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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 106 |
6 files changed, 155 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml index 3815b0877c..df2f0b01ee 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ specific events. (<c>add_report_handler/1,2</c>). Also, there is a useful event handler in STDLIB for multi-file logging of events, see <c>log_mf_h(3)</c>.</p> - <p>Warning events was introduced in Erlang/OTP R9C. To retain + <p>Warning events were introduced in Erlang/OTP R9C. To retain backwards compatibility, these are by default tagged as errors, thus showing up as error reports in the logs. By using the command line flag <c><![CDATA[+W <w | i>]]></c>, they can instead diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml index 135e993e54..dcb9640dcf 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml @@ -428,14 +428,6 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <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This function is obsolete.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> - instead.</p> - </desc> - </func> - <func> <name name="format_error" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return a descriptive string for an error reason</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml index dbd0d3c815..820ecd1e30 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml @@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) -> <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> + descriptor for it. If <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c> + and/or <c>{port, port_number()}</c> is combined with + this option the fd will be bound to the given interface + and port before connecting. If these options are not given + it is assumed that the fd is already bound appropriately. + </p> </item> <tag><c>inet</c></tag> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml index 503725fe18..291d1b0da7 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml @@ -84,7 +84,12 @@ <item> <p>If a socket has somehow been opened without using <c>gen_udp</c>, use this option to pass the file - descriptor for it.</p> + descriptor for it. If <c><anno>Port</anno></c> is not set to 0 + and/or <c>{ip, ip_address()}</c> is combined with this option + the fd will be bound to the given interface and port after being + opened. If these options are not given it is assumed that the fd + is already bound appropriately. + </p> </item> <tag><c>inet6</c></tag> <item> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index 50e1cc290c..8dd311e5cd 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <name name="get_rc" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Return a list of IP configuration parameters</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Returns the state of the Inet configuration database in + <p>Returns the state of the Inet configuration database in form of a list of recorded configuration parameters. (See the ERTS User's Guide, Inet configuration, for more information). Only parameters with other than default values are returned.</p> @@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <type name="socket_getopt"/> <type name="socket_setopt"/> <desc> - <p>Gets one or more options for a socket. - See <seealso marker="#setopts/2">setopts/2</seealso> + <p>Gets one or more options for a socket. + See <seealso marker="#setopts/2">setopts/2</seealso> for a list of available options.</p> <p>The number of elements in the returned <c><anno>OptionValues</anno></c> list does not necessarily correspond to the number of options @@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 by the protocol level, the option number and either a binary or the size, in bytes, of the buffer in which the option value is to be stored. A binary - should be used when the underlying <c>getsockopt</c> requires + should be used when the underlying <c>getsockopt</c> requires <em>input</em> in the argument field, in which case the size of the binary should correspond to the required buffer size of the return value. The supplied values in a <c>RawOptReq</c> correspond to the second, third and fourth/fifth parameters to the <c>getsockopt</c> call in the C socket API. The value stored - in the buffer is returned as a binary <c>ValueBin</c> + in the buffer is returned as a binary <c>ValueBin</c> where all values are coded in the native endianess.</p> <p>Asking for and inspecting raw socket options require low level information about the current operating system and TCP @@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 value to be a 32 bit integer. We could use the following code to retrieve the value:</p> <code type="none"><![CDATA[ - get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> + get_tcpi_sacked(Sock) -> {ok,[{raw,_,_,Info}]} = inet:getopts(Sock,[{raw,6,11,92}]), <<_:28/binary,TcpiSacked:32/native,_/binary>> = Info, TcpiSacked.]]></code> @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <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>. + <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> @@ -613,15 +613,20 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 <marker id="option-buffer"></marker> </item> - <tag><c>{buffer, Size}</c></tag> + <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) >= 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> + <p>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) >= max(val(sndbuf),val(recbuf))</c> to + avoid performance issues due to unnecessary copying. + 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. + However, since the actual sizes set for <c>sndbuf</c> and <c>recbuf</c> + usually becomes larger, you are encouraged to use + <seealso marker="inet#getopts/2"><c>inet:getopts/2</c></seealso> + to analyze the behavior of your operating system.