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2014-10-17Clarify docs for driver_async() return valueSteve Vinoski
The documentation for driver_async() still referred to the return value of the function as a "handle", which is no longer meaningful since driver_async_cancel() was deprecated and removed. Modify the documentation to simply indicate that the driver_async() return value will be -1 if it fails.
2014-09-12erts: Remove enif_have_dirty_schedulers()Sverker Eriksson
and add 'dirty_scheduler_support' to ErlNifSysInfo
2014-03-21Introduce minimum allowed major driver and nif versions on loadRickard Green
2014-02-24ose: Create OSE applicationLukas Larsson
Create an specific OSE application that mainly contains documentation around the OSE specific part of Erlang/OTP.
2014-01-29erts: Add map construction to driver APISverker Eriksson
erl_drv_output_term() and erl_drv_send_term() can send messages containing maps with the use of the new ERL_DRV_MAP. The driver API minor version is updated as new functionality is added.
2014-01-15remove deprecated driver_async_cancel functionSteve Vinoski
Some time ago the driver_async_cancel function was deprecated and slated for removal in R17. This commit removes the function along with its associated tests and documentation, sets the ERL_DRV_EXTENDED_MAJOR_VERSION to 3 and ERL_DRV_EXTENDED_MINOR_VERSION to 0, and modifies the sys_info_base_drv and sys_info_prev_drv tests in the driver test suite to check version 3.0 instead of 2.0.
2013-09-05Merge branch 'maint'Björn-Egil Dahlberg
2013-09-05Merge branch 'egil/erl_driver-thread-info/OTP-11303' into maintBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
* egil/erl_driver-thread-info/OTP-11303: erts: Document erl_driver interface lock names erts: Extend erl_driver interface with lock names
2013-09-03erts: Document erl_driver interface lock namesBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2013-08-23Merge branch 'maint'Patrik Nyblom
2013-08-23Create better distribution of files over async threadsPatrik Nyblom
The actual port id is used to create a key from the pointer value which is the ErlDrvPort. To do this a new driver api function driver_async_port_key is added and the driver API minor version is updated. The documentation is updated and the faulty description of how to spread ports over async threads is updated to use the new API. Testcase also added.
2013-08-08Merge branch 'maint'Fredrik Gustafsson
2013-08-07Misc. corrections for erl_driver(3)olgeni
- Remove trailing whitespaces - Spelling fixes - Replace "deferred" with "deprecated" where applicable - Remove reference to non-existing "async_ready" entry point
2013-04-19Convert XML files to UTF-8Hans Bolinder
2013-02-22Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2013-02-14Merge branch 'rickard/erl_drv_consume_timeslice/OTP-10810'Rickard Green
* rickard/erl_drv_consume_timeslice/OTP-10810: Implement erl_drv_consume_timeslice()
2013-02-13Implement erl_drv_consume_timeslice()Rickard Green
2013-02-12erts: Fix documentation about 10 default async threads.Sverker Eriksson
2012-12-20Fix documentationRickard Green
2012-12-07Merge branch 'rickard/port-optimizations/OTP-10336' into ↵Rickard Green
rickard/r16/port-optimizations/OTP-10336 * rickard/port-optimizations/OTP-10336: Change annotate level for emacs-22 in cerl Update etp-commands Add documentation on communication in Erlang Add support for busy port message queue Add driver callback epilogue Implement true asynchronous signaling between processes and ports Add erl_drv_[send|output]_term Move busy port flag Use rwlock for driver list Optimize management of port tasks Improve configuration of process and port tables Remove R9 compatibility features Use ptab functionality also for ports Prepare for use of ptab functionality also for ports Atomic port state Generalize process table implementation Implement functionality for delaying thread progress from unmanaged threads Conflicts: erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml erts/doc/src/erlang.xml erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c erts/emulator/beam/bif.c erts/emulator/beam/copy.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_port.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c erts/emulator/beam/export.h erts/emulator/beam/global.h erts/emulator/beam/io.c erts/emulator/sys/unix/sys.c erts/emulator/sys/vxworks/sys.c erts/emulator/test/port_SUITE.erl erts/etc/unix/cerl.src erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_inet.beam erts/preloaded/src/prim_inet.erl lib/hipe/cerl/erl_bif_types.erl lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
2012-12-07Add support for busy port message queueRickard Green
2012-12-03Add erl_drv_[send|output]_termRickard Green
2012-11-15Add clearer warnings about misuse of NIF and driver functionalityRickard Green
2012-07-11erts: add space before '*' in some function prototypesHans Bolinder
2012-03-15Fix typos in driver.xml and erl_driver.xmlTuncer Ayaz
2011-12-09Driver API: Update documentation for 64-bit sizesRaimo Niskanen
2011-11-13Use generic lock-free queue for async threadsRickard Green
Queues used for communication between async threads and scheduler threads have been replaced with lock-free queues. Drivers using the driver_async functionality are not automatically locked to the system anymore, and can be unloaded as any dynamically linked in driver. Scheduling of ready async jobs is now also interleaved in between other jobs. Previously all ready async jobs was performed at once.
2011-05-20Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2011-03-25erts: Fix doc typos, duplication and readabilityTuncer Ayaz
2010-03-16Change all incorrect occurrences of it's to itsMatthias Lang
The documentation (*.xml) in the otp tree has a common grammatical problem, "it's" and "its" are often interchanged. That is annoying for some readers. This commit consists entirely of "it's" -> "its" changes. I went through every .xml file in the tree. If there are any remaining bugs of this type, it's because I missed them, not because I didn't look.
2010-02-17OTP-8457 Minor documentation fixes. Mainly anchor adjustments.Rickard Green
2010-02-11OTP-8335 Even more NIF featuresSverker Eriksson
2010-01-26OTP-8343 The documentation is now possible to build in an open sourceLars G Thorsen
environment after a number of bugs are fixed and some features are added in the documentation build process. - The arity calculation is updated. - The module prefix used in the function names for bif's are removed in the generated links so the links will look like http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erlang.html#append_element-2 instead of http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erlang.html#erlang:append_element-2 - Enhanced the menu positioning in the html documentation when a new page is loaded. - A number of corrections in the generation of man pages (thanks to Sergei Golovan) - Moved some man pages to more apropriate sections, pages in section 4 moved to 5 and pages in 6 moved to 7. - The legal notice is taken from the xml book file so OTP's build process can be used for non OTP applications.
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP