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diff --git a/lib/megaco/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/megaco/doc/src/notes.xml index 986fc23fbe..df886823fc 100644 --- a/lib/megaco/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/megaco/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -36,24 +36,138 @@ section is the version number of Megaco.</p> + <section><title>Megaco 3.17</title> + + <p>Version 3.17 supports code replacement in runtime from/to + version 3.16.0.3 and and 3.16.0.2. </p> + + <section> + <title>Improvements and new features</title> + + <p>-</p> + +<!-- + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>Allow whitespaces in installation path. </p> + <p>It is now possible to give configure and make an + installation/release path with whitespaces in it. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-10107</p> + </item> + + </list> +--> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> + + <!-- + <p>-</p> + --> + + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>Buffer overrun error while flex scanner processing + property parm groups. </p> + <p>This error occured only for large messages if a + buffer realloc was needed while processing the + property parm groups. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-10998</p> + <p>Aux Id: Seq 12263</p> + </item> + + </list> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Incompatibilities</title> + <p>-</p> + +<!-- + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>A number of binary encoding alternatives has been removed. + The binary encoding option <c>driver</c> has been removed + since this (the use of the asn1 linked in driver) is + now default and there is now way to <em>not</em> use it. + See <seealso marker="megaco_encode#binary_config">configuration of binary encoding</seealso> for more info. </p> + </item> + + </list> +--> + + </section> + + </section> <!-- 3.17 --> + + <section><title>Megaco 3.16.0.3</title> - <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> - <list> + <p>Version 3.16.0.2 supports code replacement in runtime from/to + version 3.16.0.1, 3.16, 3.15.1.1, 3.15.1 and 3.15.</p> + + <section> + <title>Improvements and new features</title> + +<!-- + <p>-</p> +--> + + <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p>Where necessary a comment stating encoding has been - added to Erlang files. The comment is meant to be removed - in Erlang/OTP R17B when UTF-8 becomes the default - encoding. </p> - <p> - Own Id: OTP-10630</p> + <p>Where necessary, a comment stating encoding has been + added to Erlang files. The comment is meant to be removed + in Erlang/OTP R17B when UTF-8 becomes the default encoding. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-10630</p> </item> + + </list> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> + + <p>-</p> + + <!-- + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>Fixing miscellaneous things detected by dialyzer. </p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-9075</p> + </item> + </list> + --> + </section> -</section> + <section> + <title>Incompatibilities</title> +<!-- + <p>-</p> +--> + + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>A number of binary encoding alternatives has been removed. + The binary encoding option <c>driver</c> has been removed + since this (the use of the asn1 linked in driver) is + now default and there is now way to <em>not</em> use it. + See <seealso marker="megaco_encode#binary_config">configuration of binary encoding</seealso> for more info. </p> + </item> + + </list> -<section><title>Megaco 3.16.0.2</title> + </section> + + </section> <!-- 3.16.0.3 --> + + + <section><title>Megaco 3.16.0.2</title> <p>Version 3.16.0.2 supports code replacement in runtime from/to version 3.16.0.1, 3.16, 3.15.1.1, 3.15.1 and 3.15.</p> @@ -657,653 +771,6 @@ </section> <!-- 3.13 --> - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.12</title> - -<!-- - <p>Version 3.12 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.11.3.</p> ---> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Improve handling of async transaction reply. </p> - <p>For asynchronous requests, issued using - <seealso marker="megaco#cast">megaco:cast/3</seealso>, - the reply will be delivered using the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#trans_reply">handle_trans_reply/4,5</seealso> - callback function. </p> - <p>If a receiver of a request, issued using - <seealso marker="megaco#cast">megaco:cast/3</seealso>, - does not reply in time, megaco re-sends the request. - If the receiver of the request sends the reply at the same - time as megaco re-sends, it may also send a reply to the - resent request (thinking the first reply got lost). These - two replies may arrive more or less at the same time, - causing confusion. </p> - <p>In order to improve this situation, a number of - improvements have been done: </p> - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>When the first reply arrives, a timer, request-keep-alive, - is started. This timer is used to decide when to stop - accepting replies as legitimate. </p> - <p>The timeout time for the timer is specified by the - config option <em>request_keep_alive_timout</em>, - which can be set per - <seealso marker="megaco#ui_request_keep_alive_timeout">user</seealso> - or per - <seealso marker="megaco#ci_request_keep_alive_timeout">connection</seealso>. </p> - </item> - <item> - <p>We also keep track of how many replies has been received - (we do this as long as the request-keep-alive timer is - running). </p> - </item> - <item> - <p>Each reply that arrives while the request-keep-alive timer - is running (including the first) will be delivered using the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#trans_reply">handle_trans_reply/4,5</seealso> - callback function, but with the UserReply augmented to - include a serial number indicating which reply number this - is. - The <em>first</em> reply to arrive, - will be numbered <em>one (1)</em>. </p> - </item> - <item> - <p>Replies arriving after the timer has expired will be delivered - in the same way as before, using the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#unexpected_trans">handle_unexpected_trans/3,4</seealso> - callback function. </p> - </item> - <item> - <p>Note that if the timer was <em>not</em> configured, - megaco will act exactly as before! </p> - </item> - </list> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8183</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11393</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>If the megaco app received a transaction reply, for a request - issued using the - <seealso marker="megaco#call">call/3</seealso> function, from - the wrong remote entity (wrong MId)), megaco would still deliver - the reply (<seealso marker="megaco#call">call/3</seealso> - returnes) as if from the correct remote entity (right MId). </p> - <p>This has been changed so that the function now returns with - an error reason. </p> - <p>See <seealso marker="megaco#call">call/3</seealso> for more - info. </p> - <p>*** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8212</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11305</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - </section> <!-- 3.12 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.11.3</title> - -<!-- - <p>Version 3.11.3 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.11.2, 3.11.1 and 3.11.</p> ---> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Replacing obsolete guard tests.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8164</p> - <!-- <p>Aux Id: Seq 11332</p> --> - </item> - - <item> - <p>Added the config option - <seealso marker="megaco#ui_call_proxy_gc_timeout">call_proxy_gc_timeout</seealso> - to be able to control the way unexpected replies (when requests issued - via calls to <seealso marker="megaco#call">call/3</seealso>) - are handled. </p> - <p>See - <seealso marker="megaco#user_info">user_info/2</seealso>, - <seealso marker="megaco#conn_info">conn_info/2</seealso> and - <seealso marker="megaco#call">call/3</seealso> for more info. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8167</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11393</p> - </item> - - <item> - <p>Make flex scanner c89 compiler compliant.</p> - <p>Akira Kitada</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8191</p> - <!-- <p>Aux Id: Seq 11332</p> --> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Replacing obsolete guard tests.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8164</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11332</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>For those implementing their own codec's, the new megaco_encoder - behaviour will require three more functions. See above for more - info. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7168</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 10867</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.11.3 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.11.2</title> - - <p>Version 3.11.2 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.11.1 and 3.11.</p> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Megaco was unnecessarily strict when parsing the SDP - attribute <c>maxptime</c> (leading or trailing spaces - cased the value parse to fail). </p> - <p>This has been improved so that leading and trailing - spaces are stripped before parsing the value. - The same has been done for the attribute <c>ptime</c>.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8123</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11364</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>[text] The <em>unquoted</em> string BOTH was interpreted as the - <c>'BothToken'</c> token. This was a version 3 (prev3a, prev3b, - prev3c and v3) only. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8114</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11353</p> - </item> - - <item> - <p>The reply proxy could crash if the timeout time calculation - results in a negative number. This will result in a function - clause with resulting error report.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8081</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11332</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>For those implementing their own codec's, the new megaco_encoder - behaviour will require three more functions. See above for more - info. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7168</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 10867</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.11.2 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.11.1</title> - - <p>Version 3.11.1 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.11.</p> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>In order to better utilize multi-core procs, the - <c>flex</c> (text) scanner has been improved. </p> - <p>The <c>flex</c> (text) scanner has been made reentrant, - <em>if</em> the flex utility supports this. Note that the version - of <c>flex</c> supplied with some OS/distros (Solaris 10, - FreeBSD and OpenBSD to mention a few) may not support this, in which - case the flex scanner will be non-reentrant, just as before. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7302</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>[text] The <em>unquoted</em> string BOTH was interpreted as the - <c>'BothToken'</c> token. This was a version 3 (prev3a, prev3b, - prev3c and v3) only. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8114</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11353</p> - </item> - - <item> - <p>The reply proxy could crash if the timeout time calculation - results in a negative number. This will result in a function - clause with resulting error report.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-8081</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11332</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>For those implementing their own codec's, the new megaco_encoder - behaviour will require three more functions. See above for more - info. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7168</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 10867</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.11.1 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.11</title> - -<!-- - <p>Version 3.11 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.10.1 and 3.10.0.1.</p> ---> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>In order to better utilize multi-core procs, the - <c>flex</c> (text) scanner has been improved. </p> - <p>The <c>flex</c> (text) scanner has been made reentrant, - <em>if</em> the flex utility supports this. Note that the version - of <c>flex</c> supplied with some OS/distros (Solaris 10, - FreeBSD and OpenBSD to mention a few) may not support this, in which - case the flex scanner will be non-reentrant, just as before. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7302</p> - </item> - - </list> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>The (plain) text scanner could incorrectly identify - character strings (any 17 char long string with the - char t in the middle) as a TimeStampToken.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7249</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 10917</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>For those implementing their own codec's, the new megaco_encoder - behaviour will require three more functions. See above for more - info. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7168</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 10867</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.11 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.10.1</title> - - <p>Version 3.10.1 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.10.0.1, 3.10 and 3.9.4.</p> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Updated file headers.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7851</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Unexpected - <seealso marker="megaco_user#unexpected_trans">handle_unexpected_reply</seealso> - callbacks. </p> - <p>The <seealso marker="megaco_user">megaco_user</seealso> callback - function - <seealso marker="megaco_user#unexpected_trans">handle_unexpected_reply</seealso> - could during high load be called with unexpected values for the Trans - argument, such as an <c>TransactionReply</c> where - <c>transactionResult</c> had the value <c>{error, timeout}</c>. - This was a result of a race condition and has now been fixed. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7926</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11255</p> - </item> - - <item> - <p>[text] PropertyParm values cannot be quoted. </p> - <p>It was not possible to encode a PropertyParm value as a quoted string - (unless it *had* to (has at least one RestChar)). The megaco text codec's - now also accepts quoted strings as PropertyParm values. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7936</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11258</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>If the transport module calls the - <seealso marker="megaco#process_received_message">process_received_message/5</seealso> - or - <seealso marker="megaco#receive_message">receive_message/5</seealso> - function(s) for the initial message, then the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/3</seealso> - function will now be called and not the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/2</seealso> - function. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7713</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.10.1 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.10.0.1</title> - - <p>Version 3.10.0.1 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.10 and 3.9.4 except - when using any of the drivers (flex for text or asn1 for binary).</p> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Updated file headers.</p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7851</p> - <!-- <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> --> - </item> - - </list> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Memory leak in the flex scanner. There was a memory - leak in the flex scanner function handling - Property Parameters. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7700</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11126</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>If the transport module calls the - <seealso marker="megaco#process_received_message">process_received_message/5</seealso> - or - <seealso marker="megaco#receive_message">receive_message/5</seealso> - function(s) for the initial message, then the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/3</seealso> - function will now be called and not the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/2</seealso> - function. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7713</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.10.0.1 --> - - - <section> - <title>Megaco 3.10</title> - - <p>Version 3.10 supports code replacement in runtime from/to - version 3.9.4, 3.9.3, 3.9.2, 3.9.1.1, 3.9.1, 3.9, 3.8.2, 3.8.1 and 3.8 except - when using any of the drivers (flex for text or asn1 for binary).</p> - - <section> - <title>Improvements and new features</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Added new API function - <seealso marker="megaco#connect">megaco:connect/5</seealso> and - the corresponding new <c>megaco_user</c> callback function - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/3</seealso>. - The purpose of this is to be able to pass information to the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/3</seealso> - function by calling the - <seealso marker="megaco#connect">megaco:connect/5</seealso> - function. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7713</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> - </item> - - <item> - <p>Update file headers with new copyright notice. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7743</p> - </item> - - </list> - </section> - - <section> - <title>Fixed bugs and malfunctions</title> - <p>-</p> - -<!-- - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>Memory leak in the flex scanner. There was a memory - leak in the flex scanner function handling - Property Parameters. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7700</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11126</p> - </item> - - </list> ---> - - </section> - - <section> - <title>Incompatibilities</title> -<!-- - <p>-</p> ---> - - <list type="bulleted"> - <item> - <p>If the transport module calls the - <seealso marker="megaco#process_received_message">process_received_message/5</seealso> - or - <seealso marker="megaco#receive_message">receive_message/5</seealso> - function(s) for the initial message, then the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/3</seealso> - function will now be called and not the - <seealso marker="megaco_user#connect">handle_connect/2</seealso> - function. </p> - <p>Own Id: OTP-7713</p> - <p>Aux Id: Seq 11140</p> - </item> - - </list> - - </section> - </section> <!-- 3.10 --> - <!-- section> <title>Release notes history</title> <p>For information about older versions see |