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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/book.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_prim_loader_stub.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erlang_stub.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/error_handler.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml132
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml35
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml10
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml21
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/global_group.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml13
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml53
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/inet_res.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/init_stub.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes_history.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/pg2.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/rpc.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/specs.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/user.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/wrap_log_reader.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/zlib_stub.xml4
39 files changed, 224 insertions, 158 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
index 1914844b37..7c9d6eecec 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE fileref SYSTEM "fileref.dtd">
<fileref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
index 432dbb6984..016151891c 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
index 15d9ef0fe4..72beee46f5 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/auth.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/book.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/book.xml
index caf13fd001..09123976cb 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/book.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/book.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE book SYSTEM "book.dtd">
<book xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<header titlestyle="normal">
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index 6f04741f85..454ee9bcbb 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml
index 34398e90ac..005504dbd1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE fileref SYSTEM "fileref.dtd">
<fileref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
index d278d54d93..27d8ab4fc1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1997</year>
- <year>2011</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml
index 472671a80e..abaea4f695 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_boot_server.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
index 26db11cfcd..7be54c8b95 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_prim_loader_stub.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_prim_loader_stub.xml
index e6324b8168..485b16b91f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_prim_loader_stub.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_prim_loader_stub.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1997</year>
- <year>2009</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erlang_stub.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erlang_stub.xml
index 333c4fedaf..79a041110a 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erlang_stub.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erlang_stub.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1997</year>
- <year>2009</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_handler.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_handler.xml
index 84ec3927c8..2f8f09b984 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_handler.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_handler.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
index cd86b364f6..3815b0877c 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/error_logger.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml
index 43090b4aed..fadd37eefb 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE fascicules SYSTEM "fascicules.dtd">
<fascicules>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
index 66ecba1bf2..b3ec9fd33d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -37,54 +37,48 @@
the file operations. See the command line flag
<c>+A</c> in <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>.</p>
- <p>The Erlang VM supports file names in Unicode to a limited
- extent. Depending on how the VM is started (with the parameter
- <c>+fnu</c> or <c>+fnl</c>), file names given can contain
- characters > 255 and the VM system will convert file names
- back and forth to the native file name encoding.</p>
+ <p>With regard to file name encoding, the Erlang VM can operate in
+ two modes. The current mode can be queried using the <seealso
+ marker="#native_name_encoding">native_name_encoding/0</seealso>
+ function. It returns either <c>latin1</c> or <c>utf8</c>.</p>
- <p>The default behavior for Unicode character translation depends
- on to what extent the underlying OS/filesystem enforces consistent
- naming. On OSes where all file names are ensured to be in one or
- another encoding, Unicode is the default (currently this holds for
- Windows and MacOSX). On OSes with completely transparent file
- naming (i.e. all Unixes except MacOSX), ISO-latin-1 file naming is
- the default. The reason for the ISO-latin-1 default is that
- file names are not guaranteed to be possible to interpret according to
- the Unicode encoding expected (i.e. UTF-8), and file names that
- cannot be decoded will only be accessible by using &quot;raw
- file names&quot;, in other word file names given as binaries.</p>
-
- <p>As file names are traditionally not binaries in Erlang,
- applications that need to handle raw file names need to be
- converted, why the Unicode mode for file names is not default on
- systems having completely transparent file naming.</p>
+ <p>In the <c>latin1</c> mode, the Erlang VM does not change the
+ encoding of file names. In the <c>utf8</c> mode, file names can
+ contain Unicode characters greater than 255 and the VM will
+ convert file names back and forth to the native file name encoding
+ (usually UTF-8, but UTF-16 on Windows).</p>
- <p>Raw file names is a new feature in OTP R14B01, which allows the
- user to supply completely uninterpreted file names to the
- underlying OS/filesystem. They are supplied as binaries, where it
