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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 85 |
2 files changed, 95 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index 7cd98914d1..254dfbf034 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ FFFF::192.168.42.2 {16#3ffe,16#b80,16#1f8d,16#2,16#204,16#acff,16#fe17,16#bf38} fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 {16#fe80,0,0,0,0,16#204,16#acff,16#fe17,16#bf38}</code> - <p>A function that may be useful is <c>inet_parse:address/1</c>:</p> + <p>A function that may be useful is <seealso marker="#parse_address/1">parse_address/1</seealso>:</p> <pre> -1> <input>inet_parse:address("192.168.42.2").</input> +1> <input>inet:parse_address("192.168.42.2").</input> {ok,{192,168,42,2}} -2> <input>inet_parse:address("FFFF::192.168.42.2").</input> +2> <input>inet:parse_address("FFFF::192.168.42.2").</input> {ok,{65535,0,0,0,0,0,49320,10754}}</pre> </description> @@ -375,6 +375,13 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38 </desc> </func> <func> + <name name="ntoa" arity="1" /> + <fsummary>Convert IPv6 / IPV4 adress to ascii</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Parses an <a href="#type-ip_address">ip_address()</a> and returns an IPv4 or IPv6 address string.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name name="parse_ipv4_address" arity="1" /> <fsummary>Parse an IPv4 address</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index c18ae897b4..0175c38397 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,91 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 2.16.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A bug in prim_inet has been corrected. If the port owner + was killed at a bad time while closing the socket port + the port could become orphaned hence causing port and + socket leaking. Reported by Fred Herbert, Dmitry Belyaev + and others.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10497 Aux Id: OTP-10562 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A few bugs regarding case sensitivity for hostname + resolution while using e.g the internal lookup types + 'file' and 'dns' has been corrected. When looking up + hostnames ASCII letters a-z are to be regarded as the + same as A-Z according to RFC 4343 "Domain Name System + (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification", and this was not + always the case.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10689 Aux Id: seq12227 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add <c>application:ensure_started/1,2</c>. It is + equivavlent to <c>application:start/1,2</c> except it + returns <c>ok</c> for already started applications.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10910</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimize communication with file io server. Thanks to + Anthony Ramine.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11040</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Erlang source files with non-ASCII characters are now + encoded in UTF-8 (instead of latin1).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11041 Aux Id: OTP-10907 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimization of simultaneous <c>inet_db</c> operations on + the same socket by using a lock free implementation.</p> + <p> + Impact on the characteristics of the system: Improved + performance.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11074</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>high_msgq_watermark</c> and + <c>low_msgq_watermark</c> <c>inet</c> socket options + introduced in OTP-R16A could only be set on TCP sockets. + These options are now generic and can be set on all types + of sockets.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11075 Aux Id: OTP-10336 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix deep list argument error under Windows in os:cmd/1. + Thanks to Aleksandr Vinokurov .</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11104</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 2.16.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |