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diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml index 14aec4a4d9..9a42ebfddf 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -30,6 +30,289 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Erl_interface application.</p> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.5</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>Align ei buffer according to size of pointers</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9390</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> XML files have been corrected. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9550 Aux Id: OTP-9541 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Make comment and documentation reflect code in + erl_interface/src/misc/ei_decode_term.c (Thanks to Anneli + Cuss)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9559</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + ei: integer overflow in string/atom encoding</p> + <p> + ei_encode_atom() and ei_encode_string() use strlen() to + get the length of the buffer. As strlen() returns an + unsigned long long and both ei functions take a signed + integer, the length fields may overflow.</p> + <p> + Check so that the results of strlen can be held in a + signed integer. (Thanks to Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9530</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix using sizeof() for array given as function argument</p> + <p> + When using the sizeof() operator for an array given as + function argument it returns the size of the pointer. In + this case, the affected function hex(char digest[16], + char buff[33]) will just print 4 or 8 byte instead of the + full length of 16 bytes, on 32bit and 64bit systems + respectively. (Thanks to Cristian greco)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9151</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Initialize <c>to</c> and <c>to_name</c> in + <c>erl_receive_msg</c>. (Thanks to Göran Larsson)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9241</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + erl_interface: fix compile error(Thanks to Michael + Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9252</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Some malformed distribution messages could cause VM to + crash, this is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8993</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Strengthen string copy check (Thanks to Michael Santos).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9071</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Strengthen atom length check when decoding atoms (Thanks + to Michael Santos).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9072</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>Fix global registration. C node needed + DFLAG_DIST_MONITOR_FLAT set when connecting. Fix list + compare in erl_compare_ext to return correct result. + (Thanks to Vitaliy Batichko and Evgeny Khirin)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9015</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + erl_call: remove get_hostent</p> + <p> + get_hostent does not properly handle IPv4 addresses on + little endian platforms and fails with hostnames + beginning with a number. Remove get_hostent and use + ei_gethostbyname directly since gethostbyname supports + IPv4 addresses.</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8890</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> teach ei_x_format to handle unary - and + (Thanks to + Steve Vinoski)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8891</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Fix zero byte allocation in registry. (Thanks to + Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8893</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Check the length of the node name to prevent an + overflow. Memory error control of ei_alloc_big. (Thanks + to Michael Santos) </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8943</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + erl_term_len() in erl_interface could returned too large + values for integers (since R14B) and too small values for + refs (since R9B).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8945</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.1.1</title> + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The <c>erl_interface</c> tracelevel for erlang messages was incorrect. This has now been fixed. + </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8874</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Removed unused variable in <c>ei_decode_term.c</c>.</p> + <p> + Fixed faulty deallocation in <c>erl_call</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8748</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>ei_connect: correct man page examples (Thanks to + Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8813</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>ei: prevent overflow in <c>ei_connect_init</c> and + <c>ei_xconnect</c></p> <p>Add length check of the buffer + before copying. (Thanks to Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8814</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Remove DECLSPEC feature which fails on Windows Vista + and use the fallback implementation instead.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8826</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>erl_call: fix multiple buffer overflows (Thanks to + Michael Santos)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8827</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>Fix incorrect writev iovec buffer handling in + <c>erl_interface</c> (Thanks to Steve Vinoski)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8837</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>compact IEEE 754 double encoding in external binary + format for ei</p> <list><item><p>Implement the compact + IEEE 754 double encoding in external binary format for + ei. Encoding for ei now always produces the NEW_FLOAT_EXT + format. Decoding and term printing handle both the old + ERL_FLOAT_EXT encoding and the new NEW_FLOAT_EXT + encoding. </p></item> <item><p>Legacy erl_interface code + also handles the new encoding, but still produces the + ERL_FLOAT_EXT encoding by default.</p></item> + <item><p>Also enable the DFLAG_NEW_FLOATS distribution + flag.</p></item> <item><p>ei_get_type() will return + ERL_FLOAT_EXT regardless if the external format is + encoded with ERL_FLOAT_EXT or NEW_FLOAT_EXT for + doubles.</p></item> <item><p>Reduce the number of copies + of the code for encoding and decoding doubles throughout + ei and erl_interface by instead calling the ei encoding + and decoding functions wherever possible.</p></item> + <item><p>Restore commented-out float tests in + ei_decode_SUITE and ei_encode_SUITE in + lib/erl_interface/test. Modify them to make them match + the style of other tests in the same suites.</p></item> + </list> <p>These changes are based on an ei float patch + from Serge Aleynikov originally submitted against R12B-2 + in July 2008 and reworked by Steve Vinoski May 2010.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8684</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erl_Interface 3.6.5</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |