Patch Package OTP 23.3.4.12 Released

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Patch Package: OTP 23.3.4.12
Git Tag: OTP-23.3.4.12
Date: 2022-03-24
Trouble Report Id: OTP-17843, OTP-17887, OTP-17888, OTP-17904,
OTP-17905, OTP-17979
Seq num: ERIERL-732, ERIERL-750, ERIERL-757,
ERIERL-780
System: OTP
Release: 23
Application: common_test-1.20.2.3, erts-11.2.2.11,
jinterface-1.11.1.1, kernel-7.3.1.5
Predecessor: OTP 23.3.4.11

Check out the git tag OTP-23.3.4.12, and build a full OTP system
including documentation. Apply one or more applications from this
build as patches to your installation using the 'otp_patch_apply'
tool. For information on install requirements, see descriptions for
each application version below.

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--- HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------------------------
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OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel
Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611

By default global does not take any actions to restore
a fully connected network when connections are lost due
to network issues. This is problematic for all
applications expecting a fully connected network to be
provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for
global itself. A network of overlapping partitions
might cause the internal state of global to become
inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even
after such partitions have been brought together to
form a fully connected network again. The effect on
other applications that expects that a fully connected
network is maintained may vary, but they might
misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during
such a partitioning.

In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a
prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled
using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6)
parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will
actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they
have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause
fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving
the network in a state with overlapping partitions.
Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in
the network in order to work properly. Since this quite
substantially changes the behavior, this fix is
currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard
to detect issues without this fix you are, however,
strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid
issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25
this fix will become enabled by default.


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--- common_test-1.20.2.3 --------------------------------------------
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The common_test-1.20.2.3 application can be applied independently of
other applications on a full OTP 23 installation.

--- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---

OTP-17888 Application(s): common_test

OTP internal test fix.


Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.20.2.3: compiler-6.0,
crypto-3.6, debugger-4.1, erts-7.0, ftp-1.0.0, inets-6.0, kernel-4.0,
observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, sasl-2.4.2, snmp-5.1.2, ssh-4.0,
stdlib-3.5, syntax_tools-1.7, tools-2.8, xmerl-1.3.8


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--- erts-11.2.2.11 --------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Note! The erts-11.2.2.11 application *cannot* be applied
independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 23
installation.

On a full OTP 23 installation, also the following runtime
dependency has to be satisfied:
-- kernel-7.3.1.5 (first satisfied in OTP 23.3.4.12)


--- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---

OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel
Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611

*** HIGHLIGHT ***

By default global does not take any actions to restore
a fully connected network when connections are lost due
to network issues. This is problematic for all
applications expecting a fully connected network to be
provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for
global itself. A network of overlapping partitions
might cause the internal state of global to become
inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even
after such partitions have been brought together to
form a fully connected network again. The effect on
other applications that expects that a fully connected
network is maintained may vary, but they might
misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during
such a partitioning.

In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a
prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled
using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6)
parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will
actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they
have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause
fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving
the network in a state with overlapping partitions.
Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in
the network in order to work properly. Since this quite
substantially changes the behavior, this fix is
currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard
to detect issues without this fix you are, however,
strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid
issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25
this fix will become enabled by default.


OTP-17904 Application(s): erts
Related Id(s): ERIERL-757

Fix memory leak when tracing on running on a process
that only handle system tasks or non-message signals
(for example process_info requests).


Full runtime dependencies of erts-11.2.2.11: kernel-7.3.1.5,
sasl-3.3, stdlib-3.13


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--- jinterface-1.11.1.1 ---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

The jinterface-1.11.1.1 application can be applied independently of
other applications on a full OTP 23 installation.

--- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---

OTP-17887 Application(s): jinterface
Related Id(s): ERIERL-750, PR-5640

Fix bug in OtpOutputStream.write_pid/4 and write_ref/3
causing faulty encodig. Bug exists since OTP 23.0.


---------------------------------------------------------------------
--- kernel-7.3.1.5 --------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Note! The kernel-7.3.1.5 application *cannot* be applied
independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 23
installation.

On a full OTP 23 installation, also the following runtime
dependency has to be satisfied:
-- erts-11.2.2.11 (first satisfied in OTP 23.3.4.12)


--- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---

OTP-17843 Application(s): erts, kernel
Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5611

*** HIGHLIGHT ***

By default global does not take any actions to restore
a fully connected network when connections are lost due
to network issues. This is problematic for all
applications expecting a fully connected network to be
provided, such as for example mnesia, but also for
global itself. A network of overlapping partitions
might cause the internal state of global to become
inconsistent. Such an inconsistency can remain even
after such partitions have been brought together to
form a fully connected network again. The effect on
other applications that expects that a fully connected
network is maintained may vary, but they might
misbehave in very subtle hard to detect ways during
such a partitioning.

In order to prevent such issues, we have introduced a
prevent overlapping partitions fix which can be enabled
using the prevent_overlapping_partitions kernel(6)
parameter. When this fix has been enabled, global will
actively disconnect from nodes that reports that they
have lost connections to other nodes. This will cause
fully connected partitions to form instead of leaving
the network in a state with overlapping partitions.
Note that this fix has to be enabled on all nodes in
the network in order to work properly. Since this quite
substantially changes the behavior, this fix is
currently disabled by default. Since you might get hard
to detect issues without this fix you are, however,
strongly advised to enable this fix in order to avoid
issues such as the ones described above. As of OTP 25
this fix will become enabled by default.


OTP-17979 Application(s): kernel
Related Id(s): ERIERL-780

Fix failed accepted connection setup after previous
established connection from same node closed down
silently.


--- Improvements and New Features ---

OTP-17905 Application(s): kernel
Related Id(s): ERIERL-732, PR-5740

A net_tickintensity kernel parameter has been
introduced. It can be used to control the amount of
ticks during a net_ticktime period.

A new net_kernel:start/2 function has also been
introduced in order to make it easier to add new
options. The use of net_kernel:start/1 has been
deprecated.


Full runtime dependencies of kernel-7.3.1.5: erts-11.2.2.11,
sasl-3.0, stdlib-3.13


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