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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml | 79 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 58 |
9 files changed, 105 insertions, 83 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml index ef1f5985f4..ff8a12fe97 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <fileref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1997</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1997</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Phases [{Phase,PhaseArgs}] undefined start phase defined by the <c>start_phases</c> key, and only after this extended start procedure will <c>application:start(Application)</c> return.</p> - <p></p> <p>Start phases may be used to synchronize startup of an application and its included applications. In this case, the <c>mod</c> key must be specified as:</p> @@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ Phases [{Phase,PhaseArgs}] undefined for the primary application) both for the primary application and for each of its included application, for which the start phase is defined.</p> - <p></p> <p>This implies that for an included application, the set of start phases must be a subset of the set of phases defined for the primary application. Refer to <em>OTP Design Principles</em> for more information.</p> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml index 98cdd416b0..6b89711924 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml @@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ archives. But the functions in <c>erl_prim_loader</c> may also be used by other applications to read files from archives. For example, the call - <c>erl_prim_loader:list_dir("/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/examples/bench)"</c> + <c>erl_prim_loader:list_dir( "/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/examples/bench)"</c> would list the contents of a directory inside an archive. - See <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso></p> + See <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso></p>. <p>An application archive file and a regular application directory may coexist. This may be useful when there is a need of having diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml index 9721907162..d278d54d93 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml @@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ <fsummary>Close a disk log.</fsummary> <type name="close_error_rsn"/> <desc> - <p> <marker id="close_1"></marker> -The function <c>close/1</c> closes a + <p><marker id="close_1"></marker>The function <c>close/1</c> closes a local or distributed disk log properly. An internally formatted log must be closed before the Erlang system is stopped, otherwise the log is regarded as unclosed and the diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml index f9514dda2f..1911fb628e 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml @@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ <c>{ok, pending_driver}</c> or <c>{ok, pending_process}</c>.</p> </item> </taglist> - <p>The <c>pending_driver</c><c>MonitorOption</c> is by far + <p>The <c>pending_driver</c> <c>MonitorOption</c> is by far the most useful and it has to be used to ensure that the driver has really been unloaded and the ports closed whenever the <c>kill_ports</c> option is used or the diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml index 861c582211..7db20e6343 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml @@ -60,11 +60,13 @@ converted, why the Unicode mode for file names is not default on systems having completely transparent file naming.</p> - <note>As of R14B01, the most basic file handling modules - (<c>file</c>, <c>prim_file</c>, <c>filelib</c> and - <c>filename</c>) accept raw file names, but the rest of OTP is not - guaranteed to handle them, why Unicode file naming on systems - where it is not default is still considered experimental.</note> + <note> + <p>As of R14B01, the most basic file handling modules + (<c>file</c>, <c>prim_file</c>, <c>filelib</c> and + <c>filename</c>) accept raw file names, but the rest of OTP is not + guaranteed to handle them, why Unicode file naming on systems + where it is not default is still considered experimental.</p> + </note> <p>Raw file names is a new feature in OTP R14B01, which allows the user to supply completely uninterpreted file names to the @@ -249,11 +251,9 @@ </item> </taglist> <p>Example:</p> - <code type="none"> -f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}. +<code type="none">f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}. {person, "pelle", 30}.</code> - <pre> -1> <input>file:consult("f.txt").</input> +<pre>1> <input>file:consult("f.txt").</input> {ok,[{person,"kalle",25},{person,"pelle",30}]}</pre> </desc> </func> @@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}. <p>In a future release, a bad type for the <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> argument will probably generate an exception.</p> - <p></p> </warning> </desc> </func> @@ -1523,7 +1522,6 @@ f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}. <p>In a future release, a bad type for the <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> argument will probably generate an exception.</p> - <p></p> </warning> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml index c0126ed8c1..688cd0f78f 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml @@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 (x86_64) kernel 2.6.16.54-0.2.3-smp with lksctp-tools-1.0.7.</p> <p>Record definitions for the <c>gen_sctp</c> module can be found using:</p> - <pre> - -include_lib("kernel/include/inet_sctp.hrl"). </pre> +<pre> -include_lib("kernel/include/inet_sctp.hrl"). </pre> <p>These record definitions use the "new" spelling 'adaptation', not the deprecated 'adaption', regardless of which spelling the underlying C API uses.