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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml12
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/src/global.erl12
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
index 304a9b1d88..9c50049503 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/global.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
<fsummary>Globally register a name for a pid</fsummary>
<type name="method"/>
<type_desc name="method">{<c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>}
- is also allowed
+ is currently also allowed for backward compatibility, but its use is
+ deprecated
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>Globally associates the name <c><anno>Name</anno></c> with a pid, that is,
@@ -180,6 +181,15 @@
unregistered. This function is called once for each name
clash.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>If you plan to change code without restarting your system,
+ you must use an external fun (<c>fun Module:Function/Arity</c>)
+ as the <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function; if you use a
+ local fun you can never replace the code for the module that
+ the fun belongs to.
+ </p>
+ </warning>
+
<p>There are three pre-defined resolve functions:
<c>random_exit_name/3</c>, <c>random_notify_name/3</c>, and
<c>notify_all_name/3</c>. If no <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function is
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
index 36cb713ee1..b24a9d5eac 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
@@ -232,7 +232,8 @@ register_name(Name, Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
Name :: term(),
Pid :: pid(),
Resolve :: method().
-register_name(Name, Pid, Method) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+register_name(Name, Pid, Method0) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+ Method = allow_tuple_fun(Method0),
Fun = fun(Nodes) ->
case (where(Name) =:= undefined) andalso check_dupname(Name, Pid) of
true ->
@@ -290,7 +291,8 @@ re_register_name(Name, Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
Name :: term(),
Pid :: pid(),
Resolve :: method().
-re_register_name(Name, Pid, Method) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+re_register_name(Name, Pid, Method0) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+ Method = allow_tuple_fun(Method0),
Fun = fun(Nodes) ->
gen_server:multi_call(Nodes,
global_name_server,
@@ -2218,3 +2220,9 @@ intersection(_, []) ->
[];
intersection(L1, L2) ->
L1 -- (L1 -- L2).
+
+%% Support legacy tuple funs as resolve functions.
+allow_tuple_fun({M, F}) when is_atom(M), is_atom(F) ->
+ fun M:F/3;
+allow_tuple_fun(Fun) when is_function(Fun, 3) ->
+ Fun.