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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile24
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml15
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml159
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml5
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml6
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml43
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml57
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml59
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml12
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml35
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml181
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml131
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml58
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/packages.xml8
14 files changed, 575 insertions, 218 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
index 214e994889..5e04bff0c1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#
# %CopyrightBegin%
#
-# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2011. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2012. All Rights Reserved.
#
# The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
# Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -155,18 +155,18 @@ $(SPECDIR)/specs_zlib_stub.xml:
include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk
release_docs_spec: docs
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html"
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(HTMLDIR)/* \
- $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR)
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man4
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN4_FILES) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man4
- $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man6
- $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN6_FILES) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man6
+ "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man4"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN4_FILES) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man4"
+ $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man6"
+ $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN6_FILES) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man6"
release_spec:
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index ee687511a3..279c7558bc 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
of the additional library directories will override modules with
the same name in OTP, except for modules in Kernel and
STDLIB.</p>
- <p>The environment variable <c>ERL_LIBS</c> (if defined) shold contain
+ <p>The environment variable <c>ERL_LIBS</c> (if defined) should contain
a colon-separated (for Unix-like systems) or semicolon-separated
(for Windows) list of additional libraries.</p>
<p>Example: On an Unix-like system, <c>ERL_LIBS</c> could be set to
@@ -728,16 +728,13 @@ rpc:call(Node, code, load_binary, [Module, Filename, Binary]),
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>is_module_native(Module) -> boolean() | undefined</name>
+ <name name="is_module_native" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Test whether a module has native code</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Module = module()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
- <p>This function returns <c>true</c> if <c>Module</c> is
+ <p>This function returns <c>true</c> if <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is
name of a loaded module that has native code loaded, and
- <c>false</c> if <c>Module</c> is loaded but does not have
- native. If <c>Module</c> is not loaded, this function returns
+ <c>false</c> if <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is loaded but does not have
+ native. If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is not loaded, this function returns
<c>undefined</c>.</p>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
index 1911fb628e..26db11cfcd 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -182,11 +182,8 @@
</datatypes>
<funcs>
<func>
- <name>demonitor(MonitorRef) -> ok</name>
+ <name name="demonitor" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Remove a monitor for a driver</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>MonitorRef = reference()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>Removes a driver monitor in much the same way as
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:demonitor/1">erlang:demonitor/1</seealso> does with process
@@ -232,24 +229,19 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>info(Name, Tag) -> Value</name>
+ <name name="info" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Retrieve specific information about one driver</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Name = string() | atom()</v>
- <v>Tag = processes | driver_options | port_count | linked_in_driver | permanent | awaiting_load | awaiting_unload</v>
- <v>Value = term()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>This function returns specific information about one aspect
- of a driver. The <c>Tag</c> parameter specifies which aspect
- to get information about. The <c>Value</c> return differs
+ of a driver. The <c><anno>Tag</anno></c> parameter specifies which aspect
+ to get information about. The <c><anno>Value</anno></c> return differs
between different tags:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><em>processes</em></tag>
<item>
<p>Return all processes containing <seealso marker="#users">users</seealso> of the specific drivers
- as a list of tuples <c>{pid(),int()}</c>, where the
- <c>int()</c> denotes the number of users in the process
+ as a list of tuples <c>{pid(),integer() >= 0}</c>, where the
+ <c>integer()</c> denotes the number of users in the process
<c>pid()</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>driver_options</em></tag>
@@ -261,16 +253,16 @@
</item>
<tag><em>port_count</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>Return the number of ports (an <c>int()</c>) using the driver.</p>
+ <p>Return the number of ports (an <c>integer >= 0()</c>) using the driver.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>linked_in_driver</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>Return a <c>bool()</c>, being <c>true</c> if the driver is a
+ <p>Return a <c>boolean()</c>, being <c>true</c> if the driver is a
statically linked in one and <c>false</c> otherwise.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>permanent</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>Return a <c>bool()</c>, being <c>true</c> if the driver has made
+ <p>Return a <c>boolean()</c>, being <c>true</c> if the driver has made
itself permanent (and is <em>not</em> a statically
linked in driver). <c>false</c> otherwise.</p>
</item>
@@ -278,14 +270,14 @@
<item>
<p>Return a list of all processes having monitors for
<c>loading</c> active, each process returned as
- <c>{pid(),int()}</c>, where the <c>int()</c> is the
+ <c>{pid(),integer() >= 0}</c>, where the <c>integer()</c> is the
number of monitors held by the process <c>pid()</c>.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>awaiting_unload</em></tag>
<item>
<p>Return a list of all processes having monitors for
<c>unloading</c> active, each process returned as
- <c>{pid(),int()}</c>, where the <c>int()</c> is the
+ <c>{pid(),integer() >= 0}</c>, where the <c>integer()</c> is the
number of monitors held by the process <c>pid()</c>.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
@@ -377,41 +369,34 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>monitor(Tag, Item) -> MonitorRef</name>
+ <name name="monitor" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Create a monitor for a driver</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Tag = driver </v>
- <v>Item = {Name, When}</v>
- <v>Name = atom() | string()</v>
- <v>When = loaded | unloaded | unloaded_only</v>
- <v>MonitorRef = reference()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>This function creates a driver monitor and works in many
ways as the function <seealso marker="erts:erlang#erlang:monitor/2">erlang:monitor/2</seealso>,
does for processes. When a driver changes state, the monitor
results in a monitor-message being sent to the calling
- process. The <c>MonitorRef</c> returned by this function is
+ process. The <c><anno>MonitorRef</anno></c> returned by this function is
included in the message sent.</p>
<p>As with process monitors, each driver monitor set will only
generate <em>one single message</em>. The monitor is
"destroyed" after the message is sent and there is then no
need to call <seealso marker="#demonitor/1">demonitor/1</seealso>.</p>
- <p>The <c>MonitorRef</c> can also be used in subsequent calls
+ <p>The <c><anno>MonitorRef</anno></c> can also be used in subsequent calls
to <seealso marker="#demonitor/1">demonitor/1</seealso> to
remove a monitor.</p>
<p>The function accepts the following parameters:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><em>Tag</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>Tag</anno></em></tag>
<item>
<p>The monitor tag is always <c>driver</c> as this function
can only be used to create driver monitors. In the future,
driver monitors will be integrated with process monitors,
why this parameter has to be given for consistence.</p>
</item>
- <tag><em>Item</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>Item</anno></em></tag>
<item>
- <p>The <c>Item</c> parameter specifies which driver one
+ <p>The <c><anno>Item</anno></c> parameter specifies which driver one
wants to monitor (the name of the driver) as well as
which state change one wants to monitor. The parameter
is a tuple of arity two whose first element is the
@@ -588,22 +573,8 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>try_load(Path, Name, OptionList) -> {ok,Status} | {ok, PendingStatus, Ref} | {error, ErrorDesc}</name>
+ <name name="try_load" arity="3"/>
<fsummary>Load a driver</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Path = Name = string() | atom()</v>
- <v>OptionList = [ Option ]</v>
- <v>Option = {driver_options, DriverOptionList} | {monitor, MonitorOption} | {reload, ReloadOption}</v>
- <v>DriverOptionList = [ DriverOption ]</v>
- <v>DriverOption = kill_ports</v>
- <v>MonitorOption = pending_driver | pending</v>
- <v>ReloadOption = pending_driver | pending</v>
- <v>Status = loaded | already_loaded | PendingStatus </v>
- <v>PendingStatus = pending_driver | pending_process</v>
- <v>Ref = reference()</v>
- <v>ErrorDesc = ErrorAtom | OpaqueError</v>
- <v>ErrorAtom = linked_in_driver | inconsistent | permanent | not_loaded_by_this_process | not_loaded | pending_reload | pending_process</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>This function provides more control than the
<c>load/2</c>/<c>reload/2</c> and
@@ -655,65 +626,65 @@
<p>When the function returns <c>{ok, pending_driver}</c> or
<c>{ok, pending_process}</c>, one might want to get information
about when the driver is <em>actually</em> loaded. This can
- be achieved by using the <c>{monitor, PendingOption}</c> option.</p>
+ be achieved by using the <c>{monitor, <anno>MonitorOption</anno>}</c> option.</p>
<p>When monitoring is requested, and a corresponding <c>{ok, pending_driver}</c> or <c>{ok, pending_process}</c> would be
- returned, the function will instead return a tuple <c>{ok, PendingStatus, reference()}</c> and the process will, at a later
+ returned, the function will instead return a tuple <c>{ok, <anno>PendingStatus</anno>, reference()}</c> and the process will, at a later
time when the driver actually gets loaded, get a monitor
message. The monitor message one can expect is described in
the <seealso marker="#monitor/2">monitor/2</seealso>
function description. </p>
<note>
<p>Note that in case of loading, monitoring can
- <em>not</em> only get triggered by using the <c>{reload, ReloadOption}</c> option, but also in special cases where
+ <em>not</em> only get triggered by using the <c>{reload, <anno>ReloadOption</anno>}</c> option, but also in special cases where
the load-error is transient, why <c>{monitor, pending_driver}</c> should be used under basically
<em>all</em> real world circumstances!</p>
</note>
<p>The function accepts the following parameters:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><em>Path</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>Path</anno></em></tag>
<item>
<p>The filesystem path to the directory where the driver
object file is situated. The filename of the object file
(minus extension) must correspond to the driver name
(used in the name parameter) and the driver must
identify itself with the very same name. The
- <c>Path</c> might be provided as an <em>io_list</em>,
- meaning it can be a list of other io_lists, characters
+ <c><anno>Path</anno></c> might be provided as an <em>iolist()</em>,
+ meaning it can be a list of other <c>iolist()</c>s, characters
(eight bit integers) or binaries, all to be flattened
into a sequence of characters.</p>
- <p>The (possibly flattened) <c>Path</c> parameter must be
+ <p>The (possibly flattened) <c><anno>Path</anno></c> parameter must be
consistent throughout the system, a driver should, by
all <seealso marker="#users">users</seealso>, be loaded
- using the same <em>literal</em><c>Path</c>. The
+ using the same <em>literal</em><c><anno>Path</anno></c>. The
exception is when <em>reloading</em> is requested, in
- which case the <c>Path</c> may be specified
+ which case the <c><anno>Path</anno></c> may be specified
differently. Note that all <seealso marker="#users">users</seealso> trying to load the
- driver at a later time will need to use the <em>new</em><c>Path</c> if the <c>Path</c> is changed using a
+ driver at a later time will need to use the <em>new</em><c><anno>Path</anno></c> if the <c><anno>Path</anno></c> is changed using a
<c>reload</c> option. This is yet another reason
to have <em>only one loader</em> of a driver one wants to
upgrade in a running system! </p>
</item>
- <tag><em>Name</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>Name</anno></em></tag>
<item>
<p>The name parameter is the name of the driver to be used
in subsequent calls to <seealso marker="erts:erlang#open_port/2">open_port</seealso>. The
- name can be specified either as an <c>io_list()</c> or
+ name can be specified either as an <c>iolist()</c> or
as an <c>atom()</c>. The name given when loading is used
to find the actual object file (with the
- help of the <c>Path</c> and the system implied
+ help of the <c><anno>Path</anno></c> and the system implied
extension suffix, i.e. <c>.so</c>). The name by which
the driver identifies itself must also be consistent
- with this <c>Name</c> parameter, much as a beam-file's
+ with this <c><anno>Name</anno></c> parameter, much as a beam-file's
module name much correspond to its filename.</p>
</item>
- <tag><em>OptionList</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>OptionList</anno></em></tag>
<item>
<p>A number of options can be specified to control the
loading operation. The options are given as a list of
two-tuples, the tuples having the following values and
meanings:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><em>{driver_options, DriverOptionsList}</em></tag>
+ <tag><em>{driver_options, <anno>DriverOptionList</anno>}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>This option is to provide options that will change
its general behavior and will "stick" to the driver
@@ -729,14 +700,14 @@
when the last <seealso marker="#users">user</seealso> calls <seealso marker="#try_unload/2">try_unload/2</seealso>, or
the last process having loaded the driver exits.</p>
</item>
- <tag><em>{monitor, MonitorOption}</em></tag>
+ <tag><em>{monitor, <anno>MonitorOption</anno>}</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>A <c>MonitorOption</c> tells <c>try_load/3</c> to
+ <p>A <c><anno>MonitorOption</anno></c> tells <c>try_load/3</c> to
trigger a driver monitor under certain
conditions. When the monitor is triggered, the
- function will return a three-tuple <c>{ok, PendingStatus, reference()}</c>, where the <c>reference()</c> is
+ function will return a three-tuple <c>{ok, <anno>PendingStatus</anno>, reference()}</c>, where the <c>reference()</c> is
the monitor ref for the driver monitor.</p>
- <p>Only one <c>MonitorOption</c> can be specified and
+ <p>Only one <c><anno>MonitorOption</anno></c> can be specified and
it is either the atom <c>pending</c>, which means
that a monitor should be created whenever a load
operation is delayed, and the atom
@@ -747,7 +718,7 @@
is present for completeness, it is very well defined
which reload-options might give rise to which
delays. It might, however, be a good idea to use the
- same <c>MonitorOption</c> as the <c>ReloadOption</c>
+ same <c><anno>MonitorOption</anno></c> as the <c><anno>ReloadOption</anno></c>
if present.</p>
<p>If reloading is not requested, it might still be
useful to specify the <c>monitor</c> option, as
@@ -760,12 +731,12 @@
<c>{monitor, pending_driver}</c> in production
code (see the monitor discussion above). </p>
</item>
- <tag><em>{reload,RealoadOption}</em></tag>
+ <tag><em>{reload,<anno>ReloadOption</anno>}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>This option is used when one wants to
<em>reload</em> a driver from disk, most often in a
code upgrade scenario. Having a <c>reload</c> option
- also implies that the <c>Path</c> parameter need
+ also implies that the <c><anno>Path</anno></c> parameter need
<em>not</em> be consistent with earlier loads of
the driver.</p>
<p>To reload a driver, the process needs to have previously
@@ -814,9 +785,9 @@
<tag><em>{error,inconsistent}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>The driver has already been loaded with either other
- <c>DriverOptions</c> or a different <em>literal</em><c>Path</c> argument.</p>
+ <c><anno>DriverOptionList</anno></c> or a different <em>literal</em><c>Path</c> argument.</p>
<p>This can happen even if a <c>reload</c> option is given,
- if the <c>DriverOptions</c> differ from the current.</p>
+ if the <c>DriverOptionList</c> differ from the current.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>{error, permanent}</em></tag>
<item>
@@ -830,19 +801,19 @@
</item>
<tag><em>{error, pending_reload}</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>Driver reload is already requested by another <seealso marker="#users">user</seealso> when the <c>{reload, ReloadOption}</c> option was given.</p>
+ <p>Driver reload is already requested by another <seealso marker="#users">user</seealso> when the <c>{reload, <anno>ReloadOption</anno>}</c> option was given.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>{error, not_loaded_by_this_process}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>Appears when the <c>reload</c> option is given. The
- driver <c>Name</c> is present in the system, but there is no
+ driver <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is present in the system, but there is no
<seealso marker="#users">user</seealso> of it in this
process.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>{error, not_loaded}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>Appears when the <c>reload</c> option is given. The
- driver <c>Name</c> is not in the system. Only drivers
+ driver <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is not in the system. Only drivers
loaded by this process can be reloaded.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
@@ -856,18 +827,8 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>try_unload(Name, OptionList) -> {ok,Status} | {ok, PendingStatus, Ref} | {error, ErrorAtom}</name>
+ <name name="try_unload" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Unload a driver</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Name = string() | atom()</v>
- <v>OptionList = [ Option ]</v>
- <v>Option = {monitor, MonitorOption} | kill_ports</v>
- <v>MonitorOption = pending_driver | pending</v>
- <v>Status = unloaded | PendingStatus </v>
- <v>PendingStatus = pending_driver | pending_process</v>
- <v>Ref = reference()</v>
- <v>ErrorAtom = linked_in_driver | not_loaded | not_loaded_by_this_process | permanent</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>This is the low level function to unload (or decrement
reference counts of) a driver. It can be used to force port
@@ -948,15 +909,15 @@
</taglist>
<p>The function accepts the following parameters:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><em>Name</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>Name</anno></em></tag>
<item>