</p> </item> <tag><c>{delay_send, Boolean}</c></tag> @@ -998,8 +1003,12 @@ setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search+epi beam.smp </item> <tag><c>{recbuf, Size}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Gives the size of the receive buffer to use for - the socket.</p> + <p>The minimum size of the receive buffer to use for + the socket. You are encouraged to use + <seealso marker="inet#getopts/2"><c>inet:getopts/2</c></seealso>, + to retrieve the actual size set by your operating system. + + </p> </item> <tag><c>{reuseaddr, Boolean}</c></tag> <item> @@ -1030,20 +1039,24 @@ setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search+epi beam.smp <tag><c>{sndbuf, Size}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Gives the size of the send buffer to use for the socket.</p> + <p>The minimum size of the send buffer to use for the socket. + You are encouraged to use + <seealso marker="inet#getopts/2"><c>inet:getopts/2</c></seealso>, + to retrieve the actual size set by your operating system. + </p> </item> <tag><c>{priority, Integer}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the SO_PRIORITY socket level option on platforms where - this is implemented. The behaviour and allowed range varies on - different systems. The option is ignored on platforms where the + <p>Sets the SO_PRIORITY socket level option on platforms where + this is implemented. The behaviour and allowed range varies on + different systems. The option is ignored on platforms where the option is not implemented. Use with caution.</p> </item> <tag><c>{tos, Integer}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets IP_TOS IP level options on platforms where this is - implemented. The behaviour and allowed range varies on different - systems. The option is ignored on platforms where the option is + <p>Sets IP_TOS IP level options on platforms where this is + implemented. The behaviour and allowed range varies on different + systems. The option is ignored on platforms where the option is not implemented. Use with caution.</p> </item> </taglist> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index c6538b7d05..7eaf2d4a44 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,92 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 3.0.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Accept inet:ip_address() in net_adm:names/1</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12154</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Kernel 3.0.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + OTP-11850 fixed filelib:wildcard/1 to work with broken + symlinks. This correction, however, introduced problems + since symlinks were no longer followed for functions like + filelib:ensure_dir/1, filelib:is_dir/1, + filelib:file_size/1, etc. This is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12054 Aux Id: seq12660 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Kernel 3.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + If the Config given to + application_controller:change_application_data included + other config files, it was only expanded for already + existing (loaded) applications. If an upgrade added a new + application which had config data in an included config + file, the new application did not get correct config + data.</p> + <p> + This is now changed so config data will be expanded for + all applications.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11864</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>It was allowed to re-load pre-loaded modules such as + <c>erlang</c>, but that could cause strange and unwanted + things to happen, such as call <c>apply/3</c> to loop. + Pre-loaded modules are now sticky by default. (Thanks to + Loïc Hoguin for reporting this bug.)</p> + <p><c>code:add_path("/ending/in/slash/")</c> removes the + trailing slash, adding <c>/ending/in/slash</c> to the + code path. However, + <c>code:del_path("/ending/in/slash/")</c> would fail to + remove the path since it did not remove the trailing + slash. This has been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11913</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix erts_debug:size/1 to handle Map sizes</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11923</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The documentation for <c>file:file_info/1</c> has been + removed. The function itself was removed a long time + ago.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11982</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 3.0</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -80,7 +166,6 @@ </list> </section> - <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> <list> <item> @@ -224,7 +309,26 @@ </item> </list> </section> +</section> +<section><title>Kernel 2.16.4.1</title> + + <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + When using gen_tcp:connect and the <c>fd</c> option with + <c>port</c> and/or <c>ip</c>, the <c>port</c> and + <c>ip</c> options were ignored. This has been fixed so + that if <c>port</c> and/or <c>ip</c> is specified + together with <c>fd</c> a bind is requested for that + <c>fd</c>. If <c>port</c> and/or <c>ip</c> is not + specified bind will not be called.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12061</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> </section> <section><title>Kernel 2.16.4</title> |