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diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.adoc b/RELEASE_NOTES.adoc index 4d60244d..fe705a9b 100644 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES.adoc +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.adoc @@ -3,25 +3,25 @@ ifdef::env-github[] :important-caption: :heavy_exclamation_mark: endif::[] -= RELEASE NOTES FOR NNG v1.7.0 (DRAFT/IN PROGRESS) += RELEASE NOTES FOR NNG v1.7.0 This document has the following sections: * Notable Changes * End of Feature Announcements -== Notable Changes (since 1.5.2) +== Notable Changes A new compile time setting, `NNG_MAX_POLLER_THREADS` is introduced, -with a default value of 8. Will limit the number number of threads -used for pollers that are multi-threaded (currently only Windows). -Additionally for single core systems only two threads will be started +with a default value of 8, and will limit the number of threads +used for pollers that are concurrent (currently only Windows). +Additionally, for single core systems only two threads will be started instead of four. A new supplemental API, nng_id_map(3), is made available. -This exposes the -internal ID hash API NNG uses mapping integer IDs (like socket IDs) -to data structures. It also brings back support for 64-bit IDs. +This exposes the internal ID hash API NNG uses mapping integer IDs +(like socket IDs) to data structures. +It also brings back support for 64-bit IDs. See bug #1740. Setting the `NNG_OPT_RECVMAXSZ` setting no longer affects pipes @@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ often we check for expired requests. Various minor documentation fixes were made, some contributed by Patrik Wenger <patrik.wenger@mindclue.ch>. +A new ability to override compile-time settings for thread counts +is available. This facility is considered experimental, and is not +documented in manual pages -- and is subject to change without notice. +Please see nng_init_set_parameter() in the nng.h header file. The +values that can be tuned are listed there along with comments +describing their use. See bug #1572. == End of Feature Announcements |