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1 files changed, 84 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml index 737800c6b1..f70d6c24db 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>2007</year><year>2016</year> + <year>2007</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ <rev>A</rev> <file>gen_sctp.xml</file> </header> - <module>gen_sctp</module> + <module since="">gen_sctp</module> <modulesummary>Functions for communicating with sockets using the SCTP protocol.</modulesummary> <description> @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ <funcs> <func> - <name name="abort" arity="2"/> + <name name="abort" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Abnormally terminate the association specified by <c>Assoc</c>, without flushing of unsent data.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="close" arity="1"/> + <name name="close" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Close the socket and all associations on it.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Closes the socket and all associations on it. The unsent @@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="connect" arity="4"/> + <name name="connect" arity="4" since=""/> <fsummary>Same as <c>connect(Socket, Addr, Port, Opts, infinity)</c>.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Same as <c>connect(<anno>Socket</anno>, <anno>Addr</anno>, @@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name name="connect" arity="5"/> + <name name="connect" arity="5" since=""/> <fsummary>Establish a new association for socket <c>Socket</c>, with a peer (SCTP server socket).</fsummary> <desc> @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="connect_init" arity="4"/> + <name name="connect_init" arity="4" since="OTP R13B04"/> <fsummary>Same as <c>connect_init(Socket, Addr, Port, Opts, infinity)</c>..</fsummary> <desc> <p>Same as <c>connect_init(<anno>Socket</anno>, <anno>Addr</anno>, @@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="connect_init" arity="5"/> + <name name="connect_init" arity="5" since="OTP R13B04"/> <fsummary>Initiate a new association for socket <c>Socket</c>, with a peer (SCTP server socket).</fsummary> <desc> @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="controlling_process" arity="2"/> + <name name="controlling_process" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Assign a new controlling process pid to the socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Assigns a new controlling process <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> to @@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="eof" arity="2"/> + <name name="eof" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Gracefully terminate the association specified by <c>Assoc</c>, with flushing of all unsent data.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="error_string" arity="1"/> + <name name="error_string" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Translate an SCTP error number into a string.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Translates an SCTP error number from, for example, @@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="listen" arity="2" clause_i="1"/> - <name name="listen" arity="2" clause_i="2"/> + <name name="listen" arity="2" clause_i="1" since=""/> + <name name="listen" arity="2" clause_i="2" since="OTP R15B"/> <fsummary>Set up a socket to listen.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets up a socket to listen on the IP address and port number @@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="open" arity="0"/> - <name name="open" arity="1" clause_i="1"/> - <name name="open" arity="1" clause_i="2"/> - <name name="open" arity="2"/> + <name name="open" arity="0" since=""/> + <name name="open" arity="1" clause_i="1" since=""/> + <name name="open" arity="1" clause_i="2" since=""/> + <name name="open" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Create an SCTP socket and binds it to local addresses.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Creates an SCTP socket and binds it to the local addresses @@ -331,11 +331,42 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, with <anno>SockType</anno> <c>seqpacket</c>, and with reasonably large <seealso marker="inet#option-sndbuf">kernel</seealso> and driver <seealso marker="inet#option-buffer">buffers</seealso>.</p> + <p> + If the socket is in + <seealso marker="#option-active">passive</seealso> + mode data can be received through the + <seealso marker="#recv/1"><c>recv/1,2</c></seealso> + calls. + </p> + <p> + If the socket is in + <seealso marker="#option-active">active</seealso> + mode data received data is delivered to the controlling process + as messages: + </p> + <code type="none"> +{sctp, <anno>Socket</anno>, FromIP, FromPort, {AncData, Data}} + </code> + <p> + See + <seealso marker="#recv/1"><c>recv/1,2</c></seealso> + for a description of the message fields. + </p> + <note> + <p> + This message format unfortunately differs slightly from the + <seealso marker="gen_udp#open/1"><c>gen_udp</c></seealso> + message format with ancillary data, + and from the + <seealso marker="#recv/1"><c>recv/1,2</c></seealso> + return tuple format. + </p> + </note> </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="peeloff" arity="2"/> + <name name="peeloff" arity="2" since="OTP R15B"/> <fsummary>Peel off a type <c>stream</c> socket from a type <c>seqpacket</c> one.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -356,8 +387,8 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="recv" arity="1"/> - <name name="recv" arity="2"/> + <name name="recv" arity="1" since=""/> + <name name="recv" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Receive a message from a socket.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Receives the <c><anno>Data</anno></c> message from any association @@ -380,6 +411,19 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, socket option <seealso marker="#option-sctp_get_peer_addr_info"><c>sctp_get_peer_addr_info</c></seealso>, but this does still not produce the stream number).</p> + <p> + <c><anno>AncData</anno></c> may also contain + <seealso marker="inet#type-ancillary_data"> + ancillary data + </seealso> + from the socket + <seealso marker="#type-option">options</seealso> + <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtos"><c>recvtos</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="inet#option-recvtclass"><c>recvtclass</c></seealso> + or + <seealso marker="inet#option-recvttl"><c>recvttl</c></seealso>, + if that is supported by the platform for the socket. + </p> <p>The <c><anno>Data</anno></c> received can be a <c>binary()</c> or a <c>list()</c> of bytes (integers in the range 0 through 255) depending on the socket mode, or an SCTP event.</p> @@ -488,7 +532,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="send" arity="3"/> + <name name="send" arity="3" since=""/> <fsummary>Send a message using an <c>#sctp_sndrcvinfo{}</c>record.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sends the <c><anno>Data</anno></c> message with all sending @@ -503,7 +547,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, </func> <func> - <name name="send" arity="4"/> + <name name="send" arity="4" since=""/> <fsummary>Send a message over an existing association and specified stream.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -544,12 +588,25 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>, <seealso marker="#recv/1"><c>recv</c></seealso> call to retrieve the available data from the socket.</p> </item> + <item> + <p> + If <c>true|once|N</c> (active modes) + received data or events are sent to the owning process. + See <seealso marker="#open/0"><c>open/0..2</c></seealso> + for the message format. + </p> + </item> <item> - <p>If <c>true</c> (full active mode), the pending data or events are - sent to the owning process.</p> - <p>Notice that this can cause the message queue to overflow, - as there is no way to throttle the sender in this case - (no flow control).</p> + <p> + If <c>true</c> (full active mode) there is no flow control. + </p> + <note> + <p> + Note that this can cause the message queue to overflow + causing for example the virtual machine + to run out of memory and crash. + </p> + </note> </item> <item> <p>If <c>once</c>, only one message is automatically placed |