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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index bfbaf6ef3e..021ecfa40d 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,107 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 6.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new function, <c>logger:update_handler_config/3</c> is + added, and the handler callback <c>changing_config</c> + now has a new argument, <c>SetOrUpdate</c>, which + indicates if the configuration change comes from + <c>set_handler_config/2,3</c> or + <c>update_handler_config/2,3</c>.</p> + <p> + This allows the handler to consistently merge the new + configuration with the old (if the change comes from + <c>update_handler_config/2,3</c>) or with the default (if + the change comes from <c>set_handler_config/2,3</c>).</p> + <p> + The built-in handlers <c>logger_std_h</c> and + <c>logger_disk_log_h</c> are updated accordingly. A bug + which could cause inconsistency between the handlers' + internal state and the stored configuration is also + corrected.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15364</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix fallback when custom erl_epmd client does not + implement address_please.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15388 Aux Id: PR-1983 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The logger ets table did not have the + <c>read_concurrency</c> option. This is now added.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15453 Aux Id: ERL-782 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + During system start, logger has a simple handler which + prints to stdout. After the kernel supervision is + started, this handler is removed and replaced by the + default handler. Due to a bug, logger earlier issued a + debug printout saying it received an unexpected message, + which was the EXIT message from the simple handler's + process. This is now corrected. The simple handler's + process now unlinks from the logger process before + terminating.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15466 Aux Id: ERL-788 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The logger handler <c>logger_std_h</c> would not + re-create it's log file if it was removed. Due to this it + could not be used with tools like 'logrotate'. This is + now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15469</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A function <c>inet:getifaddrs/1</c> that takes a list + with a namespace option has been added, for platforms + that support that feature, for example Linux (only?).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15121 Aux Id: ERIERL-189, PR-1974 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Added the <c>nopush</c> option for TCP sockets, which + corresponds to <c>TCP_NOPUSH</c> on *BSD and + <c>TCP_CORK</c> on Linux.</p> + <p>This is also used internally in <c>file:sendfile</c> + to reduce latency on subsequent send operations.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15357 Aux Id: ERL-698 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimize handling of send_delay for tcp sockes to better + work with the new pollthread implementation introduced in + OTP-21.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15471 Aux Id: ERIERL-229 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 6.1.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |