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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/driver.xml2
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml4
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml7
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erlang.xml18
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/notes.xml123
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket.xml321
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml77
-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/zlib.xml2
9 files changed, 521 insertions, 35 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml b/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
index 33d0903622..876834307a 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/crash_dump.xml
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ Slogan: &lt;reason&gt;</pre>
<marker id="memory"></marker>
<title>Memory Information</title>
<p>Under the tag <em>=memory</em> is shown information similar
- to what can be obtainted on a living node with
+ to what can be obtained on a living node with
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#memory/0">
<c>erlang:memory()</c></seealso>.</p>
</section>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/driver.xml b/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
index 8f31df4cad..a873bf9931 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/driver.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ void encode_result(ei_x_buff* x, PGresult* res, PGconn* conn)
<p>Before a driver can be called from Erlang, it must be
loaded and opened. Loading is done using the <c><![CDATA[erl_ddll]]></c>
module (the <c><![CDATA[erl_ddll]]></c> driver that loads dynamic
- driver is actually a driver itself). If loading is successfull,
+ driver is actually a driver itself). If loading is successful,
the port can be opened with <c><![CDATA[open_port/2]]></c>. The port
name must match the name of the shared library and
the name in the driver entry structure.</p>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
index 3730f0e8ac..2ba5994557 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_ext_dist.xml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
are deprecated and are only kept for backward
compatibility when decoding terms encoded by older nodes.</p>
<p>Support for UTF-8 encoded atoms in the external format has been
- available since ERTS 5.10 (OTP R16). This abillity allows such old nodes
+ available since ERTS 5.10 (OTP R16). This ability allows such old nodes
to decode, store and encode any Unicode atoms received from a new OTP 20
node.</p>
<p>The maximum number of allowed characters in an atom is 255. In the
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@
<tcaption>SMALL_BIG_EXT</tcaption></table>
<p>
Bignums are stored in unary form with a <c>Sign</c> byte,
- that is, 0 if the binum is positive and 1 if it is negative. The
+ that is, 0 if the bignum is positive and 1 if it is negative. The
digits are stored with the least significant byte stored first. To
calculate the integer, the following formula can be used:
</p>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index f88d255296..d74ae23a93 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -1495,6 +1495,9 @@ enif_free_iovec(iovec);]]></code>
<c>term</c>.</p>
<p>Returns <c>true</c> on success, or <c>false</c> if <c>term</c> is
not a handle to a resource object of type <c>type</c>.</p>
+ <p><c>enif_get_resource</c> does not add a reference to the resource
+ object. However, the pointer received in <c>*objp</c> is guaranteed to
+ be valid at least as long as the resource handle <c>term</c> is valid.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -2947,6 +2950,10 @@ enif_map_iterator_destroy(env, &amp;iter);</code>
References made by <seealso marker="#enif_make_resource">
<c>enif_make_resource</c></seealso>
can only be removed by the garbage collector.</p>
+ <p>There are no guarantees exactly when the destructor of an
+ unreferenced resource is called. It could be called directly by
+ <c>enif_release_resource</c> but it could also be scheduled to be
+ called at a later time possibly by another thread.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index a879cce840..0e82ceba7d 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -3105,6 +3105,7 @@ false</code>
Map = #{42 => value_two,1337 => "value one","a" => 1},
map_get(Key,Map).
"value one"</code>
+ <p>Allowed in guard tests.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -9412,6 +9413,18 @@ Metadata = #{ pid => pid(),
<p>Returns the previous system monitor settings just like
<seealso marker="#system_monitor/0">
<c>erlang:system_monitor/0</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The arguments to <c>system_monitor/2</c> specifies how all
+ system monitoring on the node should be done, not how it should be
+ changed. This means only one process at a time
+ (<c><anno>MonitorPid</anno></c>) can be the receiver of system monitor
+ messages. Also, the way to clear a specific monitor option
+ is to not include it in the list <c><anno>Options</anno></c>. All
+ system monitoring will, however, be cleared if the process identified by
+ <c><anno>MonitorPid</anno></c> terminates.</p>
+ <p>There are no special option values (like zero) to clear an option.
+ Some of the options have a unspecified minimum value. Lower values
+ will be adjusted to the minimum value. For example, it is currently not
+ possible to monitor all garbage collections with <c>{long_gc, 0}</c>.</p>
<note>
<p>If a monitoring process gets so large that it itself
starts to cause system monitor messages when garbage
@@ -10116,6 +10129,11 @@ timestamp() ->
time stamp flags are remembered, so if two are passed
and the one with highest precedence later is disabled,
the other one becomes active.</p>
+ <p>If a match specification (applicable only for <c>call</c>, <c>send</c>
+ and <c>'receive'</c> tracing) contains a <c>{message}</c> action
+ function with a non-boolean value, that value is added as an extra
+ element to the message tuple either in the last position or before
+ the timestamp (if it is present).</p>
<p>Trace messages:</p>
<marker id="trace_3_trace_messages"></marker>
<taglist>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
index 128def3934..cfa952f01c 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -592,6 +592,112 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Erts 10.3.5.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ If you set <c>{linger,{true,0}}</c> on a <c>gen_tcp</c>
+ listen socket, accept a connection on that socket, and
+ then close the accepted socket, now the linger zero
+ setting is transferred to the accepted socket. Before
+ this correction that information was lost and the close
+ behaviour on the accepted socket incorrect.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15370 Aux Id: ERIERL-353 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed <c>process_info(Pid,reductions)</c> to not
+ categorically increase reduction count of the measured
+ process <c>Pid</c>. Repeated reduction measure of an idle
+ process will most often (but not guaranteed) return the
+ same value, like it behaved before OTP 21.3.8.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15865 Aux Id: ERL-964 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The runtime system disconnected a connection if it
+ received an <c>exit/2</c> signal where the recipient was
+ a process on an old incarnation of the current node. That
+ is, the receiving node had the same node name, but
+ another "creation" number. The signal will now just be
+ dropped since the receiving process no longer exists.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15867 Aux Id: ERIERL-373 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The possibility to send ancillary data, in particular the
+ TOS field, has been added to <c>gen_udp:send/4,5</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15747 Aux Id: ERIERL-294 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erts 10.3.5.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>In nested use of <c>try</c>/<c>catch</c>, rethrowing
+ an exception using <c>erlang:raise/3</c> with a different
+ class would not always be able to change the class of the
+ exception.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15834 Aux Id: ERIERL-367 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed bug in <c>seq_trace:set_token(label,Term)</c> which
+ could cause VM crash if <c>Term</c> was heap allocated
+ (not an atom, small integer, local pid or port). Bug
+ exists since OTP 21.0 when terms other than small
+ integers were first allowed as labels.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15849 Aux Id: ERL-700 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix <c>seq_trace:print/2</c> not to raise <c>badarg</c>
+ exception if label is not a small integer. Bug exists
+ since OTP 21.0.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15859 Aux Id: ERL-700 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Erts 10.3.5.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a buffer overflow when
+ <c>binary_to_existing_atom/2</c> and
+ <c>list_to_existing_atom/2</c> was used with the
+ <c>latin1</c> encoding.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15819 Aux Id: ERL-944 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 10.3.5</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -2601,6 +2707,23 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Erts 9.3.3.11</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a buffer overflow when
+ <c>binary_to_existing_atom/2</c> and
+ <c>list_to_existing_atom/2</c> was used with the
+ <c>latin1</c> encoding.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15819 Aux Id: ERL-944 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Erts 9.3.3.10</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
index 343b61d4aa..b4e22e86a8 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket.xml
@@ -41,6 +41,38 @@
e.g. <seealso marker="#recv/3"><c>recv/3</c></seealso>,
has a timeout argument. </p>
<note>
+ <p>Some functions allow for an <i>asynchronous</i> call.
