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-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/applications.xml9
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/appup_cookbook.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/book.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/des_princ.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/distributed_applications.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/events.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml2
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/included_applications.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/part.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/release_handling.xml19
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/release_structure.xml4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.xml69
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.xml4
14 files changed, 88 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/applications.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/applications.xml
index 121c0179c6..7b030115df 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/applications.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/applications.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>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -157,8 +157,9 @@ ch_app:stop([])</code>
all applications have dependencies to at least <c>kernel</c>
and <c>stdlib</c>.</item>
</taglist>
- <p>The syntax and contents of of the application resource file
- are described in detail in <c>app(4)</c>.</p>
+ <note><p>The syntax and contents of of the application resource file
+ are described in detail in the<seealso marker="kernel:app">
+ Application resource file reference</seealso>.</p></note>
</section>
<section>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/appup_cookbook.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/appup_cookbook.xml
index 798b23d847..70c34a5a06 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/appup_cookbook.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/appup_cookbook.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>2003</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/book.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/book.xml
index 615722ac12..b583df0bf0 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/book.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/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/system/doc/design_principles/des_princ.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/des_princ.xml
index 977eda49b5..e8f289b905 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/des_princ.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/des_princ.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>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/distributed_applications.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/distributed_applications.xml
index 39a24b3598..2886f06b53 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/distributed_applications.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/distributed_applications.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>2003</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/events.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/events.xml
index 23a9b8c7bc..529e12c216 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/events.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/events.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>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
index f07950fae7..9dce159dca 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd">
<chapter>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.xml
index a904390999..d24d87aa03 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/gen_server_concepts.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>1997</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/included_applications.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/included_applications.xml
index 3adb27ea08..3aa43fd595 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/included_applications.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/included_applications.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>2003</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/part.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/part.xml
index d40b7cb23e..a560147648 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/part.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/part.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>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/release_handling.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/release_handling.xml
index 4378b6599c..ba8a88d1c2 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/release_handling.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/release_handling.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>2003</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -329,13 +329,26 @@
automatically ensured.</p>
<p>When the release handler encounters the instruction, it first
generates a temporary boot file, which starts the new versions
- of the emulator and the core applications. Then it shuts down
+ of the emulator and the core applications, and the old version
+ of all other applications. Then it shuts down
the current emulator by calling <c>init:reboot()</c>, see
<c>init(3)</c>. All processes are terminated gracefully and
the system is rebooted by the heart program, using the
temporary boot file. After the reboot, the rest of the relup
instructions are executed. This is done as a part of the
temporary boot script.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>Since this mechanism causes the new versions of the
+ emulator and core applications to run with the old version of
+ other applications during startup, extra care must be taken to
+ avoid incompatibility. Incompatible changes in the core
+ applications may in some situations be necessary. If possible,
+ such changes are preceded by deprecation over two major
+ releases before the actual change. To make sure your
+ application is not crashed by an incompatible change, always
+ remove any call to deprecated functions as soon as
+ possible.</p>
+ </warning>
<p>An info report is written when the upgrade is completed. To
programatically find out if the upgrade is complete,
call <c>release_handler:which_releases(current)</c> and check
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/release_structure.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/release_structure.xml
index 8aea0e1a10..cec33f42e3 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/release_structure.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/release_structure.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>2003</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>2003</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.xml
index f00de71a4c..e4fb5fdca7 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/spec_proc.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>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2014</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
<p>The module <c>sys</c> contains some functions for simple debugging
of processes implemented using behaviours. We use the
<c>code_lock</c> example from
- the <seealso marker="fsm#ex">gen_event</seealso> chapter to
+ the <seealso marker="fsm#ex">gen_fsm</seealso> chapter to
illustrate this:</p>
<pre>
% <input>erl</input>
@@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ ok
-export([alloc/0, free/1]).
-export([init/1]).
-export([system_continue/3, system_terminate/4,
- write_debug/3]).
+ write_debug/3,
+ system_get_state/1, system_replace_state/2]).
start_link() ->
proc_lib:start_link(ch4, init, [self()]).
@@ -156,15 +157,15 @@ init(Parent) ->
loop(Chs, Parent, Deb) ->
receive
{From, alloc} ->
- Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {in, alloc, From}),
{Ch, Chs2} = alloc(Chs),
From ! {ch4, Ch},
- Deb3 = sys:handle_debug(Deb2, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb3 = sys:handle_debug(Deb2, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {out, {ch4, Ch}, From}),
loop(Chs2, Parent, Deb3);
{free, Ch} ->
- Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {in, {free, Ch}}),
Chs2 = free(Ch, Chs),
loop(Chs2, Parent, Deb2);
@@ -177,9 +178,16 @@ loop(Chs, Parent, Deb) ->
system_continue(Parent, Deb, Chs) ->
loop(Chs, Parent, Deb).
-system_terminate(Reason, Parent, Deb, Chs) ->
+system_terminate(Reason, _Parent, _Deb, _Chs) ->
exit(Reason).
+system_get_state(Chs) ->
+ {ok, Chs}.
+
+system_replace_state(StateFun, Chs) ->
+ NChs = StateFun(Chs),
+ {ok, NChs, NChs}.
+
write_debug(Dev, Event, Name) ->
io:format(Dev, "~p event = ~p~n", [Name, Event]).</pre>
<p>Example on how the simple debugging functions in <c>sys</c> can
@@ -281,10 +289,10 @@ sys:handle_debug(Deb, Func, Info, Event) => Deb1</code>
<p><c>Deb</c> is the debug structure.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <p><c>Func</c> is a tuple <c>{Module, Name}</c> (or a fun) and
- should specify a (user defined) function used to format
+ <p><c>Func</c> is a fun specifying
+ a (user defined) function used to format
trace output. For each system event, the format function is
- called as <c>Module:Name(Dev, Event, Info)</c>, where:</p>
+ called as <c>Func(Dev, Event, Info)</c>, where:</p>
<list type="bulleted">
<item>
<p><c>Dev</c> is the IO device to which the output should
@@ -319,15 +327,15 @@ sys:handle_debug(Deb, Func, Info, Event) => Deb1</code>
loop(Chs, Parent, Deb) ->
receive
{From, alloc} ->
- Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {in, alloc, From}),
{Ch, Chs2} = alloc(Chs),
From ! {ch4, Ch},
- Deb3 = sys:handle_debug(Deb2, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb3 = sys:handle_debug(Deb2, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {out, {ch4, Ch}, From}),
loop(Chs2, Parent, Deb3);
{free, Ch} ->
- Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, {ch4, write_debug},
+ Deb2 = sys:handle_debug(Deb, fun ch4:write_debug/3,
ch4, {in, {free, Ch}}),
Chs2 = free(Ch, Chs),
loop(Chs2, Parent, Deb2);
@@ -366,8 +374,15 @@ Module:system_terminate(Reason, Parent, Deb, State)</code>
<item><c>Module</c> is the name of the module.</item>
<item><c>Deb</c> is the debug structure.</item>
<item><c>State</c> is a term describing the internal state and
- is passed to <c>system_continue</c>/<c>system_terminate</c>.</item>
+ is passed to <c>system_continue</c>/<c>system_terminate</c>/
+ <c>system_get_state</c>/<c>system_replace_state</c>.</item>
</list>
+ <p>If the process should return its state <c>handle_system_msg</c> will call:</p>
+ <code type="none">
+Module:system_get_state(State)</code>
+ <p>or if the process should replace its state using the fun <c>StateFun</c>:</p>
+ <code type="none">
+Module:system_replace_state(StateFun, State)</code>
<p>In the example:</p>
<code type="none">
loop(Chs, Parent, Deb) ->
@@ -383,7 +398,15 @@ system_continue(Parent, Deb, Chs) ->
loop(Chs, Parent, Deb).
system_terminate(Reason, Parent, Deb, Chs) ->
- exit(Reason).</code>
+ exit(Reason).
+
+system_get_state(Chs) ->
+ {ok, Chs, Chs}.
+
+system_replace_state(StateFun, Chs) ->
+ NChs = StateFun(Chs),
+ {ok, NChs, NChs}.
+</code>
<p>If the special process is set to trap exits, note that if
the parent process terminates, the expected behavior is to
terminate with the same reason:</p>
@@ -408,11 +431,11 @@ loop(...) ->
<section>
<title>User-Defined Behaviours</title>
- <p>To implement a user-defined behaviour, write code similar to
+ <p><marker id="behaviours"/>To implement a user-defined behaviour, write code similar to
code for a special process but calling functions in a callback
module for handling specific tasks.</p>
<p>If it is desired that the compiler should warn for missing callback
- functions, as it does for the OTP behaviours, add callback attributes in the
+ functions, as it does for the OTP behaviours, add <c>-callback</c> attributes in the
behaviour module to describe the expected callbacks:</p>
<code type="none">
-callback Name1(Arg1_1, Arg1_2, ..., Arg1_N1) -> Res1.
@@ -422,15 +445,15 @@ loop(...) ->
<p>where <c>NameX</c> are the names of the expected callbacks and
<c>ArgX_Y</c>, <c>ResX</c> are types as they are described in Specifications
for functions in <seealso marker="../reference_manual/typespec">Types and
- Function Specifications</seealso>. The whole syntax of spec attributes is
- supported by callback attributes.</p>
+ Function Specifications</seealso>. The whole syntax of <c>-spec</c> attribute is
+ supported by <c>-callback</c> attribute.</p>
<p>Alternatively you may directly implement and export the function:</p>
<code type="none">
behaviour_info(callbacks) ->
- [{Name1,Arity1},...,{NameN,ArityN}].</code>
- <p>where each <c>{Name,Arity}</c> specifies the name and arity of a callback
+ [{Name1, Arity1},...,{NameN, ArityN}].</code>
+ <p>where each <c>{Name, Arity}</c> specifies the name and arity of a callback
function. This function is otherwise automatically generated by the compiler
- using the callback attributes.</p>
+ using the <c>-callback</c> attributes.</p>
<p>When the compiler encounters the module attribute
<c>-behaviour(Behaviour).</c> in a module <c>Mod</c>, it will call
<c>Behaviour:behaviour_info(callbacks)</c> and compare the result with the
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.xml
index 7ad007d3fd..11ef3813d6 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/sup_princ.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>1997</year><year>2012</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
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