<p>The name parameter is the name of the driver to be
unloaded. The name can be specified either as an
- <c>io_list()</c> or as an <c>atom()</c>. </p>
+ <c>iolist()</c> or as an <c>atom()</c>. </p>
</item>
- <tag><em>OptionList</em></tag>
+ <tag><em><anno>OptionList</anno></em></tag>
<item>
- <p>The <c>OptionList</c> argument can be used to specify
+ <p>The <c><anno>OptionList</anno></c> argument can be used to specify
certain behavior regarding ports as well as triggering
monitors under certain conditions:</p>
<taglist>
@@ -972,10 +933,10 @@
unloads, one should use the driver option
<c>kill_ports</c> when loading the driver instead.</p>
</item>
- <tag><em>{monitor, MonitorOption}</em></tag>
+ <tag><em>{monitor, <anno>MonitorOption</anno>}</em></tag>
<item>
<p>This option creates a driver monitor if the condition
- given in <c>MonitorOptions</c> is true. The valid
+ given in <c><anno>MonitorOption</anno></c> is true. The valid
options are:</p>
<taglist>
<tag><em>pending_driver</em></tag>
@@ -989,7 +950,7 @@
<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><anno>MonitorOption</anno></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
@@ -1016,11 +977,11 @@
</item>
<tag><em>{error, not_loaded}</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>The driver <c>Name</c> is not present in the system.</p>
+ <p>The driver <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is not present in the system.</p>
</item>
<tag><em>{error, not_loaded_by_this_process}</em></tag>
<item>
- <p>The driver <c>Name</c> is present in the system, but
+ <p>The driver <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is present in the system, but
there is no <seealso marker="#users">user</seealso> of
it in this process. </p>
<p>As a special case, drivers can be unloaded from
@@ -1088,12 +1049,8 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>loaded_drivers() -> {ok, Drivers}</name>
+ <name name="loaded_drivers" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>List loaded drivers</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Drivers = [Driver]</v>
- <v>Driver = string()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>Returns a list of all the available drivers, both
(statically) linked-in and dynamically loaded ones.</p>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
index ec3274965a..cd86b364f6 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
@@ -127,11 +127,8 @@ ok</pre>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>warning_map() -> Tag</name>
+ <name name="warning_map" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>Return the current mapping for warning events</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Tag = error | warning | info</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>Returns the current mapping for warning events. Events sent
using <c>warning_msg/1,2</c> or <c>warning_report/1,2</c>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
index 772eff13cc..b2a259080d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>file_info(Filename) -> {ok, FileInfo} | {error, Reason}</name>
+ <name name="file_info" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Get information about a file (deprecated)</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>This function is obsolete. Use <c>read_file_info/1,2</c>
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>native_name_encoding() -> latin1 | utf8</name>
+ <name name="native_name_encoding" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>Return the VM's configured filename encoding.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>This function returns the configured default file name encoding to use for raw file names. Generally an application supplying file names raw (as binaries), should obey the character encoding returned by this function.</p>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
index 579b7f1f74..7ea58fffff 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2007</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2007</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
<p>Completely closes the socket and all associations on it. The unsent
data is flushed as in <c>eof/2</c>. The <c>close/1</c> call
is blocking or otherwise depending of the value of
- the <seealso marker="#option-linger">linger</seealso> socket
+ the <seealso marker="inet#option-linger">linger</seealso> socket
<seealso marker="#options">option</seealso>.
If <c>close</c> does not linger or linger timeout expires,
the call returns and the data is flushed in the background.</p>
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@
<seealso marker="#option-active">passive</seealso> mode,
with <anno>SockType</anno> <c>seqpacket</c>,
and with reasonably large
- <seealso marker="#option-sndbuf">kernel</seealso> and driver
- <seealso marker="#option-buffer">buffers.</seealso></p>
+ <seealso marker="inet#option-sndbuf">kernel</seealso> and driver
+ <seealso marker="inet#option-buffer">buffers.</seealso></p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -530,19 +530,8 @@
SCTP data interleaved with other inter-process messages.</p>
</item>
</list>
- <marker id="option-buffer"></marker>
</item>
- <tag><c>{buffer, integer()}</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Determines the size of the user-level software buffer used by
- the SCTP driver. Not to be confused with <c>sndbuf</c>
- and <c>recbuf</c> options which correspond to
- the kernel socket buffers. It is recommended
- to have <c>val(buffer) &gt;= max(val(sndbuf),val(recbuf))</c>.
- In fact, the <c>val(buffer)</c> is automatically set to
- the above maximum when <c>sndbuf</c> or <c>recbuf</c> values are set.</p>
- </item>
- <tag><c>{tos, integer()}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{tos, integer()}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the Type-Of-Service field on the IP datagrams being sent,
to the given value, which effectively determines a prioritization
@@ -567,19 +556,8 @@
<c>{IP,Port}</c> of the socket can be re-used immediately:
no waiting in the CLOSE_WAIT state is performed (may be
required for high-throughput servers).</p>
- <marker id="option-linger"></marker>
- </item>
- <tag><c>{linger, {true|false, integer()}</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Determines the timeout in seconds for flushing unsent data in the
- <c>gen_sctp:close/1</c> socket call. If the 1st component of the value
- tuple is <c>false</c>, the 2nd one is ignored, which means that
- <c>gen_sctp:close/1</c> returns immediately not waiting
- for data to be flushed. Otherwise, the 2nd component is
- the flushing time-out in seconds.</p>
- <marker id="option-sndbuf"></marker>
</item>
- <tag><c>{sndbuf, integer()}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{sndbuf, integer()}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>The size, in bytes, of the *kernel* send buffer for this socket.
Sending errors would occur for datagrams larger than
@@ -593,6 +571,15 @@
<c>val(sndbuf)</c>. Setting this option also adjusts
the size of the driver buffer (see <c>buffer</c> above).</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{sctp_module, module()}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>
+ Override which callback module is used. Defaults to
+ <c>inet_sctp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_sctp</c> for IPv6.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+
<tag><c>{sctp_rtoinfo, #sctp_rtoinfo{}}</c></tag>
<item>
<pre> #sctp_rtoinfo{
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
index cf97607af1..11a0843c10 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
@@ -96,37 +96,47 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
can be either a hostname, or an IP address.</p>
<p>The available options are:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><c>list</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a list.</p>
- </item>
- <tag><c>binary</c></tag>
- <item>
- <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a binary.</p>
- </item>
- <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{ip, ip_address()}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>If the host has several network interfaces, this option
specifies which one to use.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag>
+
+ <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Specify which local port number to use.</p>
- </item>
+ <p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has several network interfaces, this option
+ specifies which one to use.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{fd, integer() >= 0}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>If a socket has somehow been connected without using
<c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file
descriptor for it.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>inet6</c></tag>
+
+ <tag><c>inet</c></tag>
<item>
+ <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>inet6</c></tag>
+ <item>
<p>Set up the socket for IPv6.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>inet</c></tag>
+
+ <tag><c>{port, Port}</c></tag>
<item>
- <p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p>
+ <p>Specify which local port number to use.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{tcp_module, module()}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>
+ Override which callback module is used. Defaults to
+ <c>inet_tcp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_tcp</c> for IPv6.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>Opt</c></tag>
<item>
<p>See
@@ -197,6 +207,13 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<c>gen_tcp</c>, use this option to pass the file
descriptor for it.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has several network interfaces, this option
+ specifies which one to use.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>inet6</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Set up the socket for IPv6.</p>
@@ -205,6 +222,14 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<item>
<p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{tcp_module, module()}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>
+ Override which callback module is used. Defaults to
+ <c>inet_tcp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_tcp</c> for IPv6.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>Opt</c></tag>
<item>
<p>See
@@ -299,7 +324,7 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<c><anno>Socket</anno></c>. The controlling process is the process which
receives messages from the socket. If called by any other
process than the current controlling process,
- <c>{error, eperm}</c> is returned.</p>
+ <c>{error, not_owner}</c> is returned.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
index daa9b7d887..4850278a64 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -72,6 +72,14 @@
<p>If the host has several network interfaces, this option
specifies which one to use.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{ifaddr, ip_address()}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Same as <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c>. If the host has several network interfaces, this option
+ specifies which one to use.</p>
+ </item>
+
+
<tag><c>{fd, integer() >= 0}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>If a socket has somehow been opened without using
@@ -86,6 +94,51 @@
<item>
<p>Set up the socket for IPv4.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{udp_module, module()}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>
+ Override which callback module is used. Defaults to
+ <c>inet_udp</c> for IPv4 and <c>inet6_udp</c> for IPv6.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{multicast_if, Address}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Set the local device for a multicast socket.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{multicast_loop, true | false}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ When <c>true</c> sent multicast packets will be looped back to the local
+ sockets.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{multicast_ttl, Integer}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The <c>multicast_ttl</c> option changes the time-to-live (TTL) for
+ outgoing multicast datagrams in order to control the scope of the
+ multicasts.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Datagrams with a TTL of 1 are not forwarded beyond the local
+ network.
+ <br />Default: 1
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{add_membership, {MultiAddress, InterfaceAddress}}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Join a multicast group. </p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{drop_membership, {MultiAddress, InterfaceAddress}}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Leave multicast group.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>Opt</c></tag>
<item>
<p>See
@@ -136,7 +189,9 @@
<desc>
<p>Assigns a new controlling process <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> to
<c><anno>Socket</anno></c>. The controlling process is the process which
- receives messages from the socket.</p>
+ receives messages from the socket. If called by any other
+ process than the current controlling process,
+ <c>{error, not_owner}</c> is returned.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
index 304a9b1d88..9c50049503 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
<fsummary>Globally register a name for a pid</fsummary>
<type name="method"/>
<type_desc name="method">{<c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>}
- is also allowed
+ is currently also allowed for backward compatibility, but its use is
+ deprecated
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>Globally associates the name <c><anno>Name</anno></c> with a pid, that is,
@@ -180,6 +181,15 @@
unregistered. This function is called once for each name
clash.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>If you plan to change code without restarting your system,
+ you must use an external fun (<c>fun Module:Function/Arity</c>)
+ as the <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function; if you use a
+ local fun you can never replace the code for the module that
+ the fun belongs to.
+ </p>
+ </warning>
+
<p>There are three pre-defined resolve functions:
<c>random_exit_name/3</c>, <c>random_notify_name/3</c>, and
<c>notify_all_name/3</c>. If no <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function is
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
index 26d1e27822..2856d84dcf 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -71,6 +71,39 @@
timeout and try to reboot the system. This can happen, for
example, if the system clock is adjusted automatically by use of
NTP (Network Time Protocol).</p>
+
+ <p> If a crash occurs, an <c><![CDATA[erl_crash.dump]]></c> will <em>not</em> be written
+ unless the environment variable <c><![CDATA[ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS]]></c> is set.
+ </p>
+
+ <pre>
+% <input>erl -heart -env ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS 10 ...</input></pre>
+ <p>
+ Furthermore, <c><![CDATA[ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS]]></c> has the following behaviour on
+ <c>heart</c>:
+ </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS=0]]></c></tag>
+ <item><p>
+ Suppresses the writing a crash dump file entirely,
+ thus rebooting the runtime system immediately.
+ This is the same as not setting the environment variable.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS=-1]]></c></tag>
+ <item><p> Setting the environment variable to a negative value will not reboot
+ the runtime system until the crash dump file has been completly written.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS=S]]></c></tag>
+ <item><p>
+ Heart will wait for <c>S</c> seconds to let the crash dump file be written.
+ After <c>S</c> seconds <c>heart</c> will reboot the runtime system regardless of
+ the crash dump file has been written or not.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+
<p>In the following descriptions, all function fails with reason
<c>badarg</c> if <c>heart</c> is not started.</p>
</description>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
index bfdb163e17..a1590c2dce 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
@@ -371,7 +371,51 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
</taglist>
</desc>
</func>
-
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a>.
+ Accepts a shortened IPv4 shortened address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv4strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 address string containing four fields, i.e <b>not</b> shortened, and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_adress">ip4_address()</a>.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv6_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>.
+ If an IPv4 address string is passed, an IPv4-mapped IPv6 address is returned.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_ipv6strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>.
+ Does <b>not</b> accept IPv4 adresses.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_address">ip6_address()</a>. Accepts a shortened IPv4 address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name name="parse_strict_address" arity="1" />
+ <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 or IPv6 address strict.</fsummary>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Parses an IPv4 or IPv6 address string and returns an <a href="#type-ip4_address">ip4_address()</a> or <a href="#type-ip6_adress">ip6_address()</a>. Does <b>not</b> accept a shortened IPv4 address string.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
<func>
<name name="peername" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Return the address and port for the other end of a connection</fsummary>
@@ -445,10 +489,24 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
flow control; the other side will not be able send
faster than the receiver can read.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{broadcast, Boolean}</c>(UDP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>Enable/disable permission to send broadcasts.</p>
+ <marker id="option-buffer"></marker>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{buffer, Size}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Determines the size of the user-level software buffer used by
+ the driver. Not to be confused with <c>sndbuf</c>
+ and <c>recbuf</c> options which correspond to
+ the kernel socket buffers. It is recommended
+ to have <c>val(buffer) &gt;= max(val(sndbuf),val(recbuf))</c>.
+ In fact, the <c>val(buffer)</c> is automatically set to
+ the above maximum when <c>sndbuf</c> or <c>recbuf</c> values are set.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{delay_send, Boolean}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Normally, when an Erlang process sends to a socket,
@@ -463,10 +521,19 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
real property of the socket. Needless to say it is an
implementation specific option. Default is <c>false</c>.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{deliver, port | term}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p> When <c>{active, true}</c> delivers data on the forms
+ <c>port</c> : <c>{S, {data, [H1,..Hsz | Data]}}</c> or
+ <c>term</c> : <c>{tcp, S, [H1..Hsz | Data]}</c>.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{dontroute, Boolean}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Enable/disable routing bypass for outgoing messages.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{exit_on_close, Boolean}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>By default this option is set to <c>true</c>.</p>
@@ -476,6 +543,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<seealso marker="gen_tcp#shutdown/2">gen_tcp:shutdown/2</seealso>
to shutdown the write side.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{header, Size}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>This option is only meaningful if the <c>binary</c>
@@ -487,6 +555,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
example <c>Size == 2</c>, the data received will match
<c>[Byte1,Byte2|Binary]</c>.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{high_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>The socket message queue will be set into a busy
@@ -505,6 +574,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution
buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{high_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>The socket will be set into a busy state when the amount
@@ -517,6 +587,70 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msqg_watermark</c>
options.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{ipv6_v6only, Boolean}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Restricts the socket to only use IPv6, prohibiting any
+ IPv4 connections. This is only applicable for
+ IPv6 sockets (option <c>inet6</c>).
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ On most platforms this option has to be set on the socket
+ before associating it to an address. Therefore it is only
+ reasonable to give it when creating the socket and not
+ to use it when calling the function
+ (<seealso marker="#setopts/2">setopts/2</seealso>)
+ containing this description.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ The behaviour of a socket with this socket option set to
+ <c>true</c> is becoming the only portable one. The original
+ idea when IPv6 was new of using IPv6 for all traffic
+ is now not recommended by FreeBSD (you can use
+ <c>{ipv6_v6only,false}</c> to override the recommended
+ system default value),
+ forbidden by OpenBSD (the supported GENERIC kernel)
+ and impossible on Windows (that has separate
+ IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks). Most Linux distros
+ still have a system default value of <c>false</c>.
+ This policy shift among operating systems towards
+ separating IPv6 from IPv4 traffic has evolved since
+ it gradually proved hard and complicated to get
+ a dual stack implementation correct and secure.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ On some platforms the only allowed value for this option
+ is <c>true</c>, e.g. OpenBSD and Windows. Trying to set
+ this option to <c>false</c> when creating the socket
+ will in this case fail.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Setting this option on platforms where it does not exist
+ is ignored and getting this option with
+ <seealso marker="#getopts/2">getopts/2</seealso>
+ returns no value i.e the returned list will not contain an
+ <c>{ipv6_v6only,_}</c> tuple. On Windows the option acually
+ does not exist, but it is emulated as being a
+ read-only option with the value <c>true</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ So it boils down to that setting this option to <c>true</c>
+ when creating a socket will never fail except possibly
+ (at the time of this writing) on a platform where you
+ have customized the kernel to only allow <c>false</c>,
+ which might be doable (but weird) on e.g. OpenBSD.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ If you read back the option value using
+ <seealso marker="#getopts/2">getopts/2</seealso>
+ and get no value the option does not exist in the host OS
+ and all bets are off regarding the behaviour of both
+ an IPv6 and an IPv4 socket listening on the same port
+ as well as for an IPv6 socket getting IPv4 traffic.