+ This is achieved by setting the <c>Timeout</c> argument to
+ <c>nowait</c>. For instance, if calling the
+ <seealso marker="#recv_async"><c>recv/3</c></seealso>
+ function with Timeout set to <c>nowait</c> (<c>recv(Sock, 0, nowait)</c>)
+ when there is actually nothing to read, it will return with
+ <c>{ok, </c>
+ <seealso marker="#type-select_info"><c>SelectInfo</c></seealso><c>}</c>.
+ When data eventually arrives a 'select' message
+ will be sent to the caller: </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL -->
+ <tag></tag>
+ <item><c>{'$socket', socket(), select, select_ref()}</c></item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>The caller can now make another
+ call to the recv function and now expect data.</p>
+ <p>Note that all other users are <em>locked out</em> until the
+ 'current user' has called the function (recv in this case).</p>
+ <p>Another message the user must be prepared for (when making asynchronous
+ calls) is the <c>abort</c> message:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL -->
+ <tag></tag>
+ <item><c>{'$socket', socket(), abort, Info}</c></item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>This message indicates
+ that the (asynchronous) operation has been aborted.
+ If, for instance, the socket has been closed (by another process),
+ <c>Info</c> will be <c>{select_ref(), closed}</c>. </p>
+ </note>
+ <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>
@@ -65,6 +97,21 @@
</desc>
</datatype>
<datatype>
+ <name name="select_tag"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>A tag that describes the (select) operation.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="select_ref"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>A reference that uniquely identifies the (select) operation.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="select_info"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
<name name="ip4_address"/>
</datatype>
<datatype>
@@ -257,7 +304,7 @@
<funcs>
<func>
<name name="accept" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="accept" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="accept" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Accept a connection on a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Accept a connection on a socket.</p>
@@ -269,6 +316,26 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="accept" arity="2" clause_i="1" anchor="accept_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <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>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no connections waiting, the function
+ will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller can then await a
+ select message, <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c> (where
+ <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the <c>SelectInfo</c>),
+ when a client connects (a subsequent call to accept will then return
+ the socket). </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="bind" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Bind a name to a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -282,6 +349,18 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="cancel" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <fsummary>Cancel an asynchronous request.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Cancel an asynchronous request.</p>
+
+ <p>Call this function in order to cancel a previous
+ asynchronous call to, e.g.
+ <seealso marker="#recv/3"><c>recv/3</c></seealso>. </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="close" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Close a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
@@ -302,7 +381,7 @@
<func>
<name name="connect" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="connect" arity="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="connect" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Initiate a connection on a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>This function connects the socket to the address
@@ -311,6 +390,24 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="connect" arity="3" clause_i="1" anchor="connect_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <fsummary>Initiate a connection on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>This function connects the socket to the address
+ specied by the <c>SockAddr</c> argument.</p>
+
+ <p>In the case when its not possible to immediately establish a
+ connection, the function will return with the
+ <seealso marker="#type-select_info"><c>SelectInfo</c></seealso>.
+ The caller can then await a
+ select message, <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c> (where
+ <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the <c>SelectInfo</c>,
+ a subsequent call to connect will then
+ establish the connection). </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="getopt" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
@@ -373,19 +470,24 @@
<name name="open" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<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>
+ <p>Creates an endpoint (socket) for communication.</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>For some <c>types</c> there is a default protocol,
+ indicated by <c>default</c>, which it <em>may</em> be
+ possible to specify.
+ And for <c>Domain = local</c>, if a protocol <em>is</em> pecified,
+ it <em>must</em> be <c>default</c>. </p>
<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>
+
+ <note>
+ <p>It may not be possible to specify the default protocol (except
+ when <c>Domain = local</c>). We need to be able to retreive
+ the resulting protocol, which is <em>not</em> possble on all
+ platforms. </p>
+ </note>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -401,33 +503,59 @@
<name name="recv" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recv" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recv" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recv" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recv" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <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="recv" arity="3" clause_i="2" anchor="recv_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="recv" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
<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>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no data waiting, the function
+ will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller can then await a
+ select message, <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c> (where
+ <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the <c>SelectInfo</c>),
+ when data has arrived (a subsequent call to recv will then return
+ the data). </p>
+ <p>Note that if a length (<c>> 0</c>) is specified, and only part
+ of that amount of data is available, the function will return with
+ that data <em>and</em> the <c>SelectInfo</c> (if the caller don't
+ want to wait for the remaining data, it must immediately call
+ the <seealso marker="#cancel/2"><c>cancel/2</c></seealso> function.)</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="recvfrom" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recvfrom" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recvfrom" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="5" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<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>
+ how much we want to read, it returns when we get a message
+ (if the buffer size is to small, the message will be truncated).</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>
+ 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*
@@ -437,12 +565,74 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="1" anchor="recvfrom_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="3" clause_i="4" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="recvfrom" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <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
+ (if the buffer size is to small, the message will be truncated).</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>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no data waiting, the function
+ will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller can then await a
+ select message, <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c> (where
+ <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the <c>SelectInfo</c>),
+ when data has arrived (a subsequent call to recvfrom will then return
+ the data). </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="recvmsg" arity="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="recvmsg" arity="5" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="5" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <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="recvmsg" arity="2" clause_i="2" anchor="recvmsg_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="recvmsg" arity="5" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
<fsummary>Receive a message from a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Receive a message from a socket.</p>
@@ -456,8 +646,8 @@
<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>
+ 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.
@@ -469,14 +659,21 @@
(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>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no data waiting, the function
+ will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller can then await a
+ select message, <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c> (where
+ <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the <c>SelectInfo</c>),
+ when data has arrived (a subsequent call to recvmsg will then return
+ the data). </p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
<name name="send" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="send" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Send a message on a connected socket.</p>
@@ -484,10 +681,32 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="send" arity="3" clause_i="2" anchor="send_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="send" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Send a message on a connected socket.</p>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no room in the (system-) buffers,
+ the function will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller
+ can then await a select message,
+ <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c>
+ (where <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the
+ <c>SelectInfo</c>), when there is room for more data (a subsequent
+ call to send will then send the data). </p>
+ <p>Note that if not all the data was sent, the function will return
+ with the remaining data <em>and</em> the <c>SelectInfo</c>
+ (if the caller don't
+ want to wait to be able to send the rest, it should immediately call
+ the <seealso marker="#cancel/2"><c>cancel/2</c></seealso> function.)</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="sendmsg" arity="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="sendmsg" arity="4" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Send a message on a socket. The destination, if needed
@@ -508,10 +727,39 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="3" clause_i="2" anchor="sendmsg_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="sendmsg" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <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>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no room in the (system-) buffers,
+ the function will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller
+ can then await a select message,
+ <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c>
+ (where <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the
+ <c>SelectInfo</c>), when there is room for more data (a subsequent
+ call to sendmsg will then send the data). </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="sendto" arity="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
- <name name="sendto" arity="5" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="5" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Send a message on a socket, to the specified destination.</p>
@@ -519,6 +767,23 @@
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="4" clause_i="2" anchor="sendto_async" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <name name="sendto" arity="5" clause_i="1" since="OTP @OTP-15731@"/>
+ <fsummary>Send a message on a socket.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Send a message on a socket, to the specified destination.</p>
+
+ <p>In the case when there is no room in the (system-) buffers,
+ the function will return with the <c>SelectInfo</c>. The caller
+ can then await a select message,
+ <c>{'$socket', Socket, select, Info}</c>
+ (where <c>Info</c> is the <c>select_ref()</c> from the
+ <c>SelectInfo</c>), when there is room for more data (a subsequent
+ call to sendto will then send the data). </p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
+ <func>
<name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="1" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="2" since="OTP 22.0"/>
<name name="setopt" arity="4" clause_i="3" since="OTP 22.0"/>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
index e0f006e618..7e65bcbf70 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/socket_usage.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,84 @@
<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>
+ gen_[tcp|udp|sctp] should be sufficent (when they become available). </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>
+ <title>Asynchronous calls</title>
+ <p>Some functions allow for an <i>asynchronous</i> call
+ (<seealso marker="socket#accept_async"><c>accept/2</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#connect_async"><c>connect/3</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#recv_async"><c>recv/3,4</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#recvfrom_async"><c>recvfrom/3,4</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#recvmsg_async"><c>recvmsg/2,3,5</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#send_async"><c>send/3,4</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="socket#sendmsg_async"><c>sendmsg/3,4</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="socket#sendto_async"><c>sendto/4,5</c></seealso>).
