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2016-04-15erts: Extend process and port tracingLukas Larsson
This commit completes the tracing for processes so that all messages sent by a process (via nifs or otherwise) will be traced. The commit also adds tracing of all types of events from ports. When enabling tracing using erlang:trace, the 'all' flag now also enables tracing on all ports. OTP-13496
2016-04-15erts: Implement tracer modulesLukas Larsson
Add the possibility to use modules as trace data receivers. The functions in the module have to be nifs as otherwise complex trace probes will be very hard to handle (complex means trace probes for ports for example). This commit changes the way that the ptab->tracer field works from always being an immediate, to now be NIL if no tracer is present or else be the tuple {TracerModule, TracerState} where TracerModule is an atom that is later used to lookup the appropriate tracer callbacks to call and TracerState is just passed to the tracer callback. The default process and port tracers have been rewritten to use the new API. This commit also changes the order which trace messages are delivered to the potential tracer process. Any enif_send done in a tracer module may be delayed indefinitely because of lock order issues. If a message is delayed any other trace message send from that process is also delayed so that order is preserved for each traced entity. This means that for some trace events (i.e. send/receive) the events may come in an unintuitive order (receive before send) to the trace receiver. Timestamps are taken when the trace message is generated so trace messages from differented processes may arrive with the timestamp out of order. Both the erlang:trace and seq_trace:set_system_tracer accept the new tracer module tracers and also the backwards compatible arguments. OTP-10267
2016-03-15update copyright-yearHenrik Nord
2016-03-10Improved scheduler suspend functionalityRickard Green
- The calling process is now suspended while synchronizing scheduler suspends via erlang:system_flag(schedulers_online, _) and erlang:system_flag(multi_scheduling, _), instead of blocking the scheduler thread in the BIF call waiting for the operation to synchronize. Besides releasing the scheduler for other work (or immediate suspend) it also makes it possible to abort the operation by killing the process. - erlang:system_flag(schedulers_online, _) now only wait for normal schedulers to complete before it returns. This since it may take a very long time before all dirty schedulers suspends. - erlang:system_flag(multi_scheduling, block_normal|unblock_normal) which only operate on normal schedulers has been introduced. This since there are use cases where suspend of dirty schedulers are not of interest (hipe loader). - erlang:system_flag(multi_scheduling, block) still blocks all dirty schedulers as well as all normal schedulers except one since it is hard to redefine what multi scheduling block means. - The three operations: - changing amount of schedulers online - blocking/unblocking normal multi scheduling - blocking/unblocking full multi scheduling can now be done in parallel. This is important since otherwise a full multi scheduling block would potentially delay the other operations for a very long time.
2016-02-24Merge branch 'master' into sverk/master/halt-INT_MINSverker Eriksson
2016-02-24erts: Make erlang:halt() accept bignums as StatusSverker Eriksson
Just mask away the high bits to get a more tolerant erlang:halt that behaves the same on 32 and 64 bit architectures.
2016-02-02Merge branch 'lukas/erts/msacc'Lukas Larsson
* lukas/erts/msacc: Update preloaded modules erts: Make msacc alloctor type thread safe Silence compiler erts: Fix msacc testcase on some windowses erts: Add power saving cpu feature tests and use them erts: Refactor perf counter internal interface erts: Add rdtscp instruction check erts: Fix hrtime for windows erts: use correct function for perf counter on non-x86 erts: Fix msacc win32 debug compile error erts: Add microstate accounting erts, kernel: Add os:perf_counter function erts: Add ERTS_WRITE_UNLIKELY
2016-02-02Merge branch 'maint'Rickard Green
* maint: Use nano second time unit in tracing
2016-02-02Merge branch 'rickard/monotonic-time-improvements/OTP-13222' into maintRickard Green
* rickard/monotonic-time-improvements/OTP-13222: Use nano second time unit in tracing
2016-02-02Use nano second time unit in tracingRickard Green
2016-02-02erts: Add microstate accountingLukas Larsson
Microstate accounting is a way to track which state the different threads within ERTS are in. The main usage area is to pin point performance bottlenecks by checking which states the threads are in and then from there figuring out why and where to optimize. Since checking whether microstate accounting is on or off is relatively expensive if done in a short loop only a few of the states are enabled by default and more states can be enabled through configure. I've done some benchmarking and the overhead with it turned off is not noticible and with it on it is a fraction of a percent. If you enable the extra states, depending on the benchmark, the ovehead when turned off is about 1% and when turned on somewhere inbetween 5-15%. OTP-12345
2016-02-02erts, kernel: Add os:perf_counter functionLukas Larsson
The perf_counter is a very very cheap and high resolution timer that can be used to timestamp system events. It does not have monoticity guarantees, but should on most OS's expose a monotonous time. A special instruction has been created for this counter to further speed up fetching it. OTP-12908
2016-02-02Merge branch 'maint'Rickard Green
* maint: Introduce time management in native APIs Introduce time warp safe replacement for safe_fixed option Introduce time warp safe trace timestamp formats Conflicts: erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_driver.h erts/emulator/beam/erl_nif.h erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
2016-02-02Merge branch 'rickard/monotonic-time-improvements/OTP-13222' into maintRickard Green
* rickard/monotonic-time-improvements/OTP-13222: Introduce time management in native APIs Introduce time warp safe replacement for safe_fixed option Introduce time warp safe trace timestamp formats
2016-01-26Merge branch 'lukas/erts/gc_info/OTP-13265'Lukas Larsson
* lukas/erts/gc_info/OTP-13265: erts: Add garbage_collection_info to process_info/2 Conflicts: erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
2016-01-20Merge branch 'sverk/safe-purging/OTP-13122'Sverker Eriksson
2016-01-20erts: Update docs for erlang:purge_module/1Sverker Eriksson
2016-01-20Introduce time warp safe trace timestamp formatsRickard Green
New timestamp options for trace, sequential trace, and system profile: - monotonic_timestamp - strict_monotonic_timestamp
2016-01-14Merge branch 'maint'Sverker Eriksson
2016-01-14Merge branch 'sverk/trace-doc-typo' into maintSverker Eriksson
* sverk/trace-doc-typo: erts: Correct faulty doc for erlang:trace/3
2016-01-14erts: Correct faulty doc for erlang:trace/3Sverker Eriksson
The entire MFA tuple is replaced with 0, not just Arity.
2015-12-30Merge branch 'maint'Rickard Green
* maint: Light weight statistics of run queue lengths Conflicts: erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
2015-12-30Light weight statistics of run queue lengthsRickard Green
- statistics(total_run_queue_lengths) - statistics(run_queue_lengths) - statistics(total_active_tasks) - statistics(active_tasks) Conflicts: erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
2015-12-08Replace off_heap_message_queue option with message_queue_data optionRickard Green
The message_queue_data option can have the values - off_heap - on_heap - mixed
2015-11-16erts: Add garbage_collection_info to process_info/2Lukas Larsson
This info request returns greater details about the current gc state. This info is not included in the default process_info/1 as it would clutter the default printout with too much information.
2015-11-12Merge branch 'rickard/ohmq/OTP-13047'Rickard Green
* rickard/ohmq/OTP-13047: Fragmented young heap generation and off_heap_message_queue option Refactor GC Introduce literal tag Conflicts: erts/doc/src/erlang.xml erts/emulator/beam/erl_gc.c
2015-11-12Fragmented young heap generation and off_heap_message_queue optionRickard Green
* The youngest generation of the heap can now consist of multiple blocks. Heap fragments and message fragments are added to the youngest generation when needed without triggering a GC. After a GC the youngest generation is contained in one single block. * The off_heap_message_queue process flag has been added. When enabled all message data in the queue is kept off heap. When a message is selected from the queue, the message fragment (or heap fragment) containing the actual message is attached to the youngest generation. Messages stored off heap is not part of GC.
2015-11-11Merge branch 'maint'Henrik Nord
2015-11-11Merge branch 'gomoripeti/tracedoc_fix' into maintHenrik Nord
* gomoripeti/tracedoc_fix: Fix typo in trace gc_start doc OTP-13094
2015-11-09Merge branch 'maint'Björn-Egil Dahlberg
2015-11-04Fix typos and grammarDerek Brown
2015-11-04Merge branch 'maint'Hans Bolinder
* maint: [erl_docgen] Correct documentation [dialyzer] Correct documentation [hipe] Correct documentation [test_server] Correct documentation [tools] Correct documentation [erts] Correct documentation [stdlib] Correct documentation [kernel] Correct documentation Conflicts: lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_scan.xml
2015-11-04[erts] Correct documentationHans Bolinder
Fix mistakes found by 'xmllint'.
2015-11-03Fix typo in trace gc_start docPéter Gömöri
Conflicts: erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
2015-10-26erts: Clarify documentationIngela Anderton Andin
2015-10-26erts: Add {line_delimiter, byte()} option to inet:setopts/2Serge Aleynikov
A new {line_delimiter, byte()} option allows line-oriented TCP-based protocols to use a custom line delimiting character. It is to be used in conjunction with {packet, line}. This option also works with erlang:decode_packet/3 when its first argument is 'line'.
2015-10-26Update primary bootstrapIngela Anderton Andin
2015-10-26erts: Clarify documentationIngela Anderton Andin
2015-10-26erts: Add {line_delimiter, byte()} option to inet:setopts/2Serge Aleynikov
A new {line_delimiter, byte()} option allows line-oriented TCP-based protocols to use a custom line delimiting character. It is to be used in conjunction with {packet, line}. This option also works with erlang:decode_packet/3 when its first argument is 'line'.
2015-10-06Merge branch 'maint'Sverker Eriksson
2015-10-06Merge branch 'sverk/erts/doc-review' into maintSverker Eriksson
* sverk/erts/doc-review: erts: Spell-check erlang.xml erts: Review newer additions to erlang.xml erts: Review module erlang docs erts: Update module erlang docs erts: Review time correction docs erts: Update erts time correction docs
2015-10-05erts: Spell-check erlang.xmlSverker Eriksson
2015-10-01erts: Review newer additions to erlang.xmlSverker Eriksson
Trying to adopt same style as done by xsipewe in e17e236cd1661bc for later additions.
2015-10-01erts: Review module erlang docsSverker Eriksson
2015-10-01erts: Update module erlang docsxsipewe
Rebased 6ac77046b05cd3cb7b117 on OTP-18.1 Conflicts: erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
2015-09-30Merge branch 'maint'Henrik Nord
2015-09-15Typos in documentation example of list_to_bitstring/1Constantin Rack
2015-07-10ose: Remove all code related to the OSE portLukas Larsson
The OSE port is no longer supported and this commit removed it and any changes related to it. The things that were general improvements have been left in the code.
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2015-06-10Delayed node table GCRickard Green