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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml35
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml10
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml26
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml14
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml122
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml19
6 files changed, 188 insertions, 38 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
index 4e32c1a3a5..5170502581 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
@@ -238,6 +238,41 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name name="set_env" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-15642@"/>
+ <name name="set_env" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-15642@"/>
+ <fsummary>Sets the configuration parameters of multiple applications.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Sets the configuration <c><anno>Config</anno></c> for multiple
+ applications. It is equivalent to calling <c>set_env/4</c> on
+ each application individially, except it is more efficient.
+ The given <c><anno>Config</anno></c> is validated before the
+ configuration is set.</p>
+ <p><c>set_env/2</c> uses the standard <c>gen_server</c> time-out
+ value (5000 ms). Option <c>timeout</c> can be specified
+ if another time-out value is useful, for example, in situations
+ where the application controller is heavily loaded.</p>
+ <p>Option <c>persistent</c> can be set to <c>true</c>
+ to guarantee that parameters set with <c>set_env/2</c>
+ are not overridden by those defined in the application resource
+ file on load. This means that persistent values will stick after the application
+ is loaded and also on application reload.</p>
+ <p>If an application is given more than once or if an application
+ has the same key given more than once, the behaviour is undefined
+ and a warning message will be logged. In future releases, an error
+ will be raised.</p>
+ <p><c>set_env/1</c> is equivalent to <c>set_env(Config, [])</c>.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>Use this function only if you know what you are doing,
+ that is, on your own applications. It is very
+ application-dependent and
+ configuration parameter-dependent when and how often
+ the value is read by the application. Careless use
+ of this function can put the application in a
+ weird, inconsistent, and malfunctioning state.</p>
+ </warning>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name name="permit" arity="2" since=""/>
<fsummary>Change the permission for an application to run at a node.</fsummary>
<desc>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
index 78c7319e43..7f9609d5c1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
@@ -518,11 +518,13 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code>
parameters for Logger are not set.</p>
<taglist>
<tag><c>error_logger</c></tag>
- <item>Replaced by setting the type of the default
- <seealso marker="logger_std_h#type"><c>logger_std_h</c></seealso>
- to the same value. Example:
+ <item>Replaced by setting the <seealso
+ marker="logger_std_h#type"><c>type</c></seealso>, and possibly
+ <seealso marker="logger_std_h#file"><c>file</c></seealso> and
+ <seealso marker="logger_std_h#modes"><c>modes</c></seealso>
+ parameters of the default <c>logger_std_h</c> handler. Example:
<code type="none">
-erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h,#{config=>#{type=>{file,"/tmp/erlang.log"}}}}]'
+erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h,#{config=>#{file=>"/tmp/erlang.log"}}}]'
</code>
</item>
<tag><c>error_logger_format_depth</c></tag>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
index df2d081d76..ebebcaa1ae 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ logger:error("error happened because: ~p", [Reason]). % Without macro
[{kernel,
[{logger,
[{handler, default, logger_std_h,
- #{config => #{type => {file, "path/to/file.log"}}}}]}]}].
+ #{config => #{file => "path/to/file.log"}}}]}]}].
</code>
<p>
For more information about:
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ logger:error("error happened because: ~p", [Reason]). % Without macro
<list>
<item><c>pid => self()</c></item>
<item><c>gl => group_leader()</c></item>
- <item><c>time => erlang:system_time(microsecond)</c></item>
+ <item><c>time => logger:timestamp()</c></item>
</list>
<p>When a log macro is used, Logger also inserts location
information:</p>
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ logger:error("error happened because: ~p", [Reason]). % Without macro
<name name="timestamp"/>
<desc>
<p>A timestamp produced
- with <seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_time-1">
- <c>erlang:system_time(microsecond)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ with <seealso marker="#timestamp-0">
+ <c>logger:timestamp()</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</datatype>
</datatypes>
@@ -1117,6 +1117,24 @@ logger:set_proxy_config(maps:merge(Old, Config)).
a key-value list before formatting as such.</p>
</desc>
</func>
+
+ <func>
+ <name name="timestamp" arity="0" since="OTP @OTP-15625@"/>
+ <fsummary>Return a timestamp to insert in meta data for a log
+ event.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Return a timestamp that can be inserted as the <c>time</c>
+ field in the meta data for a log event. It is produced with
+ <seealso marker="kernel:os#system_time-1">
+ <c>os:system_time(microsecond)</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>Notice that Logger automatically inserts a timestamp in the
+ meta data unless it already exists. This function is
+ exported for the rare case when the timestamp must be taken
+ at a different point in time than when the log event is
+ issued.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+
</funcs>
<section>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
index 03b9edcf8f..8458ffa042 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ logger:debug(#{got => connection_request, id => Id, state => State},
[{kernel,
[{logger,
[{handler, default, logger_std_h, % {handler, HandlerId, Module,
- #{config => #{type => {file,"log/erlang.log"}}}} % Config}
+ #{config => #{file => "log/erlang.log"}}} % Config}
]}]}].
</code>
<p>Modify the default handler to print each log event as a
@@ -831,10 +831,10 @@ logger:debug(#{got => connection_request, id => Id, state => State},
[{logger,
[{handler, default, logger_std_h,
#{level => error,
- config => #{type => {file, "log/erlang.log"}}}},
+ config => #{file => "log/erlang.log"}}},
{handler, info, logger_std_h,
#{level => debug,
- config => #{type => {file, "log/debug.log"}}}}
+ config => #{file => "log/debug.log"}}}
]}]}].
</code>
</section>
@@ -1004,10 +1004,10 @@ ok</pre>
<p>Then, add a new handler which prints to file. You can use the
handler
module <seealso marker="logger_std_h"><c>logger_std_h</c></seealso>,
- and specify type <c>{file,File}</c>.:</p>
+ and configure it to log to file:</p>
<pre>
-4> <input>Config = #{config => #{type => {file,"./info.log"}}, level => info}.</input>
-#{config => #{type => {file,"./info.log"}},level => info}
+4> <input>Config = #{config => #{file => "./info.log"}, level => info}.</input>
+#{config => #{file => "./info.log"},level => info}
5> <input>logger:add_handler(myhandler, logger_std_h, Config).</input>
ok</pre>
<p>Since <c>filter_default</c> defaults to <c>log</c>, this
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ do_log(Fd, LogEvent, #{formatter := {FModule, FConfig}}) ->
<p>A configuration example:</p>
<code type="none">
logger:add_handler(my_standard_h, logger_std_h,
- #{config => #{type => {file,"./system_info.log"},
+ #{config => #{file => "./system_info.log",
sync_mode_qlen => 100,
drop_mode_qlen => 1000,
flush_qlen => 2000}}).
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
index fcd180abd6..5ed1a2f210 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
@@ -55,30 +55,105 @@
is stored in a sub map with the key <c>config</c>, and can contain the
following parameters:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><marker id="type"/><c>type</c></tag>
+ <tag><marker id="type"/><c>type = standard_io | standard_error | file</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>This has the value <c>standard_io</c>, <c>standard_error</c>,
- <c>{file,LogFileName}</c>, or <c>{file,LogFileName,LogFileOpts}</c>.</p>
- <p>If <c>LogFileOpts</c> is specified, it replaces the default
- list of options used when opening the log file. The default
- list is <c>[raw,append,delayed_write]</c>. One reason to do
- so can be to change <c>append</c> to, for
- example, <c>write</c>, ensuring that the old log is
- truncated when a node is restarted. See the reference manual
- for <seealso marker="file#open-2"><c>file:open/2</c></seealso>
- for more information about file options.</p>
+ <p>Specifies the log destination.</p>
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ be changed in runtime.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>standard_io</c>, unless
+ parameter <seealso marker="#file"><c>file</c></seealso> is
+ given, in which case it defaults to <c>file</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="file"/><c>file = </c><seealso marker="file#type-filename"><c>file:filename()</c></seealso></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This specifies the name of the log file when the handler is
+ of type <c>file</c>.</p>
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ be changed in runtime.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to the same name as the handler identity, in the
+ current directory.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="modes"/><c>modes = [</c><seealso marker="file#type-mode"><c>file:mode()</c></seealso><c>]</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This specifies the file modes to use when opening the log
+ file,
+ see <seealso marker="file#open-2"><c>file:open/2</c></seealso>.
+ If <c>modes</c> are not specified, the default list used
+ is <c>[raw,append,delayed_write]</c>. If <c>modes</c> are
+ specified, the list replaces the default modes list with the
+ following adjustments:</p>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ If <c>raw</c> is not found in the list, it is added.
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ If none of <c>write</c>, <c>append</c> or <c>exclusive</c> is
+ found in the list, <c>append</c> is added.</item>
+ <item>If none of <c>delayed_write</c>
+ or <c>{delayed_write,Size,Delay}</c> is found in the
+ list, <c>delayed_write</c> is added.</item>
+ </list>
<p>Log files are always UTF-8 encoded. The encoding can not be
- changed by setting the option <c>{encoding,Encoding}</c>
- in <c>LogFileOpts</c>.</p>
- <p>Notice that the standard handler does not have support for
- circular logging. Use the disk_log handler,
- <seealso marker="logger_disk_log_h"><c>logger_disk_log_h</c></seealso>,
- for this.</p>
+ changed by setting the mode <c>{encoding,Encoding}</c>.</p>
<p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
be changed in runtime.</p>
- <p>Defaults to <c>standard_io</c>.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>[raw,append,delayed_write]</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="max_no_bytes"/><c>max_no_bytes = pos_integer() | infinity</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This parameter specifies if the log file should be rotated
+ or not. The value <c>infinity</c> means the log file will
+ grow indefinitely, while an integer value specifies at which
+ file size (bytes) the file is rotated.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="max_no_files"/><c>max_no_files = non_neg_integer()</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This parameter specifies the number of rotated log file
+ archives to keep. This has meaning only
+ if <seealso marker="#max_no_bytes"><c>max_no_bytes</c></seealso>
+ is set to an integer value.</p>
+ <p>The log archives are
+ named <c>FileName.0</c>, <c>FileName.1</c>,
+ ... <c>FileName.N</c>, where <c>FileName</c> is the name of
+ the current log file. <c>FileName.0</c> is the newest of the
+ archives. The maximum value for <c>N</c> is the value
+ of <c>max_no_files</c> minus 1.</p>
+ <p>Notice that setting this value to <c>0</c> does not turn of
+ rotation. It only specifies that no archives are kept.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>0</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="compress_on_rotate"/><c>compress_on_rotate = boolean()</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>This parameter specifies if the rotated log file archives
+ shall be compressed or not. If set to <c>true</c>, all
+ archives are compressed with <c>gzip</c>, and renamed
+ to <c>FileName.N.gz</c></p>
+ <p><c>compress_on_rotate</c> has no meaning if <seealso
+ marker="#max_no_bytes"><c>max_no_bytes</c></seealso> has the
+ value <c>infinity</c>.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>false</c>.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><marker id="file_check"/><c>file_check = non_neg_integer()</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>When <c>logger_std_h</c> logs to a file, it reads the file
+ information of the log file prior to each write
+ operation. This is to make sure the file still exists and
+ has the same inode as when it was opened. This implies some
+ performance loss, but ensures that no log events are lost in
+ the case when the file has been removed or renamed by an
+ external actor.</p>
+ <p>In order to allow minimizing the performance loss, the
+ <c>file_check</c> parameter can be set to a positive integer
+ value, <c>N</c>. The handler will then skip reading the file
+ information prior to writing, as long as no more
+ than <c>N</c> milliseconds have passed since it was last
+ read.</p>
+ <p>Notice that the risk of loosing log events grows when
+ the <c>file_check</c> value grows.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to 0.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>filesync_repeat_interval</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>filesync_repeat_interval = pos_integer() | no_repeat</c></tag>
<item>
<p>This value, in milliseconds, specifies how often the handler does
a file sync operation to write buffered data to disk. The handler attempts
@@ -97,12 +172,13 @@
standard handler and the disk_log handler, and are documented in the
<seealso marker="logger_chapter#overload_protection"><c>User's Guide</c>
</seealso>.</p>
- <p>Notice that if changing the configuration of the handler in runtime,
- the <c>type</c> parameter must not be modified.</p>
+ <p>Notice that if changing the configuration of the handler in
+ runtime, the <c>type</c>, <c>file</c>, or <c>modes</c> parameters
+ must not be modified.</p>
<p>Example of adding a standard handler:</p>
<code type="none">
logger:add_handler(my_standard_h, logger_std_h,
- #{config => #{type => {file,"./system_info.log"},
+ #{config => #{file => "./system_info.log",
filesync_repeat_interval => 1000}}).
</code>
<p>To set the default handler, that starts initially with
@@ -110,7 +186,7 @@ logger:add_handler(my_standard_h, logger_std_h,
change the Kernel default logger configuration. Example:</p>
<code type="none">
erl -kernel logger '[{handler,default,logger_std_h,
- #{config => #{type => {file,"./log.log"}}}}]'
+ #{config => #{file => "./log.log"}}}]'
</code>
<p>An example of how to replace the standard handler with a disk_log handler
at startup is found in the
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
index 021ecfa40d..1f4d9be1f5 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 6.2.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Setting the <c>recbuf</c> size of an inet socket the
+ <c>buffer</c> is also automatically increased. Fix a bug
+ where the auto adjustment of inet buffer size would be
+ triggered even if an explicit inet buffer size had
+ already been set.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15651 Aux Id: ERIERL-304 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 6.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>