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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml')
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1 files changed, 116 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index d0ed26a18d..a1590c2dce 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -371,7 +371,51 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </taglist> </desc> </func> - + <func> + <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv4 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a>. + Accepts a shortened IPv4 shortened address string.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="parse_ipv4strict_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address strict.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv4 address string containing four fields, i.e <b>not</b> shortened, and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_adress">ip4_address()</a>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="parse_ipv6_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>. + If an IPv4 address string is passed, an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address is returned.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="parse_ipv6strict_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address strict.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>. + Does <b>not</b> accept IPv4 adresses.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="parse_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>. Accepts a shortened IPv4 address string.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address strict.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_adress">ip6_address()</a>. Does <b>not</b> accept a shortened IPv4 address string.</p> + </desc> + </func> <func> <name name="peername" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return the address and port for the other end of a connection</fsummary> @@ -512,19 +556,43 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <c>[Byte1,Byte2|Binary]</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{high_watermark, Size}</c></tag> - <item> <p> - Sender is forced busy if sent and enqueued data - reaches the highwater mark. - <br /> Default: 8192 kB. - </p> - </item> + <tag><c>{high_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag> + <item> + <p>The socket message queue will be set into a busy + state when the amount of data queued on the message + queue reaches this limit. Note that this limit only + concerns data that have not yet reached the ERTS internal + socket implementation. Default value used is 8 kB.</p> + <p>Senders of data to the socket will be suspended if + either the socket message queue is busy, or the socket + itself is busy.</p> + <p>For more information see the <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>, + <c>high_watermark</c>, and <c>low_watermark</c> options.</p> + <p>Note that distribution sockets will disable the use of + <c>high_msgq_watermark</c> and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>, + and will instead use the + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution + buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>{high_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag> + <item> + <p>The socket will be set into a busy state when the amount + of data queued internally by the ERTS socket implementation + reaches this limit. Default value used is 8 kB.</p> + <p>Senders of data to the socket will be suspended if + either the socket message queue is busy, or the socket + itself is busy.</p> + <p>For more information see the <c>low_watermark</c>, + <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msqg_watermark</c> + options.</p> + </item> <tag><c>{ipv6_v6only, Boolean}</c></tag> <item> <p> Restricts the socket to only use IPv6, prohibiting any - IPv4 connections. This only applicable for + IPv4 connections. This is only applicable for IPv6 sockets (option <c>inet6</c>). </p> <p> @@ -561,9 +629,10 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 Setting this option on platforms where it does not exist is ignored and getting this option with <seealso marker="#getopts/2">getopts/2</seealso> - returns no value. On Windows the option acually does - not exist but it is emulated as being a read-only option - with the value <c>true</c>. + returns no value i.e the returned list will not contain an + <c>{ipv6_v6only,_}</c> tuple. On Windows the option acually + does not exist, but it is emulated as being a + read-only option with the value <c>true</c>. </p> <p> So it boils down to that setting this option to <c>true</c> @@ -602,14 +671,41 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 the flushing time-out in seconds.</p> </item> - <tag><c>{low_watermark, Size}</c></tag> - <item> <p> - If the port has reached its <c>high_watermark</c> it will - force busy onto senders. When the port data queue reaches the - <c>low_watermark</c> callers are no longer forced busy. - <br /> Default: 4096 kB. - </p> - </item> + <tag><c>{low_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag> + <item> + <p>If the socket message queue is in a busy state, the + socket message queue will be set in a not busy state when + the amount of data queued in the message queue falls + below this limit. Note that this limit only concerns data + that have not yet reached the ERTS internal socket + implementation. Default value used is 4 kB.</p> + <p>Senders that have been suspended due to either a + busy message queue or a busy socket, will be resumed + when neither the socket message queue, nor the socket + are busy.</p> + <p>For more information see the <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, + <c>high_watermark</c>, and <c>low_watermark</c> options.</p> + <p>Note that distribution sockets will disable the use of + <c>high_msgq_watermark</c> and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>, + and will instead use the + <seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution + buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>{low_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag> + <item> + <p>If the socket is in a busy state, the socket will + be set in a not busy state when the amount of data + queued internally by the ERTS socket implementation + falls below this limit. Default value used is 4 kB.</p> + <p>Senders that have been suspended due to either a + busy message queue or a busy socket, will be resumed + when neither the socket message queue, nor the socket + are busy.</p> + <p>For more information see the <c>high_watermark</c>, + <c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c> + options.</p> + </item> <tag><c>{mode, Mode :: binary | list}</c></tag> <item> |