+ </p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{keepalive, Boolean}</c>(TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>Enables/disables periodic transmission on a connected
@@ -524,7 +658,19 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
the other end does not respond, the connection is
considered broken and an error message will be sent to
the controlling process. Default disabled.</p>
+ <marker id="option-linger"></marker>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{linger, {true|false, Seconds}}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Determines the timeout in seconds for flushing unsent data in the
+ <c>close/1</c> socket call. If the 1st component of the value
+ tuple is <c>false</c>, the 2nd one is ignored, which means that
+ <c>close/1</c> returns immediately not waiting
+ for data to be flushed. Otherwise, the 2nd component is
+ the flushing time-out in seconds.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{low_msgq_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>If the socket message queue is in a busy state, the
@@ -545,6 +691,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<seealso marker="erts:erlang#system_info_dist_buf_busy_limit">distribution
buffer busy limit</seealso> which is a similar feature.</p>
</item>
+
<tag><c>{low_watermark, Size}</c> (TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>If the socket is in a busy state, the socket will
@@ -559,6 +706,22 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<c>high_msgq_watermark</c>, and <c>low_msgq_watermark</c>
options.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{mode, Mode :: binary | list}</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as defined by Mode.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>list</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a list.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>binary</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Received <c>Packet</c> is delivered as a binary.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{nodelay, Boolean}</c>(TCP/IP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>If <c>Boolean == true</c>, the <c>TCP_NODELAY</c> option
@@ -642,6 +805,16 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
indicated length are accepted and not considered invalid due
to internal buffer limitations.</p>
</item>
+
+ <tag><c>{priority, Priority}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>Set the protocol-defined priority for all packets to be sent
+ on this socket.</p>
+ </item>
+
+ <tag><c>{raw, Protocol, OptionNum, ValueBin}</c></tag>
+ <item> <p>See below.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>{read_packets, Integer}</c>(UDP sockets)</tag>
<item>
<p>Sets the max number of UDP packets to read without
@@ -653,7 +826,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
high the system can become unresponsive due to
UDP packet flooding.</p>
</item>
- <tag><c>{recbuf, Integer}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{recbuf, Size}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Gives the size of the receive buffer to use for
the socket.</p>
@@ -682,9 +855,10 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
returns <c>{error,timeout}</c>. The recommended setting is
<c>true</c> which will automatically close the socket.
Default is <c>false</c> due to backward compatibility.</p>
+ <marker id="option-sndbuf"></marker>
</item>
- <tag><c>{sndbuf, Integer}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{sndbuf, Size}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Gives the size of the send buffer to use for the socket.</p>
</item>
@@ -703,6 +877,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
not implemented. Use with caution.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
+
<p>In addition to the options mentioned above, <em>raw</em>
option specifications can be used. The raw options are
specified as a tuple of arity four, beginning with the tag
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
index 94624bf512..78bc533464 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<chapter>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2004</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -30,6 +30,135 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 2.15.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Ensure 'erl_crash.dump' when asked for it. This will
+ change erl_crash.dump behaviour.</p>
+ <p>
+ * Not setting ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS will now terminate
+ beam immediately on a crash without writing a crash dump
+ file.</p>
+ <p>
+ * Setting ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS to 0 will also terminate
+ beam immediately on a crash without writing a crash dump
+ file, i.e. same as not setting ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS
+ environment variable.</p>
+ <p>
+ * Setting ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS to a negative value will
+ let the beam wait indefinitely on the crash dump file
+ being written.</p>
+ <p>
+ * Setting ERL_CRASH_DUMP_SECONDS to a positive value will
+ let the beam wait that many seconds on the crash dump
+ file being written.</p>
+ <p>
+ A positive value will set an alarm/timeout for restart
+ both in beam and in heart if heart is running.</p>
+ <p>
+ *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10422 Aux Id: kunagi-250 [161] </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Kernel 2.15.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fixed issue where using controlling_process/2 with self()
+ as the second argument caused the port to leak if self()
+ crashes. (Thanks to Ricardo Catalinas Jim�nez)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10094</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ When sending large files using the file:sendfile fallback
+ file:sendfile would crash. This is now fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10098</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix rpc:call/5 for local calls with a finite Timeout
+ (Thanks to Tomer Chachamu)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10149</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ fix escript/primary archive reloading</p>
+ <p>
+ If the mtime of an escript/primary archive file changes
+ after being added to the code path, correctly reload the
+ archive and update the cache. (Thanks to Tuncer Ayaz)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10151</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Support added for home directories named with non-ASCII
+ characters (codepoints above 127) on a system running in
+ Unicode file mode (e.g. on MacOSX or Linux with startup
+ arguments +fnu or +fna with the right LOCALE). Also
+ environment variables with Unicode content are supported
+ in applicable environments.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10160</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Allow mixed IPv4 and IPv6 addresses to sctp_bindx</p>
+ <p>
+ Also allow mixed address families to bind, since the
+ first address on a multihomed sctp socket must be bound
+ with bind, while the rest are to be bound using
+ sctp_bindx. At least Linux supports adding address of
+ mixing families. Make inet_set_faddress function
+ available also when HAVE_SCTP is not defined, since we
+ use it to find an address for bind to be able to mix ipv4
+ and ipv6 addresses. Thanks to Tomas Abrahamsson</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10217</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Document inet options: high_watermark, priority,
+ linger and a some other options that previously was
+ undocumented.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10053</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Remove bit8 option support from inet</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10056</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> The type of the disk log header has been corrected.