- is up to the user to supply a correct encoding for the
- environment. The function <c>file:native_name_encoding()</c> can
- be used to check what encoding the VM is working in. If the
- function returns <c>latin1</c> file names are not in any way
- converted to Unicode, if it is <c>utf8</c>, raw file names should
- be encoded as UTF-8 if they are to follow the convention of the VM
- (and usually the convention of the OS as well). Using raw
- file names is useful if you have a filesystem with inconsistent
- file naming, where some files are named in UTF-8 encoding while
- others are not. A file:list_dir on such mixed file name systems
- when the VM is in Unicode file name mode might return file names as
- raw binaries as they cannot be interpreted as Unicode
- file names. Raw file names can also be used to give UTF-8 encoded
- file names even though the VM is not started in Unicode file name
- translation mode.</p>
+ <p>The default mode depends on the operating system. Windows and
+ MacOS X enforce consistent file name encoding and therefore the
+ VM uses the <c>utf8</c> mode.</p>
+
+ <p>On operating systems with transparent naming (i.e. all Unix
+ systems except MacOS X), the default will be <c>utf8</c> if the
+ terminal supports UTF-8, otherwise <c>latin1</c>. The default may
+ be overridden using the <c>+fnl</c> (to force <c>latin1</c> mode)
+ or <c>+fnu</c> (to force <c>utf8</c> mode) when starting <seealso
+ marker="erts:erl">erl</seealso>.</p>
+
+ <p>On operating systems with transparent naming, files could be
+ inconsistently named, i.e. some files are encoded in UTF-8 while
+ others are encoded in (for example) iso-latin1. To be able to
+ handle file systems with inconsistent naming when running in the
+ <c>utf8</c> mode, the concept of "raw file names" has been
+ introduced.</p>
+
+ <p>A raw file name is a file name given as a binary. The Erlang VM
+ will perform no translation of a file name given as a binary on
+ systems with transparent naming.</p>
+
+ <p>When running in the <c>utf8</c> mode, the
+ <c>file:list_dir/1</c> and <c>file:read_link/1</c> functions will
+ never return raw file names. Use the <seealso
+ marker="#list_dir_all">list_dir_all/1</seealso> and <seealso
+ marker="#read_link_all">read_link_all/1</seealso> functions to
+ return all file names including raw file names.</p>
+
+ <p>Also see <seealso marker="stdlib:unicode_usage#notes-about-raw-filenames">Notes about raw file names</seealso>.</p>
- <p>Note that on Windows, <c>file:native_name_encoding()</c>
- returns <c>utf8</c> per default, which is the format for raw
- file names even on Windows, although the underlying OS specific
- code works in a limited version of little endian UTF16. As far as
- the Erlang programmer is concerned, Windows native Unicode format
- is UTF-8...</p>
</description>
<datatypes>
@@ -535,8 +529,8 @@
<name name="list_dir_all" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>List all files in a directory</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>Lists all the files in a directory, including files with
- "raw" names.
+ <p><marker id="list_dir_all"/>Lists all the files in a directory,
+ including files with "raw" names.
Returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filenames</anno>}</c> if successful.
Otherwise, it returns <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>.
<c><anno>Filenames</anno></c> is a list of
@@ -653,11 +647,14 @@
</func>
<func>
<name name="native_name_encoding" arity="0"/>
- <fsummary>Return the VM's configured filename encoding.</fsummary>
+ <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>
- <p>By default, the VM uses ISO-latin-1 file name encoding on filesystems and/or OSes that use completely transparent file naming. This includes all Unix versions except MacOSX, where the vfs layer enforces UTF-8 file naming. By giving the experimental option <c>+fnu</c> when starting Erlang, UTF-8 translation of file names can be turned on even for those systems. If Unicode file name translation is in effect, the system behaves as usual as long as file names conform to the encoding, but will return file names that are not properly encoded in UTF-8 as raw file names (i.e. binaries).</p>
- <p>On Windows, this function also returns <c>utf8</c> by default. The OS uses a pure Unicode naming scheme and file names are always possible to interpret as valid Unicode. The fact that the underlying Windows OS actually encodes file names using little endian UTF-16 can be ignored by the Erlang programmer. Windows and MacOSX are the only operating systems where the VM operates in Unicode file name mode by default.</p>
+ <p><marker id="native_name_encoding"/>This function returns
+ the file name encoding mode. If it is <c>latin1</c>, the
+ system does no translation of file names. If it is
+ <c>utf8</c>, file names will be converted back and forth to
+ the native file name encoding (usually UTF-8, but UTF-16 on
+ Windows).</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
@@ -826,6 +823,16 @@
<item>
<p><c>File</c> must be <c>iodata()</c>. Returns an <c>fd()</c> which lets the <c>file</c> module operate on the data in-memory as if it is a file.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>sync</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>On platforms that support it, enables the POSIX <c>O_SYNC</c> synchronous I/O flag or its platform-dependent
+ equivalent (e.g., <c>FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH</c> on Windows) so that writes to the file block until the data has
+ been physically written to disk. Be aware, though, that the exact semantics of this flag differ from platform to
+ platform; for example, neither Linux nor Windows guarantees that all file metadata are also written before the call
+ returns. For precise semantics, check the details of your platform's documentation. On platforms with no
+ support for POSIX <c>O_SYNC</c> or equivalent, use of the <c>sync</c> flag causes <c>open</c> to return
+ <c>{error, enotsup}</c>.</p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
<p>Returns:</p>
<taglist>
@@ -1440,7 +1447,8 @@
<name name="read_link" arity="1"/>
<fsummary>See what a link is pointing to</fsummary>
<desc>
- <p>This function returns <c>{ok, <anno>Filename</anno>}</c> if
+ <p><marker id="read_link_all"/>This function returns
+ <c>{ok, <anno>Filename</anno>}</c> if
<c><anno>Name</anno></c> refers to a symbolic link that is
not a "raw" file name, or <c>{error, <anno>Reason</anno>}</c>
otherwise.
@@ -1736,16 +1744,16 @@
<item>The chunk size used by the erlang fallback to send
data. If using the fallback, this should be set to a value
which comfortably fits in the systems memory. Default is 20 MB.</item>
+ <tag><c>use_threads</c></tag>
+ <item>Instruct the emulator to use the async thread pool for the
+ sendfile system call. This could be usefull if the OS you are running
+ on does not properly support non-blocking sendfile calls. Do note that
+ using async threads potentially makes your system volnerable to slow
+ client attacks. If set to true and no async threads are available,
+ the sendfile call will return <c>{error,einval}</c>.
+ Introduced in Erlang/OTP 17.0. Default is false.</item>
</taglist>
</p>
- <p>On operating systems with thread support, it is recommended to use
- async threads. See the command line flag
- <c>+A</c> in <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>. If it is not
- possible to use async threads for sendfile, it is recommended to use
- a relatively small value for the send buffer on the socket. Otherwise
- the Erlang VM might loose some of its soft realtime guarantees.
- Which size to use depends on the OS/hardware and the requirements
- of the application.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
index 33f1c20608..dc9e4766a9 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2007</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>2007</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -496,9 +496,11 @@
orthogonal to the sets of TCP, UDP and generic INET options:
only those options which are explicitly listed below are allowed
for SCTP sockets. Options can be set on the socket using
- <c>gen_sctp:open/1,2</c> or <c>inet:setopts/2</c>,
- retrieved using <c>inet:getopts/2</c>, and when calling
- <c>gen_sctp:connect/4,5</c> options can be changed.</p>
+ <seealso marker="#open/1"><c>gen_sctp:open/1,2</c></seealso>
+ or <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2"><c>inet:setopts/2</c></seealso>,
+ retrieved using <seealso marker="inet#getopts/2"><c>inet:getopts/2</c></seealso>,
+ and when calling <seealso marker="#connect/4"><c>gen_sctp:connect/4,5</c></seealso>
+ options can be changed.</p>
<marker id="option-binary"></marker>
<marker id="option-list"></marker>
<taglist>
@@ -507,7 +509,7 @@
<p>Determines the type of data returned from <c>gen_sctp:recv/1,2</c>.</p>
<marker id="option-active"></marker>
</item>
- <tag><c>{active, true|false|once}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{active, true|false|once|N}</c></tag>
<item>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
@@ -524,11 +526,28 @@
</item>
<item>
<p>If <c>once</c>, only one message is automatically placed
- in the message queue, after that the mode is automatically
- re-set to passive. This provides flow control as well as
+ in the message queue, and after that the mode is automatically
+ reset to passive. This provides flow control as well as
the possibility for the receiver to listen for its incoming
SCTP data interleaved with other inter-process messages.</p>
</item>
+ <item>
+ <p>If <c>active</c> is specified as an integer <c>N</c> in the
+ range -32768 to 32767 (inclusive), then that number is added to
+ the socket's count of the number of data messages to be
+ delivered to the controlling process. If the result of the
+ addition would be negative, the count is set to 0. Once the
+ count reaches 0, either through the delivery of messages or by
+ being explicitly set with <seealso
+ marker="inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>, the socket's
+ mode is automatically reset to passive (<c>{active,
+ false}</c>) mode. When a socket in this active mode transitions to
+ passive mode, the message <c>{sctp_passive, Socket}</c> is sent
+ to the controlling process to notify it that if it wants to
+ receive more data messages from the socket, it must call
+ <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso> to set
+ the socket back into an active mode.</p>
+ </item>
</list>
</item>
<tag><c>{tos, integer()}</c></tag>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
index 11a0843c10..dbd0d3c815 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
as messages:</p>
<code type="none">
{tcp, Socket, Data}</code>
+ <p>If the socket is in <c>{active, N}</c> mode (see <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">
+ inet:setopts/2</seealso> for details) and its message counter
+ drops to 0, the following message is delivered to indicate that the
+ socket has transitioned to passive (<c>{active, false}</c>) mode:</p>
+ <code type="none">
+{tcp_passive, Socket}</code>
<p>If the socket is closed, the following message is delivered:</p>
<code type="none">
{tcp_closed, Socket}</code>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
index 4850278a64..503725fe18 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_udp.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -145,14 +145,23 @@
<seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">inet:setopts/2</seealso>.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
- <p>The returned socket <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> is used to send packets
- from this port with <c>send/4</c>. When UDP packets arrive at
- the opened port, they are delivered as messages:</p>
+ <p>The returned socket <c><anno>Socket</anno></c> is used to send
+ packets from this port with <c>send/4</c>. When UDP packets arrive
+ at the opened port, if the socket is in an active mode the packets
+ are delivered as messages to the controlling process:</p>
<code type="none">
{udp, Socket, IP, InPortNo, Packet}</code>
- <p>Note that arriving UDP packets that are longer than
+ <p>If the socket is not in an active mode, data can be
+ retrieved via the <seealso marker="#recv/2">recv/2,3</seealso> calls.
