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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index d0540768de..b0e614d33c 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,187 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 5.0</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The handling of <c>on_load</c> functions has been + improved. The major improvement is that if a code upgrade + fails because the <c>on_load</c> function fails, the + previous version of the module will now be retained.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12593</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>rpc:call()</c> and <c>rpc:block_call()</c> would + sometimes cause an exception (which was not mentioned in + the documentation). This has been corrected so that + <c>{badrpc,Reason}</c> will be returned instead.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13409</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>On Windows, for modules that were loaded early (such + as the <c>lists</c> module), <c>code:which/1</c> would + return the path with mixed slashes and backslashes, for + example: <c>"C:\\Program + Files\\erl8.0/lib/stdlib-2.7/ebin/lists.beam"</c>. This + has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13410</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Use fsync instead of fdatasync on Mac OSX.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13411</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The default chunk size for the fallback sendfile + implementation, used on platforms that do not have a + native sendfile, has been decreased in order to reduce + connectivity issues.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13444</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Huges writes (2Gb or more) could fail on some Unix + platforms (for example, OS X and FreeBSD).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13461</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A bug has been fixed where the DNS resolver inet_res did + not refresh its view of the contents of for example + resolv.conf immediately after start and hence then failed + name resolution. Reported and fix suggested by Michal + Ptaszek in GitHUB pull req #949.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13470 Aux Id: Pull #969 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix process leak from global_group. Thanks to Xuming who + reported and fixed this!</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13516 Aux Id: PR-1008 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The function <c>inet:gethostbyname/1</c> now honors the + resolver option <c>inet6</c> instead of always looking up + IPv4 addresses.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13622 Aux Id: PR-1065 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>Status</c> argument to <c>init:stop/1</c> is now + sanity checked to make sure <c>erlang:halt</c> does not + fail.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13631 Aux Id: PR-911 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added <seealso + marker="kernel:os#perf_counter/1">os:perf_counter/1</seealso>.</p> + <p> + The perf_counter is a very very cheap and high resolution + timer that can be used to timestamp system events. It + does not have monoticity guarantees, but should on most + OS's expose a monotonous time.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12908</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The os:cmd call has been optimized on unix platforms to + be more performant as the number of schedulers increase.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13089</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>New functions that can load multiple functions at once + have been added to the '<c>code</c>' module. The + functions are <c>code:atomic_load/1</c>, + <c>code:prepare_loading/1</c>, + <c>code:finish_loading/1</c>, and + <c>code:ensure_modules_loaded/1</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13111</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The code path cache feature turned out not to be very + useful in practice and has been removed. If an attempt is + made to enable the code path cache, there will be a + warning report informing the user that the feature has + been removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13191</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>When an attempt is made to start a distributed Erlang + node with the same name as an existing node, the error + message will be much shorter and easier to read than + before. Example:</p> + <p><c>Protocol 'inet_tcp': the name somename@somehost + seems to be in use by another Erlang node</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13294</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The output of the default error logger is somewhat + prettier and easier to read. The default error logger is + used during startup of the OTP system. If the start-up + fails, the output will be easier to read.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13325</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The functions <c>rpc:safe_multi_server_call/2,3</c> + that were deprecated in R12B have been removed.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13449</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Update the error reasons in dist_util, and show them in + the logs if net_kernel:verbose(1) has been called.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13458</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Experimental support for Unix Domain Sockets has been + implemented. Read the sources if you want to try it out. + Example: <c>gen_udp:open(0, + [{ifaddr,{local,"/tmp/socket"}}])</c>. Documentation will + be written after user feedback on the experimental API.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13572 Aux Id: PR-612 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 4.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |