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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml | 19 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml | 81 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml | 10 |
7 files changed, 161 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml index 3143cdc825..878a450f0f 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", both strings and atoms, but a future release will probably only allow the arguments that are documented.</p> - <p>As from Erlang/OTP R12B, functions in this module generally fail with an + <p>Functions in this module generally fail with an exception if they are passed an incorrect type (for example, an integer or a tuple where an atom is expected). An error tuple is returned if the argument type is correct, but there are some other errors (for example, a non-existing directory @@ -899,6 +899,48 @@ rpc:call(Node, code, load_binary, [Module, Filename, Binary]), </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="module_status" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Return the status of the module in relation to object file on disk.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>not_loaded</c></tag> + <item><p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is not currently loaded.</p></item> + <tag><c>loaded</c></tag> + <item><p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded and the object file + exists and contains the same code.</p></item> + <tag><c>removed</c></tag> + <item><p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded but no + corresponding object file can be found in the code path.</p></item> + <tag><c>modified</c></tag> + <item><p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded but the object file + contains code with a different MD5 checksum.</p></item> + </taglist> + <p>Preloaded modules are always reported as <c>loaded</c>, without + inspecting the contents on disk. Cover compiled modules will always + be reported as <c>modified</c> if an object file exists, or as + <c>removed</c> otherwise. Modules whose load path is an empty string + (which is the convention for auto-generated code) will only be + reported as <c>loaded</c> or <c>not_loaded</c>.</p> + <p>For modules that have native code loaded (see + <seealso marker="#is_module_native/1"><c>is_module_native/1</c></seealso>), + the MD5 sum of the native code in the object file is used for the + comparison, if it exists; the Beam code in the file is ignored. + Reversely, for modules that do not currently have native code + loaded, any native code in the file will be ignored.</p> + <p>See also <seealso marker="#modified_modules/0"><c>modified_modules/0</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="modified_modules" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Return a list of all modules modified on disk.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns the list of all currently loaded modules for which + <seealso marker="#module_status/1"><c>module_status/1</c></seealso> + returns <c>modified</c>. See also <seealso marker="#all_loaded/0"><c>all_loaded/0</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="is_module_native" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Test if a module has native code.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml index c5f37fd036..c10f11b187 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml @@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ to update the application configurations.</p> <p>This means that specifying another <c>.config</c> file, or more <c>.config</c> files, leads to inconsistent update of application - configurations. Therefore, in Erlang 5.4/OTP R10B, the syntax of - <c>sys.config</c> was extended to allow pointing out other + configurations. There is, however, a syntax for + <c>sys.config</c> that allows pointing out other <c>.config</c> files:</p> <code type="none"> [{Application, [{Par, Val}]} | File].</code> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml index 0b6ee1e6a5..aebeacee28 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ <taglist> <tag>halt logs</tag> <item><p>Appends items to a single file, which size can - be limited by the disk log module.</p></item> + be limited by the <c>disk_log</c> module.</p></item> <tag>wrap logs</tag> <item><p>Uses a sequence of wrap log files of limited size. As a wrap log file is filled up, further items are logged on to the next @@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ An item logged to an internally formatted log must not occupy more than 4 GB of disk space (the size must fit in 4 bytes).</p></item> <tag>external format</tag> - <item><p>Leaves it up to the user to read the logged deep byte lists. - The disk log module cannot repair externally formatted logs.</p></item> + <item><p>Leaves it up to the user to read and interpret the logged data. + The <c>disk_log</c> module cannot repair externally formatted logs.</p></item> </taglist> <p>For each open disk log, one process handles requests @@ -109,8 +109,7 @@ These functions log one or more Erlang terms. By prefixing each of the functions with a <c>b</c> (for "binary"), we get the corresponding <c>blog()</c> functions for the external format. - These functions log one or more deep lists of bytes or, alternatively, - binaries of deep lists of bytes. + These functions log one or more chunks of bytes. For example, to log the string <c>"hello"</c> in ASCII format, you can use <c>disk_log:blog(Log, "hello")</c>, or <c>disk_log:blog(Log, list_to_binary("hello"))</c>. The two @@ -219,9 +218,6 @@ <name name="dlog_head_opt"/> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="dlog_byte"/> - </datatype> - <datatype> <name name="dlog_mode"/> </datatype> <datatype> @@ -234,9 +230,6 @@ </desc> </datatype> <datatype> - <name name="bytes"/> - </datatype> - <datatype> <name name="invalid_header"/> </datatype> <datatype> @@ -953,7 +946,7 @@ written first on the log file. If the log is a wrap log, the item <c><anno>Head</anno></c> is written first in each new file. <c><anno>Head</anno></c> is to be a term if the format is - <c>internal</c>, otherwise a deep list of bytes (or a binary). + <c>internal</c>, otherwise a sequence of bytes. Defaults to <c>none</c>, which means that no header is written first on the file. </p> @@ -965,7 +958,7 @@ The call <c>M:F(A)</c> is assumed to return <c>{ok, Head}</c>. The item <c>Head</c> is written first in each file. <c>Head</c> is to be a term if the format is - <c>internal</c>, otherwise a deep list of bytes (or a binary). + <c>internal</c>, otherwise a sequence of bytes. </p> </item> <tag><c>{mode, <anno>Mode</anno>}</c></tag> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml index df681a505f..b342fff0d3 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at - + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. - + </legalnotice> <title>kernel</title> @@ -58,6 +58,60 @@ </section> <section> + <title>OS Signal Event Handler</title> + <p>Asynchronous OS signals may be subscribed to via the Kernel applications event manager + (see <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:des_princ">OTP Design Principles</seealso> and + <seealso marker="stdlib:gen_event"><c>gen_event(3)</c></seealso>) registered as <c>erl_signal_server</c>. + A default signal handler is installed which handles the following signals:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>sigusr1</c></tag> + <item><p>The default handler will halt Erlang and produce a crashdump + with slogan "Received SIGUSR1". + This is equivalent to calling <c>erlang:halt("Received SIGUSR1")</c>. + </p></item> + + <tag><c>sigquit</c></tag> + <item><p>The default handler will halt Erlang immediately. + This is equivalent to calling <c>erlang:halt()</c>. + </p></item> + + <tag><c>sigterm</c></tag> + <item><p>The default handler will terminate Erlang normally. + This is equivalent to calling <c>init:stop()</c>. + </p></item> + </taglist> + + <section> + <title>Events</title> + <p>Any event handler added to <c>erl_signal_server</c> must handle the following events.</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>sighup</c></tag> + <item><p>Hangup detected on controlling terminal or death of controlling process</p></item> + <tag><c>sigquit</c></tag> + <item><p>Quit from keyboard</p></item> + <tag><c>sigabrt</c></tag> + <item><p>Abort signal from abort</p></item> + <tag><c>sigalrm</c></tag> + <item><p>Timer signal from alarm</p></item> + <tag><c>sigterm</c></tag> + <item><p>Termination signal</p></item> + <tag><c>sigusr1</c></tag> + <item><p>User-defined signal 1</p></item> + <tag><c>sigusr2</c></tag> + <item><p>User-defined signal 2</p></item> + <tag><c>sigchld</c></tag> + <item><p>Child process stopped or terminated</p></item> + <tag><c>sigstop</c></tag> + <item><p>Stop process</p></item> + <tag><c>sigtstp</c></tag> + <item><p>Stop typed at terminal</p></item> + </taglist> + + <p>Setting OS signals are described in <seealso marker="os#set_signal/2"><c>os:set_signal/2</c></seealso>.</p> + </section> + </section> + + <section> <title>Configuration</title> <p>The following configuration parameters are defined for the Kernel application. For more information about configuration parameters, @@ -379,6 +433,28 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code> return as soon as possible for <c>application_controller</c> to terminate properly.</p> </item> + <tag><c>source_search_rules = [DirRule] | [SuffixRule] </c></tag> + <item> + <marker id="source_search_rules"></marker> + <p>Where:</p> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item><c>DirRule = {ObjDirSuffix,SrcDirSuffix}</c></item> + <item><c>SuffixRule = {ObjSuffix,SrcSuffix,[DirRule]}</c></item> + <item><c>ObjDirSuffix = string()</c></item> + <item><c>SrcDirSuffix = string()</c></item> + <item><c>ObjSuffix = string()</c></item> + <item><c>SrcSuffix = string()</c></item> + </list> + <p>Specifies a list of rules for use by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c> and + <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. If this is set to some other value + than the empty list, it replaces the default rules. Rules can be + simple pairs of directory suffixes, such as <c>{"ebin", + "src"}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c>, or + triples specifying separate directory suffix rules depending on + file name extensions, for example <c>[{".beam", ".erl", [{"ebin", + "src"}]}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. Both + kinds of rules can be mixed in the list.</p> + </item> </taglist> </section> @@ -405,4 +481,3 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code> <seealso marker="stdlib:timer"><c>timer(3)</c></seealso></p> </section> </appref> - diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index f5a0e68805..ad349c5aaf 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ <item> <p> Close stdin of commands run in os:cmd. This is a - backwards compatiblity fix that restores the behaviour of + backwards compatibility fix that restores the behaviour of pre 19.0 os:cmd.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-13867 Aux Id: seq13178 </p> @@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ dependent, so applications aiming to be portable should consider using <c>{ipv6_v6only,true}</c> when creating an <c>inet6</c> listening/destination socket, and if - neccesary also create an <c>inet</c> socket on the same + necessary also create an <c>inet</c> socket on the same port for IPv4 traffic. See the documentation.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-8928 Aux Id: kunagi-193 [104] </p> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml index 739ac35d2a..6ba69d12a3 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at - + http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. - + </legalnotice> <title>os</title> @@ -156,6 +156,32 @@ DirOut = os:cmd("dir"), % on Win32 platform</code> </func> <func> + <name name="set_signal" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Enables or disables handling of OS signals.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Enables or disables OS signals.</p> + <p>Each signal my be set to one of the following options:</p> + <taglist> + <tag><c>ignore</c></tag> + <item> + This signal will be ignored. + </item> + + <tag><c>default</c></tag> + <item> + This signal will use the default signal handler for the operating system. + </item> + + <tag><c>handle</c></tag> + <item> + This signal will notify <c>erl_signal_server</c> when it is received by + the Erlang runtime system. + </item> + </taglist> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="system_time" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Current OS system time.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -296,4 +322,3 @@ calendar:now_to_universal_time(TS), </func> </funcs> </erlref> - diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml index 5ac199b6a7..b80e87c118 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso> and a monotonically increasing integer. The time-stamp has the same format and value - as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds), + as produced by <c>{erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond), erlang:unique_integer([monotonic])}</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>set_token(monotonic_timestamp, <anno>Bool</anno>)</c></tag> @@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ seq_trace:set_token(OldToken), % activate the trace token again <seealso marker="erts:time_correction#Erlang_Monotonic_Time">Erlang monotonic time</seealso>. The time-stamp has the same format and value as produced by - <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nano_seconds)</c>.</p> + <c>erlang:monotonic_time(nanosecond)</c>.</p> </item> </taglist> <p>If multiple timestamp flags are passed, <c>timestamp</c> has @@ -427,12 +427,6 @@ prev_cnt := tcurr</code> built with <c>Erl_Interface</c> only maintains one trace token, which means that the C-node appears as one process from the sequential tracing point of view.</p> - <p>To be able to perform sequential tracing between - distributed Erlang nodes, the distribution protocol has been - extended (in a backward compatible way). An Erlang node - supporting sequential tracing can communicate with an older - (Erlang/OTP R3B) node but messages passed within that node can - not be traced.</p> </section> <section> |