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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/sasl/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/sasl/doc/src/appup.xml | 37 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/sasl/doc/src/release_handler.xml | 16 |
2 files changed, 44 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sasl/doc/src/appup.xml b/lib/sasl/doc/src/appup.xml index 89bcf23b5e..195f9fe1d3 100644 --- a/lib/sasl/doc/src/appup.xml +++ b/lib/sasl/doc/src/appup.xml @@ -319,12 +319,37 @@ point_of_no_return <pre> restart_new_emulator </pre> - <p>Shuts down the current emulator and starts a ne one. All - processes are terminated gracefully. The new release must still - be made permanent when the new emulator is up and running. - Otherwise, the old emulator is started in case of a emulator - restart. This instruction should be used when a new emulator is - introduced, or if a complete reboot of the system should be done.</p> + <p>This instruction is used when erts, kernel, stdlib or sasl is + upgraded. It shuts down the current emulator and starts a new + one. All processes are terminated gracefully, and the new + version of erts, kernel, stdlib and sasl are used when the + emulator restarts. Only one <c>restart_new_emulator</c> + instruction is allowed in the relup, and it shall be placed + first. <seealso marker="systools#make_relup/3">systools:make_relup3,4</seealso> + will ensure this when the relup is generated. The rest of the + relup script is executed after the restart as a part of the boot + script.</p> + <p>An info report will be written when the upgrade is + completed. To programatically find out if the upgrade is + complete, + call <seealso marker="release_handler#which_release/0"> + release_handler:which_releases</seealso> and check if the + expected release has status <c>current</c>.</p> + <p>The new release must still be made permanent after the upgrade + is completed. Otherwise, the old emulator is started in case of + an emulator restart.</p> + <pre> +restart_emulator + </pre> + <p>This instruction is similar to <c>restart_new_emulator</c>, + except it shall be placed at the end of the relup script. It is + not related to an upgrade of the emulator or the core + applications, but can be used by any application when a complete + reboot of the system is reqiured. When generating the + relup, <seealso marker="systools#make_relup/3">systools:make_relup/3,4</seealso> + ensures that there is only one <c>restart_emulator</c> + instruction and that it is the last instruction of the + relup.</p> </section> <section> diff --git a/lib/sasl/doc/src/release_handler.xml b/lib/sasl/doc/src/release_handler.xml index 5ac0dc1acc..c625b40c9d 100644 --- a/lib/sasl/doc/src/release_handler.xml +++ b/lib/sasl/doc/src/release_handler.xml @@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ old reboot_old permanent </func> <func> <name>install_release(Vsn) -> {ok, OtherVsn, Descr} | {error, Reason}</name> - <name>install_release(Vsn, [Opt]) -> {ok, OtherVsn, Descr} | {error, Reason}</name> + <name>install_release(Vsn, [Opt]) -> {ok, OtherVsn, Descr} | {continue_after_restart, OtherVsn, Descr} | {error, Reason}</name> <fsummary>Install a release in the system.</fsummary> <type> <v>Vsn = OtherVsn = string()</v> @@ -248,7 +248,8 @@ old reboot_old permanent <v> Timeout = default | infinity | int()>0</v> <v> Bool = boolean()</v> <v>Descr = term()</v> - <v>Reason = {illegal_option, Opt} | {already_installed, Vsn} | {change_appl_data, term()} | term()</v> + <v>Reason = {illegal_option, Opt} | {already_installed, Vsn} | {change_appl_data, term()} | {missing_base_app, OtherVsn, App} | {could_not_create_hybrid_boot, term()} | term()</v> + <v>App = atom()</v> </type> <desc> <p>Installs the specified version <c>Vsn</c> of the release. @@ -268,6 +269,15 @@ old reboot_old permanent <c>OtherVsn</c> and <c>Descr</c> are the version (<c>UpFromVsn</c> or <c>Vsn</c>) and description (<c>Descr1</c> or <c>Descr2</c>) as specified in the script.</p> + <p>If <c>{continue_after_restart,OtherVsn,Descr}</c> is + returned, it means that the emulator will be restarted + before the upgrade instructions are executed. This will + happen if the emulator or any of the applications kernel, + stdlib or sasl are updated. The new version of the emulator + and these core applications will execute after the restart, + but for all other applications the old versions will be + started and the upgrade will be performed as normal by + executing the upgrade instructions.</p> <p>If a recoverable error occurs, the function returns <c>{error,Reason}</c> and the original application specifications are restored. If a non-recoverable error @@ -442,7 +452,7 @@ release_handler:set_unpacked(RelFile, [{myapp,"1.0","/home/user"},...]). and evaluated exactly in the same way as <c>release_handler</c> does.</p> <warning> - <p>These function is primarily intended for simplified testing of + <p>These functions are primarily intended for simplified testing of <c>.appup</c> files. They are not run within the context of the <c>release_handler</c> process. They must therefore <em>not</em> be used together with calls to |