</p> @@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ <datatypes> <datatype> - <name name="assoc_id"/> + <name><marker id="type-assoc_id">assoc_id()</marker></name> <desc> <p>An opaque term returned in for example #sctp_paddr_change{} that identifies an association for an SCTP socket. The term @@ -152,8 +151,7 @@ The result of <c>connect/*</c> is an <c>#sctp_assoc_change{}</c> event which contains, in particular, the new <seealso marker="#type-assoc_id">Association ID</seealso>.</p> - <pre> - #sctp_assoc_change{ +<pre> #sctp_assoc_change{ state = atom(), error = atom(), outbound_streams = integer(), @@ -163,8 +161,7 @@ <p>The number of outbound and inbound streams can be set by giving an <c>sctp_initmsg</c> option to <c>connect</c> as in:</p> - <pre> - connect(<anno>Socket</anno>, Ip, <anno>Port</anno>, +<pre> connect(<anno>Socket</anno>, Ip, <anno>Port</anno>, [{sctp_initmsg,#sctp_initmsg{num_ostreams=OutStreams, max_instreams=MaxInStreams}}]) </pre> <p>All options <c><anno>Opt</anno></c> are set on the socket before the @@ -340,8 +337,7 @@ <p><seealso marker="#record-sctp_assoc_change">#sctp_assoc_change{}</seealso>;</p> </item> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_paddr_change{ +<pre> #sctp_paddr_change{ addr = {ip_address(),port()}, state = atom(), error = integer(), @@ -378,8 +374,7 @@ converted into a string using <c>error_string/1</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_send_failed{ +<pre> #sctp_send_failed{ flags = true | false, error = integer(), info = #sctp_sndrcvinfo{}, @@ -399,8 +394,7 @@ returned by <c>recv/*</c>.</p> </item> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_adaptation_event{ +<pre> #sctp_adaptation_event{ adaptation_ind = integer(), assoc_id = assoc_id() } </pre> @@ -411,8 +405,7 @@ the Erlang/SCTP binding, this event is disabled by default.</p> </item> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_pdapi_event{ +<pre> #sctp_pdapi_event{ indication = sctp_partial_delivery_aborted, assoc_id = assoc_id() } </pre> @@ -469,7 +462,7 @@ <marker id="option-binary"></marker> <marker id="option-list"></marker> <taglist> - <tag><c>{mode, list|binary}</c>or just <c>list</c> or <c>binary</c>.</tag> + <tag><c>{mode, list|binary}</c> or just <c>list</c> or <c>binary</c></tag> <item> <p>Determines the type of data returned from <c>gen_sctp:recv/1,2</c>.</p> <marker id="option-active"></marker> @@ -562,8 +555,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_rtoinfo, #sctp_rtoinfo{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_rtoinfo{ +<pre> #sctp_rtoinfo{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), initial = integer(), max = integer(), @@ -577,8 +569,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_associnfo, #sctp_assocparams{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_assocparams{ +<pre> #sctp_assocparams{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), asocmaxrxt = integer(), number_peer_destinations = integer(), @@ -593,8 +584,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_initmsg, #sctp_initmsg{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_initmsg{ +<pre> #sctp_initmsg{ num_ostreams = integer(), max_instreams = integer(), max_attempts = integer(), @@ -622,7 +612,6 @@ for establishing an association.</p> </item> </list> - <p></p> </item> <tag><c>{sctp_autoclose, integer() >= 0}</c></tag> <item> @@ -657,8 +646,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_primary_addr, #sctp_prim{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_prim{ +<pre> #sctp_prim{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), addr = {IP, Port} } @@ -671,8 +659,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_set_peer_primary_addr, #sctp_setpeerprim{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_setpeerprim{ +<pre> #sctp_setpeerprim{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), addr = {IP, Port} } @@ -686,8 +673,7 @@ <tag><c>{sctp_adaptation_layer, #sctp_setadaptation{}}</c></tag> <item> <marker id="record-sctp_setadaptation"></marker> - <pre> - #sctp_setadaptation{ +<pre> #sctp_setadaptation{ adaptation_ind = integer() } </pre> <p>When set, requests that the local endpoint uses the value given by @@ -698,8 +684,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_peer_addr_params, #sctp_paddrparams{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_paddrparams{ +<pre> #sctp_paddrparams{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), address = {IP, Port}, hbinterval = integer(), @@ -756,16 +741,13 @@ <p><c>sackdelay_disable</c>: disable SAC delay.</p> </item> </list> - <p></p> </item> </list> - <p></p> </item> <tag><c>{sctp_default_send_param, #sctp_sndrcvinfo{}}</c></tag> <item> <marker id="record-sctp_sndrcvinfo"></marker> - <pre> - #sctp_sndrcvinfo{ +<pre> #sctp_sndrcvinfo{ stream = integer(), ssn = integer(), flags = list(), @@ -807,20 +789,17 @@ association, with flushing of unsent data.</p> </item> </list> - <p></p> <p>Other fields are rarely used. See <url href="http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=2960">RFC2960</url> and <url href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket-13">Sockets API Extensions for SCTP</url> for full information.</p> </item> </list> - <p></p> <marker id="option-sctp_events"></marker> </item> <tag><c>{sctp_events, #sctp_event_subscribe{}}</c></tag> <item> <marker id="record-sctp_event_subscribe"></marker> - <pre> - #sctp_event_subscribe{ +<pre> #sctp_event_subscribe{ data_io_event = true | false, association_event = true | false, address_event = true | false, @@ -845,8 +824,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_delayed_ack_time, #sctp_assoc_value{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_assoc_value{ +<pre> #sctp_assoc_value{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), assoc_value = integer() } </pre> @@ -857,8 +835,7 @@ </item> <tag><c>{sctp_status, #sctp_status{}}</c></tag> <item> - <pre> - #sctp_status{ +<pre> #sctp_status{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), state = atom(), rwnd = integer(), @@ -930,14 +907,12 @@ address (see below for the format of <c>#sctp_paddrinfo{}</c>).</p> </item> </list> - <p></p> <marker id="option-sctp_get_peer_addr_info"></marker> </item> <tag><c>{sctp_get_peer_addr_info, #sctp_paddrinfo{}}</c></tag> <item> <marker id="record-sctp_paddrinfo"></marker> - <pre> - #sctp_paddrinfo{ +<pre> #sctp_paddrinfo{ assoc_id = assoc_id(), address = {IP, Port}, state = inactive | active, @@ -968,8 +943,7 @@ <item> <p>Example of an Erlang SCTP Server which receives SCTP messages and prints them on the standard output:</p> - <pre> - -module(sctp_server). +<pre> -module(sctp_server). -export([server/0,server/1,server/2]). -include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl"). @@ -998,7 +972,6 @@ io:format("Received: ~p~n", [Data]) end, server_loop(S). </pre> - <p></p> </item> <item> <p>Example of an Erlang SCTP Client which interacts with the above Server. @@ -1008,8 +981,7 @@ over Stream 5 fails. The client then <c>abort</c>s the association, which results in the corresponding Event being received on the Server side.</p> - <pre> - -module(sctp_client). +<pre> -module(sctp_client). -export([client/0, client/1, client/2]). -include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl"). @@ -1042,13 +1014,11 @@ timer:sleep(1000), gen_sctp:close(S). </pre> - <p></p> </item> <item> <p>A very simple Erlang SCTP Client which uses the connect_init API.</p> - <pre> --module(ex3). +<pre>-module(ex3). -export([client/4]). -include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl"). @@ -1101,7 +1071,6 @@ client_loop(S, Peer1, Port1, AssocId1, Peer2, Port2, AssocId2) -> ok end. </pre> - <p></p> </item> </list> </section> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index b36c28e027..fad5af85bb 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -555,8 +555,14 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 mode will return <c>{ok, HttpPacket}</c> from <c>gen_tcp:recv</c> while an active socket will send messages like <c>{http, Socket, HttpPacket}</c>.</p> - <p>Note that the packet type <c>httph</c> is not - needed when reading from a socket.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>httph | httph_bin</c></tag> + <item> + <p>These two types are often not needed as the socket will + automatically switch from <c>http</c>/<c>http_bin</c> to + <c>httph</c>/<c>httph_bin</c> internally after the first line + has been read. There might be occasions however when they are + useful, such as parsing trailers from chunked encoding.</p> </item> </taglist> </item> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml index 96e2aa665d..3b7a710664 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml @@ -37,13 +37,10 @@ monitoring of the network.</p> <p>An Erlang node is started using the command line flag <c>-name</c> or <c>-sname</c>:</p> - <pre> -$ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> +<pre>$ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> <p>It is also possible to call <c>net_kernel:start([foobar])</c> directly from the normal Erlang shell prompt:</p> - <p></p> - <pre> -1> <input>net_kernel:start([foobar, shortnames]).</input> +<pre>1> <input>net_kernel:start([foobar, shortnames]).</input> {ok,<0.64.0>} (foobar@gringotts)2></pre> <p>If the node is started with the command line flag <c>-sname</c>, @@ -226,7 +223,6 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre> <c><anno>NetTicktime</anno></c> seconds. <c><anno>TransitionPeriod</anno></c> defaults to 60.</p> <p>Some definitions:</p> - <p></p> <taglist> <tag>The minimum transition traffic interval (<c>MTTI</c>)</tag> <item> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index e325443f6c..ec57b03bd9 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,62 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 2.14.5</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix type of Packet arg of gen_tcp:send/2 and + gen_udp:send/4</p> + <p> + The type is marked as a binary() or a string() but in + practice it can be an iodata(). The test suite was + updated to confirm the gen_tcp/2 and gen_udp:send/4 + functions accept iodata() (iolists) packets. (Thanks to + Filipe David Manana)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9514</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> XML files have been corrected. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9550 Aux Id: OTP-9541 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> The types and specifications of the inet modules have + been improved. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9260</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Types and specifications have been added. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9356</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Contracts in STDLIB and Kernel have been improved and + type errors have been corrected. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9485</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Update documentation and specifications of some of + the zlib functions. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9506</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 2.14.4</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -2535,7 +2591,7 @@ <c>badarg</c> if a process is already registered. As it turns out there is no check in <c>global</c> if a process is registered under more than one name. If some process is - accidentaly or by design given several names, it is + accidentally or by design given several names, it is possible that the name registry becomes inconsistent due to the way the resolve function is called when name clashes are discovered (see <c>register_name/3</c> in |