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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml index 472671a80e..4109251387 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml @@ -1,23 +1,24 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd"> <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2011</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> - The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, - Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in - compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the - Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be - retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. - - Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" - basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See - the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations - under the License. + 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> @@ -28,72 +29,73 @@ <rev></rev> </header> <module>erl_boot_server</module> - <modulesummary>Boot Server for Other Erlang Machines</modulesummary> + <modulesummary>Boot server for other Erlang machines.</modulesummary> <description> - <p>This server is used to assist diskless Erlang nodes which fetch + <p>This server is used to assist diskless Erlang nodes that fetch all Erlang code from another machine.</p> <p>This server is used to fetch all code, including the start script, if an Erlang runtime system is started with - the <c>-loader inet</c> command line flag. All hosts specified - with the <c>-hosts Host</c> command line flag must have one + command-line flag <c>-loader inet</c>. All hosts specified + with command-line flag <c>-hosts Host</c> must have one instance of this server running.</p> - <p>This server can be started with the <c>kernel</c> configuration + <p>This server can be started with the Kernel configuration parameter <c>start_boot_server</c>.</p> - <p>The <c>erl_boot_server</c> can both read regular files as well as - files in archives. See <seealso marker="code">code(3)</seealso> - and <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso>.</p> - <warning><p>The support for loading of code from archive files is - experimental. The sole purpose of releasing it before it is ready - is to obtain early feedback. The file format, semantics, - interfaces etc. may be changed in a future release.</p></warning> + <p>The <c>erl_boot_server</c> can read regular files and + files in archives. See <seealso marker="code"><c>code(3)</c></seealso> + and + <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader"><c>erl_prim_loader(3)</c></seealso> + in ERTS.</p> + <warning><p>The support for loading code from archive files is + experimental. It is released before it is ready + to obtain early feedback. The file format, semantics, + interfaces, and so on, can be changed in a future release.</p></warning> </description> <funcs> <func> - <name name="start" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Start the boot server</fsummary> + <name name="add_slave" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Add a slave to the list of allowed slaves.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Starts the boot server. <c><anno>Slaves</anno></c> is a list of IP - addresses for hosts which are allowed to use this server as a - boot server.</p> + <p>Adds a <c><anno>Slave</anno></c> node to the list of allowed slave hosts.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="start_link" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Start the boot server and links the caller</fsummary> + <name name="delete_slave" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Delete a slave from the list of allowed slaves.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Starts the boot server and links to the caller. This function - is used to start the server if it is included in a supervision - tree.</p> + <p>Deletes a <c><anno>Slave</anno></c> node from the list of allowed slave + hosts.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="add_slave" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Add a slave to the list of allowed slaves</fsummary> + <name name="start" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Start the boot server.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Adds a <c><anno>Slave</anno></c> node to the list of allowed slave hosts.</p> + <p>Starts the boot server. <c><anno>Slaves</anno></c> is a list of + IP addresses for hosts, which are allowed to use this server as a + boot server.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="delete_slave" arity="1"/> - <fsummary>Delete a slave from the list of allowed slaves</fsummary> + <name name="start_link" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Start the boot server and link to the the caller.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Deletes a <c><anno>Slave</anno></c> node from the list of allowed slave - hosts.</p> + <p>Starts the boot server and links to the caller. This function + is used to start the server if it is included in a supervision + tree.</p> </desc> </func> <func> <name name="which_slaves" arity="0"/> - <fsummary>Return the current list of allowed slave hosts</fsummary> + <fsummary>Return the current list of allowed slave hosts.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the current list of allowed slave hosts.</p> </desc> </func> </funcs> - <section> <title>SEE ALSO</title> - <p><seealso marker="erts:init">init(3)</seealso>, - <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso></p> + <p><seealso marker="erts:init"><c>erts:init(3)</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader"><c>erts:erl_prim_loader(3)</c></seealso></p> </section> </erlref> |