+ Note that arriving UDP packets that are longer than
the receive buffer option specifies, might be truncated
without warning.</p>
+ <p>When a socket in <c>{active, N}</c> mode (see <seealso marker="inet#setopts/2">
+ inet:setopts/2</seealso> for details) transitions to passive
+ (<c>{active, false}</c>) mode, the controlling process is notified by a
+ message of the following form:</p>
+ <code type="none">
+{udp_passive, Socket}</code>
<p><c>IP</c> and <c>InPortNo</c> define the address from which
<c>Packet</c> came. <c>Packet</c> is a list of bytes if
the option <c>list</c> was specified. <c>Packet</c> is a
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
index 53958c47c2..691b243443 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global_group.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global_group.xml
index abf6178fc4..2c181da83a 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global_group.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global_group.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1998</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1998</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
index 2856d84dcf..3ec33d2f18 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -118,8 +118,13 @@
the system. The new Erlang runtime system will (if it
misbehaves) use the environment variable
<c>HEART_COMMAND</c> to reboot.</p>
- <p>Limitations: The length of the <c><anno>Cmd</anno></c> command string
- must be less than 2047 characters.</p>
+
+ <p>Limitations: The <c><anno>Cmd</anno></c> command string
+ will be sent to the heart program as a ISO-latin-1 or UTF-8
+ encoded binary depending on the file name encoding mode of the
+ emulator (see
+ <seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0"><c>file:native_name_encoding/0</c></seealso>).
+ The size of the encoded binary must be less than 2047 bytes.</p>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
index bc4c68230e..4a48a5c3d8 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
@@ -544,47 +544,66 @@ fe80::204:acff:fe17:bf38
<p>Sets one or more options for a socket. The following options
are available:</p>
<taglist>
- <tag><c>{active, true | false | once}</c></tag>
+ <tag><c>{active, true | false | once | N}</c></tag>
<item>
<p>If the value is <c>true</c>, which is the default,
everything received from the socket will be sent as
messages to the receiving process. If the value is
<c>false</c> (passive mode), the process must explicitly
- receive incoming data by calling <c>gen_tcp:recv/2,3</c>
- or <c>gen_udp:recv/2,3</c> (depending on the type of
- socket).</p>
+ receive incoming data by calling
+ <seealso marker="gen_tcp#recv/2"><c>gen_tcp:recv/2,3</c></seealso>,
+ <seealso marker="gen_udp#recv/2"><c>gen_udp:recv/2,3</c></seealso>
+ or <seealso marker="gen_sctp#recv/1"><c>gen_sctp:recv/1,2</c></seealso>
+ (depending on the type of socket).</p>
<p>If the value is <c>once</c> (<c>{active, once}</c>),
<em>one</em> data message from the socket will be sent
to the process. To receive one more message,
<c>setopts/2</c> must be called again with the
<c>{active, once}</c> option.</p>
- <p>When using <c>{active, once}</c>, the socket changes
- behaviour automatically when data is received. This can
- sometimes be confusing in combination with connection
- oriented sockets (i.e. <c>gen_tcp</c>) as a socket with
- <c>{active, false}</c> behaviour reports closing
+ <p>If the value is an integer <c>N</c> in the range -32768 to 32767
+ (inclusive), the value is added to the socket's count of data
+ messages sent to the controlling process. A socket's default
+ message count is 0. If a negative value is specified and its
+ magnitude is equal to or greater than the socket's current
+ message count, the socket's message count is set to 0. Once
+ the socket's message count reaches 0, either due to sending
+ received data messages to the process or by being explicitly set,
+ the process is then notified by a special message, specific to
+ the type of socket, that the socket has entered passive
+ mode. Once the socket enters passive mode, to receive more
+ messages <c>setopts/2</c> must be called again to set the
+ socket back into an active mode.</p>
+ <p>When using <c>{active, once}</c> or <c>{active, N}</c>, the
+ socket changes behaviour automatically when data is received.
+ This can sometimes be confusing in combination with
+ connection-oriented sockets (i.e. <c>gen_tcp</c>) as a socket
+ with <c>{active, false}</c> behaviour reports closing
differently than a socket with <c>{active, true}</c>
behaviour. To make programming easier, a socket where
the peer closed and this was detected while in
<c>{active, false}</c> mode, will still generate the
message
- <c>{tcp_closed,Socket}</c> when set to <c>{active, once}</c> or <c>{active, true}</c> mode. It is therefore
+ <c>{tcp_closed,Socket}</c> when set to <c>{active, once}</c>,
+ <c>{active, true}</c> or <c>{active, N}</c> mode. It is therefore
safe to assume that the message
<c>{tcp_closed,Socket}</c>, possibly followed by socket
port termination (depending on the <c>exit_on_close</c>
option) will eventually appear when a socket changes
back and forth between <c>{active, true}</c> and
- <c>{active, false}</c> mode. However,
+ <c>{active, false}</c> mode. However,
<em>when</em> peer closing is detected is all up to the
underlying TCP/IP stack and protocol.</p>
- <p>Note that <c>{active,true}</c> mode provides no flow
+ <p>Note that <c>{active, true}</c> mode provides no flow
control; a fast sender could easily overflow the
- receiver with incoming messages. Use active mode only if
+ receiver with incoming messages. The same is true of
+ <c>{active, N}</c> mode while the message count is greater
+ than zero. Use active mode only if
your high-level protocol provides its own flow control
(for instance, acknowledging received messages) or the
- amount of data exchanged is small. <c>{active,false}</c>
- mode or use of the <c>{active, once}</c> mode provides
- flow control; the other side will not be able send
+ amount of data exchanged is small. <c>{active, false}</c>
+ mode, use of the <c>{active, once}</c> mode or <c>{active, N}</c>
+ mode with values of <c>N</c> appropriate for the application
+ provides flow control; the other side will not be able send
faster than the receiver can read.</p>
</item>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet_res.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet_res.xml
index bf73ccf13d..7880ccda05 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet_res.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet_res.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2009</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2009</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/init_stub.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/init_stub.xml
index e8645458e4..5c57f8850e 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/init_stub.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/init_stub.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1997</year>
- <year>2009</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
index faa8f86dbd..49a93d2c70 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE appref SYSTEM "appref.dtd">
<appref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml
index f2aac9282c..3009b1913d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_adm.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
index e54a427ff0..f5103136a1 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes_history.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes_history.xml
index 2f6ceb9d42..58d5109774 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes_history.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes_history.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd">
<chapter>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2006</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2006</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
index 9122267c40..2b57e75023 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml
index ff43b9e007..d196878f19 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd">
<part xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2004</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml
index a73cc911b8..ec4998408e 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd">
<part>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>2006</year>
- <year>2011</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/pg2.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/pg2.xml
index d26ff0fc6b..5eb63c1ef6 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/pg2.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/pg2.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml
index 96604a2fa2..c1b9eac9d7 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/ref_man.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE application SYSTEM "application.dtd">
<application xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/rpc.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/rpc.xml
index 67fdccb734..e6c896f18d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/rpc.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/rpc.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
index 1ab955bd8a..45df06e0b4 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/seq_trace.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1998</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1998</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/specs.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/specs.xml
index 813bb06e1f..29d52f23bb 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/specs.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/specs.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<specs xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_application.xml"/>
<xi:include href="../specs/specs_auth.xml"/>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/user.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/user.xml
index 4d0f044321..df6dff9882 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/user.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/user.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1996</year>
- <year>2011</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/wrap_log_reader.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/wrap_log_reader.xml
index 6cf480b532..5227b4d01c 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/wrap_log_reader.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/wrap_log_reader.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1998</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1998</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/zlib_stub.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/zlib_stub.xml
index fa14262181..5f5bfd56db 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/zlib_stub.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/zlib_stub.xml
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd">
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
<year>1997</year>
- <year>2009</year>
+ <year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>