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2016-02-25kernel: Clarify heart optionBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
Change scheduler responsiveness to 'check_schedulers'.
2016-02-25code: Add functions that can load multiple modulesBjörn Gustavsson
Add functions to 'code' to allow loading of multiple modules at once. code:atomic_load(Modules) will load all modules at once, or fail having loaded none of them. Since we cannot guarantee the atomicity if there are modules with -on_load functions, the list of modules must not contain any modules with an -on_load function. Also, to make it possible to put an application into an inactive state for as short time as possible, also add code:prepare_loading/1 and code:finish_loading/1. They are used like this: {ok,Prepared} = code:prepare_loading(Modules) . . . ok = code:finish_loading(Prepared) code:ensure_modules_loaded/1 is useful as a pure optimization to ensure that modules that will be needed soon have indeed been loaded. It will not reload modules that have already been loaded and it *will* accept modules that have an on_load function. Therefore, it does not make sense to give any atomicity guarantees. I did consider overloading the existing code:ensure_loaded/1 function, but rejected it because the return value is very different. Having different forms of return values depending on the types of arguments is confusing.
2016-02-23kernel: Add heart options documentationBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2016-02-23Fix typo in 'app' documentationHamidreza Soleimani
2016-02-23kernel: Add heart validation callback documentationBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2016-02-04Merge branch 'maint'Zandra
2016-02-04Merge branch 'legoscia/patch-3' into maintZandra
* legoscia/patch-3: Fix documentation of net_kernel:allow/1 OTP-13299
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, 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
2016-01-28Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: Update documentation for code-loading functions code: Correct the types for error returns Eliminate run-time system crash in code:load_abs/1
2016-01-28Update documentation for code-loading functionsBjörn Gustavsson
Some of the error reasons were not explained.
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
2016-01-12Assign externally open fd to gen_tcp (UDS support)Serge Aleynikov
When a AF_LOCAL file descriptor is created externally (e.g. Unix Domain Socket) and passed to `gen_tcp:listen(0, [{fd, FD}])`, the implementation incorrectly assigned the address family to be equal to `inet`, which in the inet_drv driver translated to AF_INET instead of AF_LOCAL (or AF_UNIX), and an `einval` error code was returned. This patch fixes this problem such that the file descriptors of the `local` address family are supported in the inet:fdopen/5, gen_tcp:connect/3, gen_tcp:listen/2, gen_udp:open/2 calls
2015-12-17Merge branch 'bjorn/kernel/remove-code-path-cache/OTP-13191'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/kernel/remove-code-path-cache/OTP-13191: Remove the code path cache in the code server
2015-12-16Merge tag 'OTP-18.2'Henrik Nord
=== OTP-18.2 === Changed Applications: - asn1-4.0.1 - common_test-1.11.1 - compiler-6.0.2 - crypto-3.6.2 - dialyzer-2.8.2 - diameter-1.11.1 - erl_docgen-0.4.1 - erl_interface-3.8.1 - erts-7.2 - eunit-2.2.12 - hipe-3.14 - inets-6.1 - jinterface-1.6.1 - kernel-4.1.1 - observer-2.1.1 - parsetools-2.1.1 - public_key-1.1 - runtime_tools-1.9.2 - sasl-2.6.1 - snmp-5.2.1 - ssh-4.2 - ssl-7.2 - stdlib-2.7 - test_server-3.9.1 - tools-2.8.2 - typer-0.9.10 - wx-1.6 - xmerl-1.3.9 Unchanged Applications: - cosEvent-2.2 - cosEventDomain-1.2 - cosFileTransfer-1.2 - cosNotification-1.2 - cosProperty-1.2 - cosTime-1.2 - cosTransactions-1.3 - debugger-4.1.1 - edoc-0.7.17 - eldap-1.2 - et-1.5.1 - gs-1.6 - ic-4.4 - megaco-3.18 - mnesia-4.13.2 - odbc-2.11.1 - orber-3.8 - os_mon-2.4 - ose-1.1 - otp_mibs-1.1 - percept-0.8.11 - reltool-0.7 - syntax_tools-1.7 - webtool-0.9 Conflicts: OTP_VERSION erts/vsn.mk
2015-12-15Update release notesErlang/OTP
2015-12-14Remove the code path cache in the code serverBjörn Gustavsson
In practice, it does not seem that code path cache can improve performance. Looking for any file that is not found will cause the cache to be rebuilt, which will negate any gain of using the cache.
2015-12-04Merge branch 'maint'Henrik Nord
2015-12-04Merge branch 'maint-17' into maintHenrik Nord
Conflicts: OTP_VERSION erts/doc/src/notes.xml erts/vsn.mk lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml lib/kernel/src/kernel.appup.src lib/kernel/vsn.mk lib/ssl/doc/src/notes.xml lib/ssl/src/ssl.appup.src lib/ssl/src/ssl_cipher.erl lib/ssl/vsn.mk otp_versions.table
2015-12-03Prepare releaseErlang/OTP
2015-11-11Fix documentation of net_kernel:allow/1Magnus Henoch
Make the documentation reflect what the function actually does.
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[kernel] Correct documentationHans Bolinder
Fix mistakes found by 'xmllint'.
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: 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'.
2015-09-23Merge tag 'OTP-18.1'Henrik Nord
=== OTP-18.1 === Changed Applications: - compiler-6.0.1 - crypto-3.6.1 - debugger-4.1.1 - dialyzer-2.8.1 - diameter-1.11 - erts-7.1 - eunit-2.2.11 - hipe-3.13 - inets-6.0.1 - kernel-4.1 - mnesia-4.13.1 - odbc-2.11.1 - public_key-1.0.1 - sasl-2.6 - ssh-4.1 - ssl-7.1 - stdlib-2.6 - tools-2.8.1 - wx-1.5 Unchanged Applications: - asn1-4.0 - common_test-1.11 - cosEvent-2.2 - cosEventDomain-1.2 - cosFileTransfer-1.2 - cosNotification-1.2 - cosProperty-1.2 - cosTime-1.2 - cosTransactions-1.3 - edoc-0.7.17 - eldap-1.2 - erl_docgen-0.4 - erl_interface-3.8 - et-1.5.1 - gs-1.6 - ic-4.4 - jinterface-1.6 - megaco-3.18 - observer-2.1 - orber-3.8 - os_mon-2.4 - ose-1.1 - otp_mibs-1.1 - parsetools-2.1 - percept-0.8.11 - reltool-0.7 - runtime_tools-1.9.1 - snmp-5.2 - syntax_tools-1.7 - test_server-3.9 - typer-0.9.9 - webtool-0.9 - xmerl-1.3.8 Conflicts: OTP_VERSION erts/vsn.mk
2015-09-21Prepare releaseErlang/OTP
2015-09-09Merge branch 'maint'Hans Bolinder
* maint: dialyzer: Add a testcase Add documentation Introduce sasl_report_SUITE Teach sasl_report to limit crash reports proc_lib: Add format/3 Teach error_logger_tty_h to truncate big messages error_logger_tty_h: Refactor and modernize code Teach error_logger_file_h to truncate big messages error_logger_file_h: Refactor and modernize code Remove unused code in error logger handlers Add error_logger_h_SUITE sasl_SUITE: Add a rudimentary test of the utc_log configuration sasl_SUITE: Correct the log_file/1 test case proc_lib_SUITE: Remove added report handlers zip_SUITE: Don't trust priv_dir to be empty
2015-09-07Add documentationBjörn Gustavsson
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.
2015-06-23Prepare releaseErlang/OTP
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2015-06-09Apply 'show_econnreset' socket option to send errors as wellRory Byrne
Up till now all send errors have been translated into a generic {error, closed}. This patch allows {error, econnreset} to be returned on send errors when it is detected that the TCP peer has sent an RST.
2015-06-09Add 'show_econnreset' TCP socket optionRory Byrne
An ECONNRESET is a socket error which tells us that a TCP peer has sent an RST. The RST indicates that they have aborted the connection and that the payload we have received should not be considered complete. Up until now, the implementation of TCP in inet_drv.c has hidden the receipt of the RST from the user, treating it as though it was just a FIN terminating the read side of the socket. There are many cases where user code needs to be able to distinguish between a socket that was closed normally and one that was aborted. Setting the option {show_econnreset, true} enables the user to receive ECONNRESET errors on both active and passive sockets. A connected socket returned from gen_tcp:accept/1 will inherit the show_econnreset setting of the listening socket. By default this option is set to {show_econnreset, false}. Note that this patch only enables the reporting of ECONNRESET when the socket is being read from. It does not report ECONNRESET (or EPIPE) when the user tries to write to a connection when an RST has already been received. Currently the TCP implementation in inet_drv.c hides all such send errors from the user in favour of returning {error, close}. A separate patch will be needed to enable the reporting of such errors.
2015-06-02Merge branch 'nybek/fix_gen_tcp_shutdown'Zandra Hird
OTP-12797
2015-05-28Merge branch 'richcarl/warnings-by-default/OTP-12781'Björn-Egil Dahlberg
* richcarl/warnings-by-default/OTP-12781: stdlib: Use warning channel in test qlc_SUITE:otp_6964/1 stdlib: Fix testcase for qlc_SUITE kernel: Fix code_SUITE with respect to new logger default Map error logger warnings to warning messages by default
2015-05-22Map error logger warnings to warning messages by defaultRichard Carlsson
Also fix and document the broken +We option.
2015-05-20Revert "Map error logger warnings to warning messages by default"Zandra Hird
This reverts commit 4c4d7fa40e5fb59854724ce74b8aa3546525cb90. This pr is causing some test failures that were missed at first.
2015-05-18Map error logger warnings to warning messages by defaultRichard Carlsson
Also fix and document the broken +We option.
2015-05-13Revert "Prepare release"Henrik Nord
This reverts commit e09dd66dc4d89c62ddfd8c19791f9678d5d787c6.
2015-05-12Fix gen_tcp:shutdown/2 by making it asynchronousRory Byrne
If the driver queue is empty, or the user is requesting a 'read' shutdown, then the shutdown() syscall is performed synchronously, as per the old version of shutdown/2. However, if the user is requesting a 'write' or 'read_write' shutdown, and there is data in the driver queue for the socket, then the shutdown() syscall is delayed and handled asynchronously when the driver queue is written out. This version of shutdown solves a number of issues with the old version. The two main solutions it offers are: * It doesn't block when the TCP peer is idle or slow. This is the expected behaviour when shutdown() is called: the caller needs to be able to continue reading from the socket, not be prevented from doing so. * It doesn't truncate the output. The current version of gen_tcp:shutdown/2 will truncate any outbound data in the driver queue after about 10 seconds if the TCP peer is idle of slow. Worse yet, it doesn't even inform anyone that the data has been truncated: 'ok' is returned to the caller; and a FIN rather than an RST is sent to the TCP peer. For a detailed description of all the problems with the old version of shutdown, please see the EEP Light that was written to justify this patch.
2015-05-12Prepare releaseErlang/OTP