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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 512 |
5 files changed, 529 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml index a1f585f5cd..c64d4cde11 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ <func> <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="1" since="OTP R16B02"/> <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="2" since="OTP R16B02"/> - <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-18451@"/> + <name name="ensure_all_started" arity="3" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Loads and starts all applications and their dependencies, recursively.</fsummary> <desc> <p><c><anno>Applications</anno></c> is either an an <c>atom()</c> or a list @@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="get_supervisor" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-18444@"/> + <name name="get_supervisor" arity="1" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Get the supervisor of an application.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> of the supervisor running diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml index ffa77641de..1b8ef7a1c3 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ <p>On Windows, use semi-colon as separator.</p> <p>The code paths specified by <c>$OTP_ROOT</c>, <c>ERL_LIBS</c>, and boot scripts have their listings cached by default (except for ".") - since OTP @OTP-18466@. + since OTP 26.0. The code server will lookup the contents in their directories once and avoid future file system traversals. Therefore modules added to such directories after the Erlang VM boots won't be picked up. @@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", <funcs> <func> <name name="set_path" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="set_path" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="set_path" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Set the code server search path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Sets the code path to the list of directories <c><anno>Path</anno></c>.</p> @@ -375,9 +375,9 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </func> <func> <name name="add_path" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_path" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_path" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <name name="add_pathz" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_pathz" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_pathz" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Add a directory to the end of the code path.</fsummary> <type name="add_path_ret"/> <desc> @@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </func> <func> <name name="add_patha" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_patha" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_patha" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Add a directory to the beginning of the code path.</fsummary> <type name="add_path_ret"/> <desc> @@ -411,9 +411,9 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </func> <func> <name name="add_paths" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_paths" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_paths" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <name name="add_pathsz" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_pathsz" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_pathsz" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Add directories to the end of the code path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Adds the directories in <c><anno>Dirs</anno></c> to the end of the code @@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </func> <func> <name name="add_pathsa" arity="1" since=""/> - <name name="add_pathsa" arity="2" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="add_pathsa" arity="2" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Add directories to the beginning of the code path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Traverses <c><anno>Dirs</anno></c> and adds @@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="del_paths" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="del_paths" arity="1" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Deletes directories from the code path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Deletes directories from the code path. The argument is a list of either @@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="clear_cache" arity="0" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="clear_cache" arity="0" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Clears the code path cache.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Clear the code path cache. If a directory is cached, its cache is @@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ zip:create("mnesia-4.4.7.ez", </func> <func> <name name="replace_path" arity="2" since=""/> - <name name="replace_path" arity="3" since="OTP @OTP-18466@"/> + <name name="replace_path" arity="3" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Replace a directory with another in the code path.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Replaces an old occurrence of a directory diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml index dc6f9ba5bf..affb46a65f 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml @@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name name="next_file" arity="1" since="OTP @OTP-18331@"/> + <name name="next_file" arity="1" since="OTP 26.0"/> <fsummary>Change to the next log file of a disk log.</fsummary> <type name="next_file_error_rsn"/> <type name="invalid_header"/> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml index 5524000f3d..0cb03fdbe4 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml @@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search+epi beam.smp</code> This since setting <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> on Windows more or less has the same behavior as setting both <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> and <c>SO_REUSEPORT</c> on BSD. This behavior was introduced as - of OTP @OTP-18344@. + of OTP 26.0. </p> <change> <p> @@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search+epi beam.smp</code> if <c>{reuseaddr, true}</c> was set. </item> <item> - Between OTP 25.2 and up to the predecessor of OTP @OTP-18344@, + Between OTP 25.2 and up to the predecessor of OTP 26.0, the underlying <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> socket option was only set on UDP sockets if <c>{reuseaddr, true}</c> was set, and silently ignored on other sockets. @@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ setcap cap_sys_admin,cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search+epi beam.smp</code> This since setting <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> on Windows more or less has the same behavior as setting both <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> and <c>SO_REUSEPORT</c> on BSD. The <c>reuseport</c> option was - introduced as of OTP @OTP-18344@. + introduced as of OTP 26.0. </p> <p> See also the diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index 2a2992b720..6745b82885 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,518 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 9.0</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a bug where duplicate keys were allowed in the .app + file of an application. Duplicate keys are now rejected + and the application will not start if they exist.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18210 Aux Id: GH-5877 PR-5878 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix inconsistent handling in logger_formatter of the + branched values in conditional branches. For example + using <c>msg</c> in a conditional branch would not be + formatted as it should before this fix.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18225 Aux Id: PR-6036 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix the logger_std_h handler to log to standard_error if + logging to standard_io fails for any reason.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18226 Aux Id: PR-6253 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix the TLS distribution to work when starting Erlang in + embedded mode and a connection is done before kernel is + fully started.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18248 Aux Id: PR-6227 GH-6085 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + erl <c>-remsh</c> has been improved to provide better + error reasons and work when using a shell without + terminal support (that is an "oldshell").</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18271 Aux Id: PR-6279 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix logging of log events generated before kernel is + started to not fail if the code for formatting those log + messaged have not yet been loaded.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18286 Aux Id: PR-5955 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> <c>proc_lib:start*/*</c> has become synchronous when + the started process fails. This requires that a failing + process use a new function <c>proc_lib:init_fail/2,3</c>, + or exits, to indicate failure. All OTP behaviours have + been fixed to do this. </p><p> All these start functions + now consume the <c>'EXIT'</c> message from a process link + for all error returns. Previously it was only the + <c>start_link/*</c> functions that did this, and only + when the started function exited, not when it used + <c>init_ack/1,2</c> or <c>init_fail/2,3</c> to create the + return value. </p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18471 Aux Id: GH-6339, PR-6843 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Fixed a bug where <c>file:read(standard_io, ...)</c> + unexpectedly returned <c>eof</c> in binary mode.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18486 Aux Id: PR-6881 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Return type for <c>seq_trace:get_token/1</c> fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18528 Aux Id: PR-7009 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Looking up, connecting to and sending to a host with an + empty name is now handled by trying to look up the + address of the root domain, which fails. Previously some + of these operations caused an internal exception, which + contradicted type specifications.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18543 Aux Id: GH-6353 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Replaced a regex with a special case handling of ANSI + Select Graphic Rendition escape characters, to speed up + io output that make use of these escape sequences.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18547 Aux Id: PR-7092 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The Erlang shell has been improved to support the + following features:</p> <list> <item>Auto-complete + variables, record names, record field names, map keys, + function parameter types and filenames.</item> <item>Open + external editor in the shell (with C-o) to edit the + current expression in an editor.</item> <item>Support + defining records (with types), functions and function + typespecs, and custom types in the shell.</item> <item>Do + not save pager commands, and input to io:getline in + history.</item> </list> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14835 Aux Id: PR-5924 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The TTY/terminal subsystem has been rewritten by + moving more code to Erlang from the old linked-in driver + and implementing all the I/O primitives needed in a NIF + instead. </p><p> On Unix platforms the user should not + notice a lot of difference, besides better handling of + unicode characters and fixing of some long standing bugs. + </p><p> Windows users will notice that erl.exe has the + same functionality as a normal Unix shell and that + werl.exe has been removed and replaced with a symlink to + erl.exe. This makes the Windows Erlang terminal + experience identical to that of Unix. </p><p> The + re-write brings with it a number of bug fixes and feature + additions:</p> <list> <item>The TTY is now reset when + Erlang exits, fixing zsh to not break when terminating an + Erlang session.</item> <item><c>standard_error</c> now + uses the same unicode mode as <c>standard_io</c>.</item> + <item>Hitting backspace when searching the shell history + with an empty search string no longer breaks the + shell.</item> <item>Tab expansion now works on remote + nodes started using the JCL interface.</item> <item>It is + now possible to configure the shell slogan and the + session slogans (that is the texts that appear when you + start an Erlang shell). See the kernel documentation for + more details.</item> <item>Added shell:start_interactive + for starting the interactive shell from a non-interactive + Erlang session (for example an escript).</item> <item>On + Windows, when starting in detached mode the standard + handler are now set to <c>nul</c> devices instead of + being unset.</item> <item> Standard I/O now always + defaults to <c>unicode</c> mode if supported. Previously + the default was <c>latin1</c> if the runtime system had + been started with <c>-oldshell</c> or <c>-noshell</c> + (for example in an <c>escript</c>). To send raw bytes + over standard out, one now explicitly has to specify + <c>io:setopts(standard_io, [{encoding, latin1}]).</c> + </item> </list> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-17932 Aux Id: PR-6144 GH-3150 GH-3390 GH-4343 + GH-4225 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Add support for socket on Windows.</p> <list> + <item>Pre release status.</item> <item>Error codes not + finalized.</item> <item>No explicit support for Windows + specific options (socket options, flags for read and + write).</item> <item>New async api for Windows + (completion). See the <c>Asynchronous calls</c> chapter + in the (Socket Usage) Users Guide.</item> <item>To ensure + platform independence, gen_tcp and gen_udp is + <em>intended</em> to be used (not yet updated).</item> + </list> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18029</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>As announced since the release of OTP 24, support + for:</p> <list> <item><p> version 4 node container types + in the external term format are now mandatory. That is, + references supporting up to 5 32-bit integer identifiers, + and process and port identifiers with support for 64-bit + data storage. The distribution flag <seeguide + marker="erts:erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_V4_NC"><c>DFLAG_V4_NC</c></seeguide> + is therefor now also mandatory. OTP has since OTP 24 + supported this. Also note that the external format + produced by <c>term_to_binary()</c> and + <c>term_to_iovec()</c> will unconditionally produce pids, + ports, and references supporting this larger format. + </p></item> <item><p> the <seeguide + marker="erts:erl_dist_protocol#new_link_protocol">new + link protocol</seeguide> introduced in OTP 23.3 is now + mandatory. The distribution flag <seeguide + marker="erts:erl_dist_protocol#DFLAG_UNLINK_ID"><c>DFLAG_UNLINK_ID</c></seeguide> + is therefor now also mandatory. </p></item> </list> + <p>Due to the above, OTP 26 nodes will refuse to connect + to OTP nodes from releases prior to OTP 24.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18140 Aux Id: PR-6072 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Support for Kernel TLS (kTLS), has been added to the + SSL application, for TLS distribution (<c>-proto_dist + inet_tls</c>), the SSL option <c>{ktls, true}</c>. Using + this for general SSL sockets is uncomfortable, + undocumented and not recommended since it requires very + platform dependent raw options. </p><p> This, for now, + only works for some not too old Linux distributions. + Roughly, a kernel 5.2.0 or later with support for + UserLand Protocols and the kernel module <c>tls</c> is + required. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18235 Aux Id: PR-6104, PR-5840 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add code:get_doc/2 which adds support to fetch + documentation skeletons of functions using debug_info + chunks instead of eep48 doc chunks.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18261 Aux Id: PR-5924 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The Erlang shell's auto-completion when typing <c>tab</c> + has been changed to happen after the editing current line + instead of before it.</p> + <p> + This behaviour can be configured using a the + <c>shell_expand_location</c> STDLIB configuration + parameter.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18278 Aux Id: PR-6260 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Typing <c>Ctrl+L</c> in a shell now clears the screen and + redraws the current line instead of only redrawing the + current line. To only redraw the current line, you must + now type <c>Alt+L</c>. This brings the behaviour of + <c>Ctrl+L</c> closer to how bash and other shells work.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18285 Aux Id: PR-6262 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + gen_server optimized by caching callback functions</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18305 Aux Id: PR-5831 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Prepare the <c>pg</c> communication protocol for upgrade. + The plan is for OTP-28 nodes to be able to use an + upgraded <c>pg</c> protocol while still being able to + talk with OTP 26 nodes.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18327 Aux Id: PR-6433 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + New <c>disk_log</c> log type <c>rotate</c>, where the log + files are compressed upon rotation.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18331 Aux Id: ERIERL-870 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The following <seemfa + marker="kernel:inet#setopts/2"><c>inet:setopts/2</c></seemfa> + options have been introduced:</p> <taglist> <tag><seeerl + marker="kernel:inet#option-reuseport"><c>reuseport</c></seeerl></tag> + <item><p>Reuse of local port. Load balancing may or may + not be provided depending on underlying OS.</p></item> + <tag><seeerl + marker="kernel:inet#option-reuseport_lb"><c>reuseport_lb</c></seeerl></tag> + <item><p>Reuse of local port. Load balancing + provided.</p></item> <tag><seeerl + marker="kernel:inet#option-exclusiveaddruse"><c>exclusiveaddruse</c></seeerl></tag> + <item><p>Exclusive address/port usage on Windows. This + socket option is Windows specific and will silently be + ignored on other systems.</p></item> </taglist> <p>The + behavior of setting <seeerl + marker="kernel:inet#option-reuseaddr"><c>reuseaddr</c></seeerl> + on Windows have changed in a <em>backwards + incompatible</em> way. The underlying <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> + socket option is now only set if both the <c>reusaddr</c> + and the <c>reuseport</c> <c>inet</c> options have been + set. This since the underlying <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> socket + option on Windows behaves similar to how BSD behaves if + both the underlying socket options <c>SO_REUSEADDR</c> + and <c>SO_REUSEPORT</c> have been set. See the + documentation of the <c>reuseaddr</c> option for more + information.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18344 Aux Id: PR-6522, PR-6944, OTP-18324, + PR-6481, GH-6461 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Replace size/1 with either tuple_size/1 or byte_size/1</p> + <p> + The <c>size/1</c> BIF is not optimized by the JIT, and + its use can result in worse types for Dialyzer.</p> + <p> + When one knows that the value being tested must be a + tuple, <c>tuple_size/1</c> should always be preferred.</p> + <p> + When one knows that the value being tested must be a + binary, <c>byte_size/1</c> should be preferred. However, + <c>byte_size/1</c> also accepts a bitstring (rounding up + size to a whole number of bytes), so one must make sure + that the call to <c>byte_size/</c> is preceded by a call + to <c>is_binary/1</c> to ensure that bitstrings are + rejected. Note that the compiler removes redundant calls + to <c>is_binary/1</c>, so if one is not sure whether + previous code had made sure that the argument is a + binary, it does not harm to add an <c>is_binary/1</c> + test immediately before the call to <c>byte_size/1</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18405 Aux Id: + GH-6672,PR-6702,PR-6768,PR-6700,PR-6769,PR-6812,PR-6814 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The function <c>file:pid2name/1</c> is deprecated and + will be removed in Erlang/OTP 27.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18419</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The modules Erlang DNS resolver <c>inet_res</c> and + helper modules have been updated for RFC6891; to handle + OPT RR with DNSSEC OK (DO) bit.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18442 Aux Id: PR-6786, GH-6606 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Introduced <seemfa + marker="kernel:application#get_supervisor/1"><c>application:get_supervisor/1</c></seemfa>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18444 Aux Id: PR-6035 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Handling of <c>on_load</c> modules during boot has + been improved by adding an extra step in the boot order + for embedded mode that runs all <c>on_load</c> handlers, + instead of relying on explicit invocation of them, later, + when the kernel supervision tree starts. </p><p> This is + mostly a code improvement and OTP internal simplification + to avoid future bugs and to simplify code maintenance. + </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18447</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Reduce contention on the code_server by doing the code + preparation on the client.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18448 Aux Id: PR-6736 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Added a mode to ensure_all_loaded, to start children + application and their dependencies concurrently.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18451 Aux Id: PR-6737 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Cache OTP boot code paths, to limit how many folders that + are being accessed during a module lookup. Can be + disabled with -cache_boot_path false. OTP boot code paths + consists of ERL_LIB environment variables. The various + otp/*/ebin folders. And the {path, ...} clauses in the + init script.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18452 Aux Id: PR-6729 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Erlang distribution code in Kernel and SSL has been + refactored a bit to facilitate debugging and + re-usability, which shouldn't have any noticeable effects + on behaviour or performance.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18456</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add cache attribute to code path apis.</p> + <p> + Added an optional cache/nocache argument to all + code:add_path*, code:set_path*, and code:replace_path* + functions. These functions will then avoid doing + file-accesses if they are cached. Cache can be cleared + with code:clear_cache/0. Added code:del_paths/1 to make + it easier to clear multiple paths.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18466 Aux Id: PR-6832 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Deprecates <c>dbg:stop_clear/0</c> because it is simply a + function alias to <c>dbg:stop/0</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18478 Aux Id: GH-6903 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Improvements to code:ensure_modules_loaded/1: Previously + it would prepare modules and then abandon references to + said modules if they had on_load callbacks. This pull + request makes it so they keep the references around and + then serially load them without having to fetch the + object code and prepare them again.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18484 Aux Id: PR-6844 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The internal DNS resolver has been updated to handle DNS + LOC RR:s (RFC 1876). This is an undocumented module, + although still used by power users. See the source code.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18510 Aux Id: GH-6098, PR-6982 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Reduced memory consumption in <c>global</c> when + informing other nodes about lost connections.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18521 Aux Id: PR-7025 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>net_kernel</c>, <c>global</c>, and + <c>global_group</c> servers now have <seeerl + marker="erts:erlang#process_flag_async_dist"><i>fully + asynchronous distributed signaling</i></seeerl> enabled + all the time which prevents them from ever getting + blocked on send of distributed signals.</p> + <p> + Documentation about blocking distributed signals has also + been improved.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18533 Aux Id: PR-7061 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Allow IPv6 addresses as host in <c>http</c> packets + decoded by <c>erlang:decode_packet/3</c> and + <c>gen_tcp</c> packet option. The IPv6 address should be + enclosed within <c>[]</c> according to RFC2732.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18540 Aux Id: PR-6900 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Remove deprecated functions in OTP-26</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18542</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Removed <c>code:is_module_native/1</c> since HiPE has + been removed. It has since OTP 24 been deprecated and + scheduled for removal in OTP 26. </p> + <p> + Removed <c>code:rehash/0</c> since the code path feature + no longer is present. It has since OTP 19 been deprecated + and has since OTP 24 been scheduled for removal in OTP + 26.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18551 Aux Id: PR-7106 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Added support for multiple line expressions and + navigation in the shell. Added new keybindings:</p> + <list> <item> navigate up (ctrl+up)/(alt+up) </item> + <item> navigate down (ctrl+down)/(alt+down) </item> + <item> insert newline in middle of line (alt+enter) + </item> <item> navigate top (alt+<)/(alt+shift+up) + </item> <item> navigate bottom + (alt+>)/(alt+shift+down) </item> <item> clear current + expression (alt+c) </item> <item> cancel search (alt+c) + </item> <item> opening editor on mac (option+o)/(alt+o) + </item> </list> <p>Modifies the prompt for new lines to + make it clearer that the prompt has entered multi-line + mode. Supports terminal with small window size, recommend + not go lower than 7 rows and 40 columns. Modifies the + search prompt to support multi-line statements. Redraw + the prompt after continuing from JCL menu. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-18575 Aux Id: PR-7169 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 8.5.4</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |