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2011-05-10Present 'low' memory count for halfword-vm with erlang:memory()Sverker Eriksson
2011-03-11Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2011-03-02Document exiting and garbage_collecting process statusesKostis Sagonas
2010-12-03Add documentation to erlang.xml and slight correction to unicode_usage.xmlPatrik Nyblom
2010-11-18Merge branch 'pg/freebsd-cpu-affinity-and-topology' into devRickard Green
* pg/freebsd-cpu-affinity-and-topology: Add support for CPU affinity & topology detection on FreeBSD 8 OTP-8939
2010-11-18Add support for CPU affinity & topology detection on FreeBSD 8Paul Guyot
2010-11-02Add flag-based setting for the distribution buffer busy limitScott Lystig Fritchie
Id: OTP-8912 This patch creates a new family of flags with the "+z" prefix. It further creates a new configuration option called "dbbl" (which is the first letter of the name dist_buf_busy_limit). Example usage of this flag would be "+zdbbl 1048576". This patch creates an adjustable buffer limit for the amount of data that may be buffered by the erlang distribution code (in dist.c specifically). Before this patch, this hard-coded constant was used: #define ERTS_DE_BUSY_LIMIT (128*1024) When large binaries are transmitted between nodes (or simply a lot of medium-sized binaries), it is very easy to hit the old 128KB limit. Processes that use the erlang:system_monitor() BIF to monitor system events can be spammed by {monitor, busy_dist_port, ...} message tuples at rates of tens to even hundreds of messages/second. A larger buffer limit will allow processes to buffer more outgoing messages over the distribution. When the buffer limit has been reached, sending processes will be suspended until the buffer size has shrunk. The buffer limit is per distribution channel. A higher limit will give lower latency and higher throughput at the expense of higher memory usage. A variation of this patch has been in commercial production use in at least two companies that the author is aware of. Larger buffer values can reduce the number of {monitor, busy_dist_port, ...} system messages drastically, lower overall messaging latencies, and prevent false timeouts and 'nodedown' messages in extremely busy Mnesia systems. Test suite: there are two tests: a. In erlexec_SUITE.erl to test basic set & get of the value b. In distribution_SUITE.erl, to verify that setting +zdbbl very low will actually change behavior.
2010-09-10Correct erlang.xml regarding autoimportsPatrik Nyblom
2010-09-08Merge branch 'cg/docs-fixes' into devBjörn Gustavsson
* cg/docs-fixes: Linkify applications listed under "See Also" Fix minor typos in the documentation
2010-09-07Correct typos in erlang.xmlTuncer Ayaz
semanticts -> semantics where -> were ddl -> dll NIF's -> NIFs OS-dependant -> OS-dependent
2010-09-06Fix minor typos in the documentationCristian Greco
2010-09-06Remove warning about experimental status of NIFs from erlang.xmlPatrik Nyblom
Also made the SEEALSO link at the bottom of erl_nif.xml more "erlangish".
2010-09-02Add erlang:system_info(build_type)Rickard Green
Added erlang:system_info(build_type) which makes it easier to chose drivers, NIF libraries, etc based on build type of the runtime system.
2010-08-30Fix variable name in spawn/4 docTuncer Ayaz
ArgumentList -> Args
2010-08-30Merge branch 'rickard/cpu-info/OTP-8765' into devRickard Green
* rickard/cpu-info/OTP-8765: Initialize environment functionality after thread lib Fix faulty assertions Implement automatic detection of CPU topology on Windows Make it possible to reread and update detected CPU information
2010-08-30Implement automatic detection of CPU topology on WindowsRickard Green
The CPU topology is now automatically detected on Windows systems with less than 33 logical processors. The runtime system will now, also on Windows, by default bind schedulers to logical processors using the 'default_bind' bind type if the amount of schedulers is at least equal to the amount of logical processors configured, binding of schedulers is supported, and a CPU topology is available at startup.
2010-08-20Merge branch 'bjorn/remove-elib_malloc/OTP-8764' into devBjörn Gustavsson
* bjorn/remove-elib_malloc/OTP-8764: erts: Remove broken elib_malloc erts: Remove the unused mem_drv driver erts: Remove stray pre-ISO-C compatibility macros erts: Remove unused decl.h
2010-08-18Make it possible to reread and update detected CPU informationRickard Green
Calling erlang:system_info/1 with the new argument 'update_cpu_info' will make the runtime system reread and update the internally stored CPU information. For more information see the documentation of erlang:system_info(update_cpu_info).
2010-08-17erts: Remove broken elib_mallocBjörn Gustavsson
elib_malloc is an alternate memory allocator that is no longer possible to build.
2010-07-08reference() substituted for ref() in docsHans Bolinder
2010-07-06Documentation clarifications for now/0 and timer:tc/3Raimo Niskanen
2010-06-09Merge branch 'pan/otp_8669_doc_autoimported' into devErlang/OTP
* pan/otp_8669_doc_autoimported: Change documentation for erlang:min/2,max/2 and port_command/3 to OTP-8669 erlang:min, erlang:max and erlang:port_command/3 autoimported The recently added BIFs erlang:min/2, erlang:max/2 and erlang:port_command/3 are now auto-imported (as they were originally intended to be). Due to the recent compiler change (OTP-8579), the only impact on old code defining it's own min/2, max/2 or port_command/3 functions will be a warning, the local functions will still be used. The warning can be removed by using -compile({no_auto_import,[min/2,max/2,port_command/3]}). in the source file.
2010-06-08Merge branch 'bg/nif_error' into devErlang/OTP
* commit 'bg/nif_error': crypto: Add type specs for all documented functions crypto: Use erlang:nif_error/1 to squelch false Dialyzer warnings Add erlang:nif_error/1,2
2010-06-04Change documentation for erlang:min/2,max/2 and port_command/3 toPatrik Nyblom
reflect auto-import
2010-06-03Add documentation for call time breakpointsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
Documented call time breakpoints in - erlang:trace_pattern/3 - erlang:trace_info/2
2010-06-03OTP-8666 Enable automatic binding of schedulers when possibleRickard Green
The runtime system will by default bind schedulers to logical processors using the default_bind bind type if the amount of schedulers are at least equal to the amount of logical processors configured, binding of schedulers is supported, and a CPU topology is available at startup. NOTE: If the Erlang runtime system is the only operating system process that binds threads to logical processors, this improves the performance of the runtime system. However, if other operating system processes (as for example another Erlang runtime system) also bind threads to logical processors, there might be a performance penalty instead. If this is the case you, are are advised to unbind the schedulers using the <seealso marker="erl#+sbt">+sbtu</seealso> command line argument, or by invoking <seealso marker="erlang#system_flag_scheduler_bind_type">erlang:system_flag(schedule r_bind_type, unbound)</seealso>.
2010-05-31Add erlang:nif_error/1,2Björn Gustavsson
A stub function that is supposed to be replaced by a NIF usually calls erlang:error/1 to cause an exception if the NIF library is not loaded. For example: foo() -> erlang:error(nif_not_loaded). The problem is that although erlang:error/1 will normally never be called, Dialyzer will think that any call to the function will fail and thus generate false warnings. Adding a spec for the function will not help because Dialyzer will not believe the spec. Add erlang:nif_error/1,2 that work exactly like erlang:error/1,2. Define the return types for both BIFs to be t_any(). erlang:nif_error is used like this: -spec foo() -> binary(). foo() -> erlang:nif_error(nif_not_loaded). (The -spec is optional but highly recommended, since Dialyzer otherwise has no chance to figure out the types.)
2010-05-24Change binary_to_term/2 to be auto-importedJayson Vantuyl
While binary_to_term/2 was added in R13B04, it wasn't auto-imported. This conformed to longstanding policy of not changing auto-imports between major versions. This patch contains changes to auto-import binary_to_term/2 to coincide with the release of R14.
2010-05-21Correct typos in EEP-0031 implementationTuncer Ayaz
Signed-off-by: Tuncer Ayaz <[email protected]>
2010-05-17Add documentation for binary modulePatrik Nyblom
Correct behaviour of copy/2 witn 0 copies.
2010-03-26Fix spelling: "loose" is not a verbMagnus Henoch
"Lose" means not "not win", but "loose" means "not tight". Change "loose" to "lose" where appropriate.
2010-03-22Merge branch 'pan/otp_8332_halfword' into devErlang/OTP
* pan/otp_8332_halfword: Teach testcase in driver_suite the new prototype for driver_async wx: Correct usage of driver callbacks from wx thread Adopt the new (R13B04) Nif functionality to the halfword codebase Support monitoring and demonitoring from driver threads Fix further test-suite problems Correct the VM to work for more test suites Teach {wordsize,internal|external} to system_info/1 Make tracing and distribution work Turn on instruction packing in the loader and virtual machine Add the BeamInstr data type for loaded BEAM code Fix the BEAM dissambler for the half-word emulator Store pointers to heap data in 32-bit words Add a custom mmap wrapper to force heaps into the lower address range Fit all heap data into the 32-bit address range
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.
2010-03-10Teach {wordsize,internal|external} to system_info/1Patrik Nyblom
Some test suites need to differentiate between 32-bit terms and 32-bit pointers. While at it, remove some more warnings in process.c for SMP and debug.
2010-02-17OTP-8457 Minor documentation fixes. Mainly anchor adjustments.Rickard Green
2010-02-12Merge branch 'bd/doc-fixes' into ccase/r13b04_devErlang/OTP
* bd/doc-fixes: Fix minor documentation errors
2010-02-10OTP-8422 Removed bogus "\011" character sequence in documentation.Hans Bolinder
2010-02-10Fix minor documentation errorsBernard Duggan
Fix three minor typos and reorder one of a pair of lists of functions so that the ordering is consistent.
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.
2010-01-13Add documentation for binary heap size settings.Björn-Egil Dahlberg
Documentation of min_heap_size and min_bin_vheap size for: * spawn_opt/2, spawn_opt/3, spawn_opt/4, spawn_opt/5 * erlang:system_flag/2 * erlang:system_info/1 * process_flag/2 * process_info/2 * erlang:trace/3 Documentation for the new beam start arguments: +hms Size, Default minimum heap size for processes. +hmbs Size, Default minimum binary virtual heap size.
2010-01-12Merge branch 'jv/binary_to_term-opts' into ccase/r13b04_devErlang/OTP
* jv/binary_to_term-opts: document ErtsExternalDist flags and CON_ID mask add options to binary_to_term OTP-8367 There is new erlang:binary_to_binary/2 BIF that takes an option list. The option safe can be used to prevent creation of resources that are not garbage collected (such as atoms). (Thanks to Jayson Vantuyl.)
2010-01-08add options to binary_to_termJayson Vantuyl
term_to_binary and binary_to_term are powerful tools that can be used easily in lieu of a custom binary network protocol. Unfortunately, carefully crafted data can be used to exhaust the memory in an Erlang node by merely attempting to decode binaries. This makes it unsafe to receive data from untrusted sources. This is possible because binary_to_term/1 will allocate new atoms and new external function references. These data structures are not garbage collected. This patch implements the new form of binary_to_term that takes a list of options, and a simple option called 'safe'. If specified, this option will cause decoding to fail with a badarg error if an atom or external function reference would be allocated. In the general case, it will happily decode any Erlang term other than those containing new atoms or new external function references. However, fun, pid, and ref data types can embed atoms. They might fail to decode if one of these embedded atoms is new to the node. This may be an issue if encoded binaries are transferred between nodes or persisted between invocations of Erlang.
2009-12-09OTP-8304 Incompatible changes in the experimental NIF feature. Changed theSverker Eriksson
NIF function prototypes in order to allow more than 3 function arguments. Also an incompatible change in the return value of erlang:load_nif/2. Added support for references, floats and term comparison in NIFs. Read more in the documentation of erl_nif and erlang:load_nif/2.
2009-12-08documentation: Fix erlang:split_binary/2 Pos argumentAleksey Yeschenko
The correct value for the second argument to erlang:split_binary/2 (Pos) is 0, not 1.
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP