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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml33
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml8
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml16
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml8
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml8
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml98
13 files changed, 164 insertions, 33 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
index 83a83ebad2..f4ec2c610f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code>
the primary application) for the primary application and all
included applications, for which the start phase is defined.</p>
<p>For a description of <c>StartType</c>, see
- <seealso marker="Module:start/2"><c>Module:start/2</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <seealso marker="#Module:start/2"><c>Module:start/2</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
index a57da18de9..c735d02fed 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
<fsummary>Magic cookie for local node (deprecated).</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Use
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:get_cookie/0"><c>erlang:get_cookie()</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#get_cookie/0"><c>erlang:get_cookie()</c></seealso>
in ERTS instead.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>Use
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:set_cookie/2"><c>erlang:set_cookie(node(), <anno>Cookie</anno>)</c>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#set_cookie/2"><c>erlang:set_cookie(node(), <anno>Cookie</anno>)</c>
in ERTS</seealso> instead.</p>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
<p>Sets the magic cookie of <c><anno>Node</anno></c> to
<c><anno>Cookie</anno></c> and verifies the status of the authorization.
Equivalent to calling
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:set_cookie/2"><c>erlang:set_cookie(<anno>Node</anno>, <anno>Cookie</anno>)</c></seealso>, followed by
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#set_cookie/2"><c>erlang:set_cookie(<anno>Node</anno>, <anno>Cookie</anno>)</c></seealso>, followed by
<seealso marker="#is_auth/1"><c>auth:is_auth(<anno>Node</anno>)</c></seealso>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index 85178da930..4aa9e8b9d2 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez",
</item>
<tag><c>not_purged</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The object code can not be loaded because an old version
+ <p>The object code cannot be loaded because an old version
of the code already exists.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>sticky_directory</c></tag>
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ ok = code:finish_loading(Prepared),
<taglist>
<tag><c>not_purged</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>The object code can not be loaded because an old version
+ <p>The object code cannot be loaded because an old version
of the code already exists.</p>
</item>
<tag><c>sticky_directory</c></tag>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
index f2d5e1b397..52d5bcd079 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
<fsummary>Remove a monitor for a driver.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Removes a driver monitor in much the same way as
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:demonitor/1"><c>erlang:demonitor/1</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#demonitor/1"><c>erlang:demonitor/1</c></seealso>
in ERTS
does with process monitors. For details about how to create
driver monitors, see
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@
<desc>
<p>Creates a driver monitor and works in many
ways as
- <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:monitor/2"><c>erlang:monitor/2</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="erts:erlang#monitor/2"><c>erlang:monitor/2</c></seealso>
in ERTS,
does for processes. When a driver changes state, the monitor
results in a monitor message that is sent to the calling
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
index f70d6c24db..61ac1485c1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ connect(Socket, Ip, Port>,
<desc>
<p>Assigns a new controlling process <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> to
<c><anno>Socket</anno></c>. Same implementation as
- <seealso marker="gen_udp:controlling_process/2"><c>gen_udp:controlling_process/2</c></seealso>.
+ <seealso marker="gen_udp#controlling_process/2"><c>gen_udp:controlling_process/2</c></seealso>.
</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
index fc16473393..f8b41d24e2 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
@@ -259,6 +259,12 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<p>The optional <c><anno>Timeout</anno></c> parameter specifies a
time-out in milliseconds. Defaults to <c>infinity</c>.</p>
<note>
+ <p>Keep in mind that if the underlying OS <c>connect()</c> call returns
+ a timeout, <c>gen_tcp:connect</c> will also return a timeout
+ (i.e. <c>{error, etimedout}</c>), even if a larger <c>Timeout</c> was
+ specified.</p>
+ </note>
+ <note>
<p>The default values for options specified to <c>connect</c> can
be affected by the Kernel configuration parameter
<c>inet_default_connect_options</c>. For details, see
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
index 5e33bbc3ff..d4678ca5db 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
@@ -1010,13 +1010,34 @@ get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) ->
<marker id="option-linger"></marker>
</item>
<tag><c>{linger, {true|false, Seconds}}</c></tag>
- <item>
+ <item>
<p>Determines the time-out, in seconds, for flushing unsent data
- in the <c>close/1</c> socket call. If the first component of
- the value tuple is <c>false</c>, the second is ignored. This
- means that <c>close/1</c> returns immediately, not waiting
- for data to be flushed. Otherwise, the second component is
- the flushing time-out, in seconds.</p>
+ in the <c>close/1</c> socket call. </p>
+ <p>The first component is if linger is enabled, the second component
+ is the flushing time-out, in seconds. There are 3 alternatives:</p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>{false, _}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>close/1 or shutdown/2 returns immediately,
+ not waiting for data to be flushed, with closing
+ happening in the background.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>{true, 0}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Aborts the connection when it is closed.
+ Discards any data still remaining in the send buffers
+ and sends RST to the peer.</p>
+ <p>This avoids TCP's TIME_WAIT state, but leaves open
+ the possibility that another "incarnation" of this connection
+ being created.</p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c>{true, Time} when Time > 0</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>close/1 or shutdown/2 will not return until
+ all queued messages for the socket have been successfully
+ sent or the linger timeout (Time) has been reached.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</item>
<tag><c>{low_msgq_watermark, Size}</c></tag>
<item>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
index dbd83e1a6e..7f9609d5c1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
@@ -369,6 +369,14 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code>
performed. This option ensures that <c>global</c> is
synchronized.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>start_distribution = true | false</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Starts all distribution services, such as <c>rpc</c>,
+ <c>global</c>, and <c>net_kernel</c> if the parameter is
+ <c>true</c>. This parameter is to be set to <c>false</c>
+ for systems who want to disable all distribution functionality.</p>
+ <p>Defaults to <c>true</c>.</p>
+ </item>
<tag><c>start_dist_ac = true | false</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Starts the <c>dist_ac</c> server if the parameter is
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
index 5bdfcf91db..2a060ce1f9 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger.xml
@@ -1351,5 +1351,3 @@ logger:set_proxy_config(maps:merge(Old, Config)).
</p>
</section>
</erlref>
-
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
index bfd0acf634..1aa4b7a3a2 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_chapter.xml
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@
<pre>fun((<seealso marker="logger#type-report"><c>logger:report()</c></seealso>,<seealso marker="logger#type-report_cb_config"><c>logger:report_cb_config()</c></seealso>) -> <seealso marker="stdlib:unicode#type-chardata"><c>unicode:chardata()</c></seealso>)
</pre>
<p>The fun must obey the <c>depth</c> and <c>chars_limit</c>
- parameters provided in the second argument, as the formatter can
- not do anything useful of these parameters with the returned
- string. The extra data also contains a field named
- <c>single_line</c>, indicating if the printed log message may
- contain line breaks or not. This variant is used when the
- formatting of the report depends on the size or single line
- parameters.</p>
+ parameters provided in the second argument, as the formatter
+ cannot do anything useful of these parameters with the
+ returned string. The extra data also contains a field named
+ <c>single_line</c>, indicating if the printed log message may
+ contain line breaks or not. This variant is used when the
+ formatting of the report depends on the size or single line
+ parameters.</p>
<p>Example, format string and arguments:</p>
<code>logger:error("The file does not exist: ~ts",[Filename])</code>
<p>Example, string:</p>
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ logger:debug(#{got => connection_request, id => Id, state => State},
</seealso></pre>
<p>For all other values of <c>HandlerId</c>, this entry
adds a new handler, equivalent to calling</p>
- <pre><seealso marker="logger:add_handler/3">
+ <pre><seealso marker="logger#add_handler/3">
logger:add_handler(HandlerId, Module, HandlerConfig)
</seealso></pre>
<p>Multiple entries of this type are allowed.</p></item>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml
index 5b2374690e..aa577f3c62 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_disk_log_h.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
corresponds to the <c>name</c> property in the
<seealso marker="disk_log#open-1"><c>dlog_option()</c></seealso>
datatype.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to the same name as the handler identity, in the
current directory.</p>
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
corresponds to the <c>type</c> property in the
<seealso marker="disk_log#open-1"><c>dlog_option()</c></seealso>
datatype.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to <c>wrap</c>.</p>
</item>
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
corresponds to the <c>MaxNoFiles</c> element in the <c>size</c> property in the
<seealso marker="disk_log#open-1"><c>dlog_option()</c></seealso>
datatype.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to <c>10</c>.</p>
<p>The setting has no effect on a halt log.</p>
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
corresponds to the <c>MaxNoBytes</c> element in the <c>size</c> property in the
<seealso marker="disk_log#open-1"><c>dlog_option()</c></seealso>
datatype.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to <c>1048576</c> bytes for a wrap log, and
<c>infinity</c> for a halt log.</p>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
index 5ed1a2f210..5ac4f58d12 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/logger_std_h.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
<tag><marker id="type"/><c>type = standard_io | standard_error | file</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Specifies the log destination.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to <c>standard_io</c>, unless
parameter <seealso marker="#file"><c>file</c></seealso> is
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
<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
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to the same name as the handler identity, in the
current directory.</p>
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
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
+ <p>Log files are always UTF-8 encoded. The encoding cannot be
changed by setting the mode <c>{encoding,Encoding}</c>.</p>
- <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it can not
+ <p>The value is set when the handler is added, and it cannot
be changed in runtime.</p>
<p>Defaults to <c>[raw,append,delayed_write]</c>.</p>
</item>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
index 61bd598145..6f68a67174 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,104 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 6.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix so that when multiple <c>-sname</c> or <c>-name</c>
+ are given to <c>erl</c> the first one is chosen. Before
+ this fix distribution was not started at all when
+ multiple name options were given.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15786 Aux Id: ERL-918 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix <c>inet_res</c> configuration pointing to
+ non-existing files to work again. This was broken in
+ KERNEL-6.3 (OTP-21.3).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15806</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ A simple socket API is provided through the socket
+ module. This is a low level API that does *not* replace
+ gen_[tcp|udp|sctp]. It is intended to *eventually*
+ replace the inet driver, but not the high level
+ gen-modules (gen_tcp, gen_udp and gen_sctp). It also
+ provides a basic API that facilitates the implementation
+ of other protocols, that is TCP, UDP and SCTP. </p>
+ <p>
+ Known issues are; No support for the Windows OS
+ (currently).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14831</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Improved the documentation for the linger option.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15491 Aux Id: PR-2019 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Global no longer tries more than once when connecting
+ to other nodes. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15607 Aux Id: ERIERL-280 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The dist messages EXIT, EXIT2 and MONITOR_DOWN have been
+ updated with new versions that send the reason term as
+ part of the payload of the message instead of as part of
+ the control message.</p>
+ <p>
+ The old versions are still present and can be used when
+ communicating with nodes that don't support the new
+ versions.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15611</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Kernel configuration parameter <c>start_distribution =
+ boolean()</c> is added. If set to <c>false</c>, the
+ system is started with all distribution functionality
+ disabled. Defaults to <c>true</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15668 Aux Id: PR-2088 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ In OTP-21.3, a warning was introduced for duplicated
+ applications/keys in configuration. This warning would be
+ displayed both when the configuration was given as a file
+ on system start, and during runtime via
+ <c>application:set_env/1,2</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ The warning is now changed to a <c>badarg</c> exception
+ in <c>application:set_env/1,2</c>. If the faulty
+ configuration is given in a configuration file on system
+ start, the startup will fail.</p>
+ <p>
+ *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15692 Aux Id: PR-2170 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 6.3.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>