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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml')
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diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml index 927395d1bf..16439510cc 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei_connect.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <cref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2001</year><year>2009</year> + <year>2001</year><year>2010</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ if (ei_decode_version(result.buff, &index) < 0 same as the port number that was previously bound to the socket.</p> <p><c><![CDATA[addr]]></c> is the 32-bit IP address of the local host.</p> <p>To unregister with epmd, simply close the returned - descriptor. See also <c><![CDATA[ei_unpublish()]]></c>.</p> + descriptor. Do not use <c><![CDATA[ei_unpublish()]]></c>, which is deprecated anyway.</p> <p>On success, the functions return a descriptor connecting the calling process to epmd. On failure, they return -1 and set <c><![CDATA[erl_errno]]></c> to <c><![CDATA[EIO]]></c>.</p> @@ -558,18 +558,21 @@ typedef struct { </func> <func> <name><ret>int</ret><nametext>ei_unpublish(ei_cnode *ec)</nametext></name> - <fsummary>Unpublish a node name</fsummary> + <fsummary>Forcefully unpublish a node name</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function can be called by a process to unregister a - specified node from epmd on the localhost. This may be - useful, for example, when epmd has not detected the failure of a - node, and will not allow the name to be reused. If you use this - function to unregister your own process, be sure to also close - the descriptor that was returned by <c><![CDATA[ei_publish()]]></c>.</p> - <note> - <p>Careless use of this function may have unpredictable - results, if the registered node is in fact still running.</p> - </note> + specified node from epmd on the localhost. This is however usually not + allowed, unless epmd was started with the -relaxed_command_check + flag, which it normally isn't.</p> + + <p>To unregister a node you have published, you should + close the descriptor that was returned by + <c><![CDATA[ei_publish()]]></c>.</p> + + <warning> + <p>This function is deprecated and will be removed in a future + release.</p> + </warning> <p><c><![CDATA[ec]]></c> is the node structure of the node to unregister.</p> <p>If the node was successfully unregistered from epmd, the function returns 0. Otherwise, it returns -1 and sets |