From 649bc2686601d8c76c1aa76e62700067719e3312 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sverker Eriksson <sverker@erlang.org>
Date: Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:03:15 +0200
Subject: NIF 64-bit integer support

---
 erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

(limited to 'erts/doc/src')

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index f7b7b2f346..8d2913ba4f 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -456,6 +456,10 @@ typedef enum {
                 to return information about the runtime system. Contains currently
                 the exact same content as <seealso marker="erl_driver#ErlDrvSysInfo">ErlDrvSysInfo</seealso>.</p>
               </item>
+              <tag><marker id="ErlNifSInt64"/>ErlNifSInt64</tag>
+               <item><p>A native signed 64-bit integer type.</p></item>
+              <tag><marker id="ErlNifUInt64"/>ErlNifUInt64</tag>
+               <item><p>A native unsigned 64-bit integer type.</p></item>
 
     </taglist>
   </section>
@@ -571,7 +575,13 @@ typedef enum {
       <fsummary>Read an integer term</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Set <c>*ip</c> to the integer value of
       <c>term</c>. Return true on success or false if <c>term</c> is not an
-      integer or is outside the bounds of type <c>int</c></p></desc>
+      integer or is outside the bounds of type <c>int</c>.</p></desc>
+    </func>
+    <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_int64(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, ErlNifSInt64* ip)</nametext></name>
+      <fsummary>Read a 64-bit integer term</fsummary>
+      <desc><p>Set <c>*ip</c> to the integer value of
+      <c>term</c>. Return true on success or false if <c>term</c> is not an
+      integer or is outside the bounds of a signed 64-bit integer.</p></desc>
     </func>
     <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_local_pid(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, ErlNifPid* pid)</nametext></name>
     <fsummary>Read an local pid term</fsummary>
@@ -633,7 +643,12 @@ typedef enum {
       return true, or return false if <c>term</c> is not an unsigned integer or
       is outside the bounds of type <c>unsigned int</c>.</p></desc>
     </func>
-
+    <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_uint64(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, ErlNifUInt64* ip)</nametext></name>
+      <fsummary>Read an unsigned 64-bit integer term.</fsummary>
+      <desc><p>Set <c>*ip</c> to the unsigned integer value of <c>term</c> and
+      return true, or return false if <c>term</c> is not an unsigned integer or
+      is outside the bounds of an unsigned 64-bit integer.</p></desc>
+    </func>
     <func><name><ret>int</ret><nametext>enif_get_ulong(ErlNifEnv* env, ERL_NIF_TERM term, unsigned long* ip)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Read an unsigned integer term.</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Set <c>*ip</c> to the unsigned long integer value of <c>term</c>
@@ -758,6 +773,10 @@ typedef enum {
       <fsummary>Create an integer term</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Create an integer term.</p></desc>
     </func>
+    <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_int64(ErlNifEnv* env, ErlNifSInt64 i)</nametext></name>
+      <fsummary>Create an integer term</fsummary>
+      <desc><p>Create an integer term from a signed 64-bit integer.</p></desc>
+    </func>
     <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_list(ErlNifEnv* env, unsigned cnt, ...)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Create a list term.</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Create an ordinary list term of length <c>cnt</c>. Expects
@@ -894,6 +913,10 @@ typedef enum {
       <fsummary>Create an unsigned integer term</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Create an integer term from an <c>unsigned int</c>.</p></desc>
     </func>
+    <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_uint64(ErlNifEnv* env, ErlNifUInt64 i)</nametext></name>
+      <fsummary>Create an unsigned integer term</fsummary>
+      <desc><p>Create an integer term from an unsigned 64-bit integer.</p></desc>
+    </func>
     <func><name><ret>ERL_NIF_TERM</ret><nametext>enif_make_ulong(ErlNifEnv* env, unsigned long i)</nametext></name>
       <fsummary>Create an integer term from an unsigned long int</fsummary>
       <desc><p>Create an integer term from an <c>unsigned long int</c>.</p></desc>
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From ad632e7f3ce05a44e51965202205a468bc357b3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sverker Eriksson <sverker@erlang.org>
Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:27:29 +0200
Subject: NIF doc official support note

---
 erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

(limited to 'erts/doc/src')

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 8d2913ba4f..8e4d8130f5 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@
   <lib>erl_nif</lib>
   <libsummary>API functions for an Erlang NIF library</libsummary>
   <description>
-     <warning><p>The NIF concept was introduced in R13B03 as an
-	EXPERIMENTAL feature. The interfaces may be changed in any way
-	in coming releases. The plan is however to lift the experimental label and
-  maintain interface backward compatibility from R14B.</p>
-  <p>Incompatible changes in <em>R14A</em>:</p>
+     <note><p>The NIF concept is officially supported from R14B. NIF source code
+     written for earlier experimental versions might need adaption to run on R14B.</p>
+    <p>No incompatible changes between <em>R14B</em> and R14A.</p>
+    <p>Incompatible changes between <em>R14A</em> and R13B04:</p>
   <list>
     <item>Environment argument removed for <c>enif_alloc</c>,
     <c>enif_realloc</c>, <c>enif_free</c>, <c>enif_alloc_binary</c>,
@@ -50,14 +49,14 @@
     <item>Module argument added to <c>enif_open_resource_type</c>
       while changing name spaces of resource types from global to module local.</item>
   </list>
-  <p>Incompatible changes in <em>R13B04</em>:</p>
+  <p>Incompatible changes between <em>R13B04</em> and R13B03:</p>
   <list>
     <item>The function prototypes of the NIFs have  changed to expect <c>argc</c> and <c>argv</c>
 	  arguments. The arity of a NIF is by that no longer limited to 3.</item>
     <item><c>enif_get_data</c> renamed as <c>enif_priv_data</c>.</item>
     <item><c>enif_make_string</c> got a third argument for character encoding.</item>
   </list>
-  </warning>
+  </note>
 
     <p>A NIF library contains native implementation of some functions
     of an Erlang module. The native implemented functions (NIFs) are
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