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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml index d4c9a48901..819da544c3 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml @@ -310,6 +310,10 @@ <datatype> <name name="load_error_rsn"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="prepared_code"/> + <desc>An opaque term holding prepared code.</desc> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -479,6 +483,138 @@ </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="atomic_load" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Load a list of modules atomically</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Tries to load all of the modules in the list + <c><anno>Modules</anno></c> atomically. That means that + either all modules are loaded at the same time, or + none of the modules are loaded if there is a problem with any + of the modules.</p> + <p>Loading can fail for one the following reasons:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>badfile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code has an incorrect format or the module + name in the object code is not the expected module name.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>nofile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>No file with object code exists.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>on_load_not_allowed</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A module contains an + <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:code_loading#on_load">-on_load function</seealso>.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>duplicated</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A module is included more than once in + <c><anno>Modules</anno></c>.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>not_purged</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code can not be loaded because an old version + of the code already exists.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>sticky_directory</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code resides in a sticky directory.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>pending_on_load</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A previously loaded module contains an + <c>-on_load</c> function that never finished.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + <p>If it is important to minimize the time that an application + is inactive while changing code, use + <seealso marker="#prepare_loading/1">prepare_loading/1</seealso> + and + <seealso marker="#finish_loading/1">finish_loading/1</seealso> + instead of <c>atomic_load/1</c>. Here is an example:</p> +<pre> +{ok,Prepared} = code:prepare_loading(Modules), +%% Put the application into an inactive state or do any +%% other preparation needed before changing the code. +ok = code:finish_loading(Prepared), +%% Resume the application.</pre> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="prepare_loading" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Prepare a list of modules atomically</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Prepares to load the modules in the list + <c><anno>Modules</anno></c>. + Finish the loading by calling + <seealso marker="#finish_loading/1">finish_loading(Prepared)</seealso>.</p> + <p>This function can fail with one of the following error reasons:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>badfile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code has an incorrect format or the module + name in the object code is not the expected module name.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>nofile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>No file with object code exists.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>on_load_not_allowed</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A module contains an + <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:code_loading#on_load">-on_load function</seealso>.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>duplicated</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A module is included more than once in + <c><anno>Modules</anno></c>.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="finish_loading" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Finish loading a list of prepared modules atomically</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Tries to load code for all modules that have been previously + prepared by + <seealso marker="#prepare_loading/1">prepare_loading/1</seealso>. + The loading occurs atomically, meaning that + either all modules are loaded at the same time, or + none of the modules are loaded.</p> + <p>This function can fail with one of the following error reasons:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>not_purged</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code can not be loaded because an old version + of the code already exists.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>sticky_directory</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code resides in a sticky directory.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>pending_on_load</c></tag> + <item> + <p>A previously loaded module contains an + <c>-on_load</c> function that never finished.</p> + </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="ensure_modules_loaded" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Ensure that a list of modules is loaded</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Tries to load any modules not already loaded in the list + <c><anno>Modules</anno></c> in the same way as + <seealso marker="#load_file/1">load_file/1</seealso>.</p> + <p>Returns <c>ok</c> if successful, or + <c>{error,[{Module,Reason}]}</c> if loading of some modules fails. + See <seealso marker="#error_reasons">Error Reasons for Code-Loading Functions</seealso> for a description of other possible error reasons.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="delete" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Removes current code for a module</fsummary> <desc> |