+ This is achieved by setting the <c>Timeout</c> argument to
+ <c>nowait</c>. For instance, if calling the
+ <seealso marker="socket#recv_async"><c>recv/3</c></seealso>
+ function with Timeout set to <c>nowait</c> (i.e.
+ <c>recv(Sock, 0, nowait)</c>)
+ when there is actually nothing to read, it will return with
+ <c>{ok, </c>
+ <seealso marker="socket#type-select_info"><c>SelectInfo</c></seealso><c>}</c>.
+ When data eventually arrives a 'select message'
+ will be sent to the caller:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL -->
+ <tag></tag>
+ <item><c>{'$socket', socket(), select, select_ref()}</c></item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>The caller can then make another
+ call to the recv function and now expect data.</p>
+ <p>The user must also be prepared to receive an abort message: </p>
+ <!--
+ <list type="ordered">
+ <item><c>{'$socket', Sock, abort, Info}</c></item>
+ </list>
+ -->
+ <taglist>
+ <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL -->
+ <tag></tag>
+ <item><c>{'$socket', socket(), abort, Info}</c></item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>If the operation is aborted
+ for whatever reason (e.g. if the socket is closed "by someone else").
+ The <c>Info</c> part contains the abort reason (in this case that
+ the socket has been closed <c>Info = {select_ref(), closed}</c>). </p>
+ <p>Note that all other users are <em>locked out</em> until the
+ 'current user' has called the function (recv in this case). So either
+ immediately call the function or
+ <seealso marker="socket#cancel/2"><c>cancel</c></seealso>. </p>
+
+ <p>The general form of the 'socket' message is: </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <!-- NOTE THAT THE EMPTY TAG IS INTENTIONAL -->
+ <tag></tag>
+ <item><c>{'$socket', Sock :: socket(), Tag :: atom(), Info :: term()}</c></item>
+ </taglist>
+ <p>Where the format of <c>Info</c> is a function of <c>Tag</c>:</p>
+ <table>
+ <row>
+ <cell><em>Tag</em></cell>
+ <cell><em>Info value type</em></cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>select</cell>
+ <cell>select_ref()</cell>
+ </row>
+ <row>
+ <cell>abort</cell>
+ <cell>{select_ref(), Reason :: term()}</cell>
+ </row>
+ <tcaption>socket message info value type</tcaption>
+ </table>
+ <p>The <c>select_ref()</c> is the same as was received in the
+ <seealso marker="socket#type-select_info"><c>SelectInfo</c></seealso>. </p>
+ </section>
</section>
<section>
@@ -205,7 +278,7 @@
<cell>protocol()</cell>
<cell>no</cell>
<cell>yes</cell>
- <cell>none</cell>
+ <cell><em>Not</em> on (some) Darwin (for instance)</cell>
</row>
<row>
<cell>rcvbuf</cell>
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
index 38229456c9..8a580c8d7b 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/zlib.xml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ list_to_binary([B1,B2])</pre>
<func>
<name name="deflateParams" arity="3" since=""/>
- <fsummary>Dynamicly update deflate parameters.</fsummary>
+ <fsummary>Dynamically update deflate parameters.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Dynamically updates the compression level and compression
strategy. The interpretation of <c><anno>Level</anno></c> and