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</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 4.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p><c>code:load_abs([10100])</c> would bring down the
+ entire runtime system and create a crash dump. Corrected
+ to generate an error exception in the calling
+ process.</p>
+ <p>Also corrected specs for code loading functions and
+ added more information in the documentation about the
+ error reasons returned by code-loading functions.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9375</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ <seealso
+ marker="kernel:gen_tcp#accept/2"><c>gen_tcp:accept/2</c></seealso>
+ was not <seealso
+ marker="erts:time_correction#Time_Warp_Safe_Code">time
+ warp safe</seealso>. This since it used the same time as
+ returned by <seealso
+ marker="erts:erlang#now/0"><c>erlang:now/0</c></seealso>
+ when calculating timeout. This has now been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13254 Aux Id: OTP-11997, OTP-13222 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Correct the contract for <c>inet:getifaddrs/1</c>.
+ </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13335 Aux Id: ERL-95 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Time warp safety improvements.</p>
+ <p>
+ Introduced the options <c>monotonic_timestamp</c>, and
+ <c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c> to the trace,
+ sequential trace, and system profile functionality. This
+ since the already existing <c>timestamp</c> option is not
+ time warp safe.</p>
+ <p>
+ Introduced the option <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> to
+ <c>ets:info/2</c> and <c>dets:info/2</c>. This since the
+ already existing <c>safe_fixed</c> option is not time
+ warp safe.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13222 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Add validation callback for heart</p>
+ <p>
+ The erlang heart process may now have a validation
+ callback installed. The validation callback will be
+ executed, if present, before any heartbeat to heart port
+ program. If the validation fails, or stalls, no heartbeat
+ will be sent and the node will go down.</p>
+ <p>
+ With the option <c>'check_schedulers'</c> heart executes
+ a responsiveness check of the schedulers before a
+ heartbeat is sent to the port program. If the
+ responsiveness check fails, the heartbeat will not be
+ performed (as intended).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13250</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Clarify documentation of <c>net_kernel:allow/1</c></p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13299</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ EPMD supports both IPv4 and IPv6</p>
+ <p>
+ Also affects oldest supported windows version.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-13364</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 4.1.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>