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2017-05-19kernel: Create table 'global_names' with read_concurrencyHans Bolinder
Measurements showed contention on one of the ETS tables created by the 'global' module.
2017-05-04Update copyright yearRaimo Niskanen
2016-09-19Allow for easier enabling of distribution debugLuis Rascao
Also update already deprecated calls.
2015-12-11Use 'rand' instead of the obsolete 'random' moduleBjörn Gustavsson
In most cases, we don't have to seed the random number generator, as the rand:uniform/1 takes care about that itself.
2015-10-08Update Kernel and STDLIBHans Bolinder
Record field types have been modified due to commit 8ce35b2: "Take out automatic insertion of 'undefined' from typed record fields".
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2015-03-20Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new APIRickard Green
2014-03-20Fix some Dialyzer warningsHans Bolinder
Dialyzer recognizes a certain pattern that makes it possible to get rid of 'The created fun has no local return' warnings.
2013-05-06Fix unmatched_return warnings in kernelSiri Hansen
2013-05-06Fix unmatched_returns warnings in STDLIB and KernelHans Bolinder
2012-09-17global: Allow "tuple funs" as resolve functionsBjörn Gustavsson
Commit de7e01c958ff7c9e6da4034a53567a30a4ae5792 removed support for tuple funs. To still allow resolve functions for global:{re_}register_name/3 to be specified as {M,F}, we'll need to translate {M,F} to an external fun. Also update the documentation to mention that the use of {M,F} to specify a resolve function is deprecated, and to add a recommendation to use an external fun.
2012-03-30Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-03-01Improve global:re_register_name/2,3 specRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
Both functions always return `yes'.
2012-03-01Fix global:{random_exit_name,random_notify_name}/3 specRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
Both functions return pid(), not 'none'. The one that always returns 'none' is notify_all_name/3.
2011-11-14Remove the undocumented function global:safe_whereis_name/1Hans Bolinder
2011-11-14Remove all use of global:safe_whereis_name/1Hans Bolinder
Calls to global:whereis_name/1 have been substituted for calls to global:safe_whereis_name/1 since the latter is not safe at all. The reason for not doing this earlier is that setting a global lock masked out a bug concerning the restart of supervised children. The bug has now been fixed by a modification of global:whereis_name/1. (Thanks to Ulf Wiger for code contribution.)
2011-05-09Types and specifications have been modified and addedHans Bolinder
2011-03-11Add specs for behaviour callbacksKostis Sagonas
2010-03-19OTP-8527 Global no longer supports R11B nodesHans Bolinder
As of this version, the global name server no longer supports nodes running Erlang/OTP R11B.
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP