows. </p>
+ <p>Support for IPv6 has been implemented but <em>not</em> tested. </p>
+ <p>SCTP has only been partly implemented (and not tested). </p>
+ </note>
+ </description>
+
+ <datatypes>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="domain"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="type"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="protocol"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name>socket()</name>
+ <desc><p>As returned by
+ <seealso marker="#open/2"><c>open/2,3,4</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="#accept/1"><c>accept/1,2</c></seealso>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip4_address"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip6_address"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_address"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sockaddr"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sockaddr_in4"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sockaddr_in6"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sockaddr_un"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="port_number"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="in6_flow_info"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="in6_scope_id"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="accept_flags"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="accept_flag"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="send_flags"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="send_flag"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="recv_flags"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="recv_flag"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="shutdown_how"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sockopt_level"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="otp_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ipv6_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="tcp_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="udp_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_socket_option"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="timeval"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_tos"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_mreq"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_mreq_source"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_pmtudisc"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_msfilter_mode"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_msfilter"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ip_pktinfo"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ipv6_mreq"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ipv6_pmtudisc"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="ipv6_pktinfo"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_assoc_id"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_sndrcvinfo"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_event_subscribe"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_assocparams"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_initmsg"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="sctp_rtoinfo"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="msghdr_flag"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="msghdr_flags"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="msghdr"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="cmsghdr_level"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="cmsghdr_type"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <!--
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="cmsghdr_data"/>
+ </datatype>
+ -->
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="cmsghdr_recv"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="cmsghdr_send"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="uint8"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="uint16"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="uint20"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="uint32"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="int32"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_socket"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_ip"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_ipv6"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_tcp"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_udp"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options_sctp"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="supports_options"/>
+ </datatype>
+ </datatypes>
+
+ <funcs>
+ <func>
+ <name name="accept" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="accept" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Accept a connection on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Accept a connection on a socket.</p>
+ <p>This call is used with connection-based socket types
+ (<c>stream</c> or <c>seqpacket</c>). It extracs the first pending
+ connection request for the listen socket and returns the (newly)
+ connected socket.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="bind" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Bind a name to a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Bind a name to a socket.</p>
+ <p>When a socket is created
+ (with <seealso marker="#open/2"><c>open</c></seealso>),
+ it has no address assigned to it. <c>bind</c> assigns the
+ address specified by the <c>Addr</c> argument.</p>
+ <p>The rules used for name binding vary between domains.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="close" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Close a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Closes the socket.</p>
+
+ <note>
+ <p>Note that for e.g. <c>protocol</c> = <c>tcp</c>, most implementations
+ doing a close does not guarantee that any data sent is delivered to
+ the recipient before the close is detected at the remote side. </p>
+ <p>One way to handle this is to use the
+ <seealso marker="#shutdown/2"><c>shutdown</c></seealso>
+ function
+ (<c>socket:shutdown(Socket, write)</c>) to signal that no more data is
+ to be sent and then wait for the read side of the socket to be closed.</p>
+ </note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="connect" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="connect" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Initiate a connection on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function connects the socket to the address
+ specied by the <c>SockAddr</c> argument.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="6" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="7" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Get an option on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Get an option on a socket.</p>
+ <p>What properties are valid depend both on <c>Level</c> and
+ on what kind of socket it is (<c>domain</c>, <c>type</c> and
+ <c>protocol</c>).</p>
+
+ <p>See the
+ <seealso marker="socket_usage#socket_options">socket options</seealso>
+ chapter of the users guide for more info. </p>
+
+ <note><p>Not all options are valid on all platforms. That is,
+ even if "we" support an option, that does not mean that the
+ underlying OS does.</p></note>
+
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="8" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Get an option on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Get an option on a socket.</p>
+ <p>What properties are valid depend both on <c>Level</c> and
+ on what kind of socket it is (<c>domain</c>, <c>type</c> and
+ <c>protocol</c>).</p>
+ <p>When specifying <c>Level</c> as an integer, and therefor
+ using "native mode", it is *currently* up to the caller to
+ know how to interpret the result.</p>
+
+ <p>See the
+ <seealso marker="socket_usage#socket_options">socket options</seealso>
+ chapter of the users guide for more info. </p>
+
+ <note><p>Not all options are valid on all platforms. That is,
+ even if "we" support an option, that does not mean that the
+ underlying OS does.</p></note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="listen" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="listen" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Listen for connections on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Listen for connections on a socket.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="open" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="open" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="open" arity="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <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>
+
+ <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>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>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="peername" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Get name of connected socket peer.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns the address of the peer connected to the socket.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="recv" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Receive a message from a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Receive a message from a socket.</p>
+ <p>There is a special case for the argument <c>Length</c>.
+ If it is set to zero (0), it means "give me everything you
+ currently have".</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Receive a message from a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Receive a message from a socket.</p>
+ <p>This function reads "messages", which means that regardless of
+ how much we want to read, it returns when we get a message.</p>
+ <p>The <c>BufSz</c> argument basically defines the size of the
+ receive buffer. By setting the value to zero (0), the configured
+ size (setopt with <c>Level</c> = <c>otp</c> and <c>Key</c> = <c>rcvbuf</c>)
+ is used.</p>
+ <p>It may be impossible to know what (buffer) size is appropriate
+ "in advance", and in those cases it may be convenient to use the
+ (recv) 'peek' flag. When this flag is provided, the message is *not*
+ "consumed" from the underlying buffers, so another recvfrom call
+ is needed, possibly with a then adjusted buffer size.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Receive a message from a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Receive a message from a socket.</p>
+ <p>This function reads "messages", which means that regardless of
+ how much we want to read, it returns when we get a message.</p>
+ <p>The message will be delivered in the form of a <c>msghdr()</c>,
+ which may contain the source address (if socket not connected),
+ a list of <c>cmsghdr_recv()</c> (depends on what socket options have
+ been set and what the protocol and platform supports) and
+ also a set of flags, providing further info about the read. </p>
+
+ <p>The <c>BufSz</c> argument basically defines the size of the
+ receive buffer. By setting the value to zero (0), the configured
+ size (setopt with <c>Level</c> = <c>otp</c> and <c>Key</c> = <c>rcvbuf</c>)
+ is used.</p>
+
+ <p>The <c>CtrlSz</c> argument basically defines the size of the
+ receive buffer for the control messages.
+ By setting the value to zero (0), the configured size (setopt
+ with <c>Level</c> = <c>otp</c>) is used.</p>
+
+ <p>It may be impossible to know what (buffer) size is appropriate
+ "in advance", and in those cases it may be convenient to use the
+ (recv) 'peek' flag. When this flag is provided, the message is *not*
+ "consumed" from the underlying buffers, so another recvmsg call
+ is needed, possibly with a then adjusted buffer size.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="send" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Send a message on a connected socket.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Send a message on a socket. The destination, if needed
+ (socket <em>not</em> connected) is provided in the <c>MsgHdr</c>,
+ which also contains the message to send,
+ The <c>MsgHdr</c> may also contain an list of optional <c>cmsghdr_send()</c>
+ (depends on what the protocol and platform supports).</p>
+
+ <p>Unlike the <seealso marker="#send/2"><c>send</c></seealso> function,
+ this one sends <em>one message</em>.
+ This means that if, for whatever reason, its not possible to send the
+ message in one go, the function will instead return with the
+ <em>remaining</em> data (<c>{ok, Remaining}</c>). Thereby leaving it
+ up to the caller to decide what to do (retry with the remaining data
+ of give up). </p>
+
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Send a message on a socket, to the specified destination.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="6" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="7" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Set options on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Set options on a socket.</p>
+ <p>What properties are valid depend both on <c>Level</c> and on
+ what kind of socket it is (<c>domain</c>, <c>type</c> and
+ <c>protocol</c>).</p>
+
+ <p>See the
+ <seealso marker="socket_usage#socket_options">socket options</seealso>
+ chapter of the users guide for more info. </p>
+
+ <note><p>Not all options are valid on all platforms. That is,
+ even if "we" support an option, that does not mean that the
+ underlying OS does.</p></note>
+
+ <note><p>Sockets are set 'non-blocking' when created, so this option
+ is *not* available (as it would adversely effect the Erlang VM
+ to set a socket 'blocking').</p></note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="8" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Set options on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Set options on a socket.</p>
+ <p>What properties are valid depend both on <c>Level</c> and on
+ what kind of socket it is (<c>domain</c>, <c>type</c> and
+ <c>protocol</c>).</p>
+
+ <p>See the
+ <seealso marker="socket_usage#socket_options">socket options</seealso>
+ chapter of the users guide for more info. </p>
+
+ <note><p>Not all options are valid on all platforms. That is,
+ even if "we" support an option, that does not mean that the
+ underlying OS does.</p></note>
+
+ <note><p>Sockets are set 'non-blocking' when created, so this option
+ is *not* available (as it would adversely effect the Erlang VM
+ to set a socket 'blocking').</p></note>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="shutdown" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Shut down part of a full-duplex connection.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Shut down all or part of a full-duplex connection.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="sockname" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Get socket name.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Returns the current address to which the socket is bound.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="supports" arity="0" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="1" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="6" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="2" clause_i="7" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="5" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="6" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <name name="supports" arity="3" clause_i="7" since="OTP @OTP-14831@"/>
+ <fsummary>Report info about what the platform supports.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function intends to retreive information about what the
+ platform supports. Such as if SCTP is supported. Or which socket
+ options are supported. </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ </funcs>
+ <section>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <marker id="examples"></marker>
+ <code type="none">
+client(Addr, SAddr, SPort) ->
+ {ok, Sock} = socket:open(inet, stream, tcp),
+ {ok, _} = socket:bind(Sock, #{family => inet,
+ addr => Addr}),
+ ok = socket:connect(Sock, #{family => inet,
+ addr => SAddr,
+ port => SPort}),
+ Msg = list_to_binary("hello"),
+ ok = socket:send(Sock, Msg),
+ ok = socket:shutdown(Sock, write),
+ {ok, Msg} = socket:recv(Sock),
+ ok = socket:close(Sock).
+
+server(Addr, Port) ->
+ {ok, LSock} = socket:open(inet, stream, tcp),
+ {ok, _} = socket:bind(LSock, #{family => inet,
+ port => Port,
+ addr => Addr}),
+ ok = socket:listen(LSock),
+ {ok, Sock} = socket:accept(LSock),
+ {ok, Msg} = socket:recv(Sock),
+ ok = socket:send(Sock, Msg),
+ ok = socket:shutdown(Sock, write),
+ ok = socket:close(Sock),
+ ok = socket:close(LSock).
+ </code>
+ </section>
+</erlref>
+
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0f006e618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,773 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd">
+
+<chapter>
+ <header>
+ <copyright>
+ <year>2018</year><year>2019</year>
+ <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
+ </copyright>
+ <legalnotice>
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+
+ </legalnotice>
+
+ <title>Socket Usage</title>
+ <prepared>Micael Karlberg</prepared>
+ <docno></docno>
+ <date>2018-07-17</date>
+ <rev>PA1</rev>
+ <file>socket_usage.xml</file>
+ </header>
+
+ <section>
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+ <p>The socket interface (module) is basically an "thin" layer on top of
+ the OS socket interface. It is assumed that, unless you have special needs,
+ gen_[tcp|udp|sctp] should be sufficent. </p>
+ <p>Note that just because we have a documented and described option,
+ it does <em>not</em> mean that the OS supports it. So its recommended
+ that the user reads the platform specific documentation for the
+ option used. </p>
+ </section>
+
+ <section>
+ <marker id="socket_options"></marker>
+ <title>Socket Options</title>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>otp</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>assoc_id</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = seqpacket, protocol = sctp, is an association</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>debug</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>iow</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>controlling_process</cell>
+ <cell>pid()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rcvbuf</cell>
+ <cell>default | pos_integer() | {pos_integer(), pos_ineteger()}</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>'default' only valid for set.
+ The tuple form is only valid for type 'stream' and protocol 'tcp'.</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rcvctrlbuf</cell>
+ <cell>default | pos_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>default only valid for set</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>sndctrlbuf</cell>
+ <cell>default | pos_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>default only valid for set</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>fd</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>option levels</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>socket</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>acceptcon</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>bindtodevice</cell>
+ <cell>string()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>broadcast</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>debug</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>requires admin capability</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>domain</cell>
+ <cell>domain()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell><em>Not</em> on FreeBSD (for instance)</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>dontroute</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>keepalive</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>linger</cell>
+ <cell>abort | linger()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>oobinline</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>peek_off</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>domain = local (unix)</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>priority</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>protocol</cell>
+ <cell>protocol()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rcvbuf</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rcvlowat</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rcvtimeo</cell>
+ <cell>timeval()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>reuseaddr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>reuseport</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>domain = inet | inet6</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>sndbuf</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>sndlowat</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>not changeable on Linux</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>sndtimeo</cell>
+ <cell>timeval()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>timestamp</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>type</cell>
+ <cell>type()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>socket options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>ip</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>add_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>add_source_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq_source()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>block_source</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq_source()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>drop_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>drop_source_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq_source()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>freebind</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>hdrincl</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>minttl</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>msfilter</cell>
+ <cell>null | ip_msfilter()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>mtu</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>mtu_discover</cell>
+ <cell>ip_pmtudisc()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_all</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_if</cell>
+ <cell>any | ip4_address()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_loop</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_ttl</cell>
+ <cell>uint8()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>nodefrag</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>pktinfo</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvdstaddr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recverr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvif</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvopts</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type =/= stream</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvorigdstaddr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvttl</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type =/= stream</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>retopts</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type =/= stream</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>router_alert</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>sendsrcaddr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>tos</cell>
+ <cell>ip_tos()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>some high-priority levels may require superuser capability</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>transparent</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>requires admin capability</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>ttl</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>unblock_source</cell>
+ <cell>ip_mreq_source()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>ip options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>ipv6</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>addrform</cell>
+ <cell>inet</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>allowed only for IPv6 sockets that are connected and bound to a
+ v4-mapped-on-v6 address</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>add_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ipv6_mreq()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>authhdr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, obsolete?</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>drop_membership</cell>
+ <cell>ipv6_mreq()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>dstopts</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, requires superuser privileges to update</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>flowinfo</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, requires superuser privileges to update</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>hoplimit</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, requires superuser privileges to update</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>hopopts</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, requires superuser privileges to update</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>mtu</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>Get: Only after the socket has been connected</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>mtu_discover</cell>
+ <cell>ipv6_pmtudisc()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_hops</cell>
+ <cell>default | uint8()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_if</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>multicast_loop</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recverr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>recvpktinfo | pktinfo</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>router_alert</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = raw</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rthdr</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>type = dgram | raw, requires superuser privileges to update</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>unicast_hops</cell>
+ <cell>default | uint8()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>v6only</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>ipv6 options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>tcp</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>congestion</cell>
+ <cell>string()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>maxseg</cell>
+ <cell>integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>nodelay</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>tcp options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>udp</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>cork</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>udp options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ <p>Options for level <c>sctp</c>: </p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Option Name</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Value Type</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Set</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Get</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Other Requirements and comments</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>associnfo</cell>
+ <cell>sctp_assocparams()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>autoclose</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>disable_fragments</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>events</cell>
+ <cell>sctp_event_subscribe()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>no</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>initmsg</cell>
+ <cell>sctp_initmsg()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>maxseg</cell>
+ <cell>non_neg_integer()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>nodelay</cell>
+ <cell>boolean()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>rtoinfo</cell>
+ <cell>sctp_rtoinfo()</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>yes</cell>
+ <cell>none</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>sctp options</tcaption>
+ </table>
+
+ </section>
+</chapter>
+
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/specs.xml b/erts/doc/src/specs.xml
index 0b943e6295..68fab5edf1 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/specs.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/specs.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_erl_tracer.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_init.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_persistent_term.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="../specs/specs_socket.xml"/>
+ <xi:include href="../specs/specs_net.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_zlib.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_atomics.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_counters.xml"/>