+ (Thanks to Niclas Eklund.) </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-10131</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 2.15.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
index e94119845a..5e182de41d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -73,65 +73,65 @@ DirOut = os:cmd("dir"), % on Win32 platform</code>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>getenv() -> [string()]</name>
+ <name name="getenv" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>List all environment variables</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Returns a list of all environment variables.
Each environment variable is given as a single string on
the format <c>"VarName=Value"</c>, where <c>VarName</c> is
the name of the variable and <c>Value</c> its value.</p>
+ <p>If Unicode file name encoding is in effect (see the <seealso
+ marker="erts:erl#file_name_encoding">erl manual
+ page</seealso>), the strings may contain characters with
+ codepoints > 255.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>getenv(VarName) -> Value | false</name>
+ <name name="getenv" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>Get the value of an environment variable</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>VarName = string() </v>
- <v>Value = string()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
- <p>Returns the <c>Value</c> of the environment variable
- <c>VarName</c>, or <c>false</c> if the environment variable
+ <p>Returns the <c><anno>Value</anno></c> of the environment variable
+ <c><anno>VarName</anno></c>, or <c>false</c> if the environment variable
is undefined.</p>
+ <p>If Unicode file name encoding is in effect (see the <seealso
+ marker="erts:erl#file_name_encoding">erl manual
+ page</seealso>), the strings (both <c><anno>VarName</anno></c> and
+ <c><anno>Value</anno></c>) may contain characters with codepoints > 255.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>getpid() -> Value </name>
+ <name name="getpid" arity="0"/>
<fsummary>Return the process identifier of the emulator process</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Value = string()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>Returns the process identifier of the current Erlang emulator
in the format most commonly used by the operating system
- environment. <c>Value</c> is returned as a string containing
+ environment. <c><anno>Value</anno></c> is returned as a string containing
the (usually) numerical identifier for a process. On Unix,
this is typically the return value of the <c>getpid()</c>
- system call. On VxWorks, <c>Value</c> contains the task id
- (decimal notation) of the Erlang task. On Windows,
+ system call. On Windows,
the process id as returned by the <c>GetCurrentProcessId()</c>
system call is used.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>putenv(VarName, Value) -> true</name>
+ <name name="putenv" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Set a new value for an environment variable</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>VarName = string() </v>
- <v>Value = string()</v>
- </type>
<desc>
- <p>Sets a new <c>Value</c> for the environment variable
- <c>VarName</c>.</p>
+ <p>Sets a new <c><anno>Value</anno></c> for the environment variable
+ <c><anno>VarName</anno></c>.</p>
+ <p>If Unicode filename encoding is in effect (see the <seealso
+ marker="erts:erl#file_name_encoding">erl manual
+ page</seealso>), the strings (both <c><anno>VarName</anno></c> and
+ <c><anno>Value</anno></c>) may contain characters with codepoints > 255.</p>
+ <p>On Unix platforms, the environment will be set using UTF-8 encoding
+ if Unicode file name translation is in effect. On Windows the
+ environment is set using wide character interfaces.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
- <name>timestamp() -> Timestamp</name>
+ <name name="timestamp" arity="0"/>
+ <type_desc variable="Timestamp">Timestamp = {MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs}</type_desc>
<fsummary>Returna a timestamp from the OS in the erlang:now/0 format</fsummary>
- <type>
- <v>Timestamp = {MegaSecs, Secs, MicroSecs} = <seealso marker="erts:erlang#type-timestamp">erlang:timestamp()</seealso></v>
- <v>MegaSecs = Secs = MicroSecs = integer() >= 0</v>
- </type>
<desc>
<p>Returns a tuple in the same format as <seealso marker="erts:erlang#now/0">erlang:now/0</seealso>. The difference is that this function returns what the operating system thinks (a.k.a. the wall clock time) without any attempts at time correction. The result of two different calls to this function is <em>not</em> guaranteed to be different.</p>
<p>The most obvious use for this function is logging. The tuple can be used together with the function <seealso marker="stdlib:calendar#now_to_universal_time/1">calendar:now_to_universal_time/1</seealso>
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ format_utc_timestamp() ->
Solaris 1 and 2, it will be <c>sunos</c>.</p>
<p>In Windows, <c><anno>Osname</anno></c> will be either <c>nt</c> (on
Windows NT), or <c>windows</c> (on Windows 95).</p>
- <p>On VxWorks the OS family alone is returned, that is
- <c>vxworks</c>.</p>
<note>
<p>Think twice before using this function. Use the
<c>filename</c> module if you want to inspect or build
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/packages.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/packages.xml
index 80de2e05fc..8a82b91a90 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/packages.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/packages.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2004</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -204,11 +204,5 @@ ok
Explicitly
declaring each use of a module makes for safe code.</p>
</description>
- <funcs>
- <func>
- <name>no functions exported</name>
- <fsummary>x</fsummary>
- </func>
- </funcs>
</erlref>
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