Merge branch 'rickard/garbage_collect/OTP-11388'

* rickard/garbage_collect/OTP-11388:
  Parallel check_process_code when code_server purge a module
  Functionality for disabling garbage collection
  Use asynchronous check_process_code in code_parallel_SUITE
  Execution of system tasks in context of another process

Conflicts:
	bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/hipe_unified_loader.beam
	erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
	erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam

30 files changed, 2412 insertions, 359 deletions

diff --git a/bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/code_server.beam b/bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/code_server.beam
index 89417b095b..896e3cb61b 100644
--- a/bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/code_server.beam
+++ b/bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/code_server.beam
diff --git a/bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/erl_internal.beam b/bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/erl_internal.beam
index d8c77627f1..01c6598cdc 100644
--- a/bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/erl_internal.beam
+++ b/bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/erl_internal.beam
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
index bff544100f..711473afd2 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml
@@ -501,16 +501,87 @@
       <name name="check_process_code" arity="2"/>
       <fsummary>Check if a process is executing old code for a module</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Returns <c>true</c> if the process <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is executing
-          old code for <c><anno>Module</anno></c>. That is, if the current call of
-          the process executes old code for this module, or if the
-          process has references to old code for this module, or if the
-          process contains funs that references old code for this
-          module. Otherwise, it returns <c>false</c>.</p>
-        <pre>
-> <input>check_process_code(Pid, lists).</input>
-false</pre>
+        <p>The same as
+	<seealso marker="#check_process_code/3"><c>erlang:check_process_code(<anno>Pid</anno>,
+	<anno>Module</anno>, [])</c></seealso>.</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="check_process_code" arity="3"/>
+      <fsummary>Check if a process is executing old code for a module</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+	<p>Check if the node local process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c>
+	is executing old code for <c><anno>Module</anno></c>.</p>
+	<p>Currently available <c><anno>Option</anno>s</c>:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>{allow_gc, boolean()}</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    Determines if garbage collection is allowed when performing
+	    the operation. If <c>{allow_gc, false}</c> is passed, and
+	    a garbage collection is needed in order to determine the
+	    result of the operation, the operation will be aborted
+	    (see information on <c><anno>CheckResult</anno></c> below).
+	    The default is to allow garbage collection, i.e.,
+	    <c>{allow_gc, true}</c>.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>{async, RequestId}</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The <c>check_process_code/3</c> function will return
+	    the value <c>async</c> immediately after the request
+	    has been sent. When the request has been processed, the
+	    process that called this function will be passed a
+	    message on the form:<br/>
+	    <c>{check_process_code, <anno>RequestId</anno>, <anno>CheckResult</anno>}</c>.
+	  </item>
+        </taglist>
+	<p>If <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> equals <c>self()</c>, and
+	no <c>async</c> option has been passed, the operation will
+	be performed at once. In all other cases a request for
+	the operation will be sent to the process identified by
+	<c><anno>Pid</anno></c>, and will be handled when
+	appropriate. If no <c>async</c> option has been passed,
+	the caller will block until <c><anno>CheckResult</anno></c>
+	is available and can be returned.</p>
+	<p><c><anno>CheckResult</anno></c> informs about the result of
+	the request:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>true</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is
+	    executing old code for <c><anno>Module</anno></c>.
+	    That is, the current call of the process executes old
+	    code for this module, or the process has references
+	    to old code for this module, or the process contains
+	    funs that references old code for this module.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>false</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is
+	    not executing old code for <c><anno>Module</anno></c>.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>aborted</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The operation was aborted since the process needed to
+	    be garbage collected in order to determine the result
+	    of the operation, and the operation was requested
+	    by passing the <c>{allow_gc, false}</c> option.</item>
+        </taglist>
         <p>See also <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso>.</p>
+        <p>Failures:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    If <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is not a node local process identifier.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is not an atom.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    If <c><anno>OptionList</anno></c> is not a valid list of options.
+	  </item>
+        </taglist>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
@@ -1197,20 +1268,74 @@ true
           that the spontaneous garbage collection will occur too late
           or not at all. Improper use may seriously degrade system
           performance.</p>
-        <p>Compatibility note: In versions of OTP prior to R7,
-          the garbage collection took place at the next context switch,
-          not immediately. To force a context switch after a call to
-          <c>erlang:garbage_collect()</c>, it was sufficient to make
-          any function call.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
       <name name="garbage_collect" arity="1"/>
-      <fsummary>Force an immediate garbage collection of a process</fsummary>
+      <fsummary>Garbage collect a process</fsummary>
+      <desc>
+        <p>The same as
+	<seealso marker="#garbage_collect/2"><c>garbage_collect(<anno>Pid</anno>, [])</c></seealso>.</p>
+      </desc>
+    </func>
+    <func>
+      <name name="garbage_collect" arity="2"/>
+      <fsummary>Garbage collect a process</fsummary>
       <desc>
-        <p>Works like <c>erlang:garbage_collect()</c> but on any
-          process. The same caveats apply. Returns <c>false</c> if
-          <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> refers to a dead process; <c>true</c> otherwise.</p>
+	<p>Garbage collect the node local process identified by
+	<c><anno>Pid</anno></c>.</p>
+	<p>Currently available <c><anno>Option</anno></c>s:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>{async, RequestId}</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The <c>garbage_collect/2</c> function will return
+	    the value <c>async</c> immediately after the request
+	    has been sent. When the request has been processed, the
+	    process that called this function will be passed a
+	    message on the form:<br/>
+	    <c>{garbage_collect, <anno>RequestId</anno>, <anno>GCResult</anno>}</c>.
+	  </item>
+        </taglist>
+	<p>If <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> equals <c>self()</c>, and
+	no <c>async</c> option has been passed, the garbage
+	collection will be performed at once, i.e. the same as
+	calling
+	<seealso marker="#garbage_collect/0">garbage_collect/0</seealso>.
+	In all other cases a request for garbage collection will
+	be sent to the process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c>,
+	and will be handled when appropriate. If no <c>async</c>
+	option has been passed, the caller will block until
+	<c><anno>GCResult</anno></c> is available and can be
+	returned.</p>
+	<p><c><anno>GCResult</anno></c> informs about the result of
+	the garbage collection request:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>true</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    The process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> has
+	    been garbage collected.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>false</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    No garbage collection was performed. This since the
+	    the process identified by <c><anno>Pid</anno></c>
+	    terminated before the request could be satisfied.
+	  </item>
+        </taglist>
+        <p>Note that the same caveats as for
+	<seealso marker="#garbage_collect/0">garbage_collect/0</seealso>
+	apply.</p>
+        <p>Failures:</p>
+        <taglist>
+          <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    If <c><anno>Pid</anno></c> is not a node local process identifier.
+	  </item>
+          <tag><c>badarg</c></tag>
+          <item>
+	    If <c><anno>OptionList</anno></c> is not a valid list of options.
+	  </item>
+        </taglist>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
index e108e706c3..eee4badfb8 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ atom allocated_areas
 atom allocator
 atom allocator_sizes
 atom alloc_util_allocators
+atom allow_gc
 atom allow_passive_connect
 atom already_loaded
 atom amd64
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c
index 649594a334..3f92c5b025 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #include "erl_thr_progress.h"
 
 static void set_default_trace_pattern(Eterm module);
-static Eterm check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp);
+static Eterm check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp, int allow_gc, int *redsp);
 static void delete_code(Module* modp);
 static void decrement_refc(BeamInstr* code);
 static int is_native(BeamInstr* code);
@@ -427,69 +427,82 @@ check_old_code_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 }
 
 Eterm
-check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
+erts_check_process_code(Process *c_p, Eterm module, int allow_gc, int *redsp)
 {
-    Process* rp;
     Module* modp;
+    Eterm res;
+    ErtsCodeIndex code_ix;
 
-    if (is_not_atom(BIF_ARG_2)) {
-	goto error;
-    }
-    if (is_internal_pid(BIF_ARG_1)) {
-	Eterm res;
-	ErtsCodeIndex code_ix;
-
-	code_ix = erts_active_code_ix();
-	modp = erts_get_module(BIF_ARG_2, code_ix);
-	if (modp == NULL) {		/* Doesn't exist. */
-	    return am_false;
-	}
-	erts_rlock_old_code(code_ix);
-	if (modp->old.code == NULL) { /* No old code. */
-	    erts_runlock_old_code(code_ix);
-	    return am_false;
-	}
-	erts_runlock_old_code(code_ix);
-	
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	rp = erts_pid2proc_suspend(BIF_P, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,
-				   BIF_ARG_1, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
-#else
-	rp = erts_pid2proc(BIF_P, 0, BIF_ARG_1, 0);
-#endif
-	if (!rp) {
-	    BIF_RET(am_false);
-	}
-	if (rp == ERTS_PROC_LOCK_BUSY) {
-	    ERTS_BIF_YIELD2(bif_export[BIF_check_process_code_2], BIF_P,
-			    BIF_ARG_1, BIF_ARG_2);
-	}
-	erts_rlock_old_code(code_ix);
-	if (modp->old.code != NULL) { /* must check again */
-	    res = check_process_code(rp, modp);
-	}
-	else {
-	    res = am_false;
-	}
-	erts_runlock_old_code(code_ix);
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	if (BIF_P != rp) {
-	    erts_resume(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
-	    erts_smp_proc_unlock(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+    (*redsp)++;
+
+    ASSERT(is_atom(module));
+
+    code_ix = erts_active_code_ix();
+    modp = erts_get_module(module, code_ix);
+    if (!modp)
+	return am_false;
+    erts_rlock_old_code(code_ix);
+    res = modp->old.code ? check_process_code(c_p, modp, allow_gc, redsp) : am_false;
+    erts_runlock_old_code(code_ix);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+BIF_RETTYPE erts_internal_check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
+{
+    int reds = 0;
+    Eterm res;
+    Eterm olist = BIF_ARG_2;
+    int allow_gc = 1;
+
+    if (is_not_atom(BIF_ARG_1))
+	goto badarg;
+
+    while (is_list(olist)) {
+	Eterm *lp = list_val(olist);
+	Eterm opt = CAR(lp);
+	if (is_tuple(opt)) {
+	    Eterm* tp = tuple_val(opt);
+	    switch (arityval(tp[0])) {
+	    case 2:
+		switch (tp[1]) {
+		case am_allow_gc:
+		    switch (tp[2]) {
+		    case am_false:
+			allow_gc = 0;
+			break;
+		    case am_true:
+			allow_gc = 1;
+			break;
+		    default:
+			goto badarg;
+		    }
+		    break;
+		default:
+		    goto badarg;
+		}
+		break;
+	    default:
+		goto badarg;
+	    }
 	}
-#endif
-	BIF_RET(res);
-    }
-    else if (is_external_pid(BIF_ARG_1)
-	     && external_pid_dist_entry(BIF_ARG_1) == erts_this_dist_entry) {
-	BIF_RET(am_false);
+	else
+	    goto badarg;
+	olist = CDR(lp);
     }
+    if (is_not_nil(olist))
+	goto badarg;
+
+    res = erts_check_process_code(BIF_P, BIF_ARG_1, allow_gc, &reds);
+
+    ASSERT(is_value(res));
+
+    BIF_RET2(res, reds);
 
- error:
+badarg:
     BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, BADARG);
 }
 
-
 BIF_RETTYPE delete_module_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
 {
     ErtsCodeIndex code_ix;
@@ -710,7 +723,7 @@ set_default_trace_pattern(Eterm module)
 }
 
 static Eterm
-check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
+check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp, int allow_gc, int *redsp)
 {
     BeamInstr* start;
     char* mod_start;
@@ -773,6 +786,16 @@ check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
 	}
     }
 
+    if (rp->flags & F_DISABLE_GC) {
+	/*
+	 * Cannot proceed. Process has disabled gc in order to
+	 * safely leave inconsistent data on the heap and/or
+	 * off heap lists. Need to wait for gc to be enabled
+	 * again.
+	 */ 
+	return THE_NON_VALUE;
+    }
+
     /*
      * See if there are funs that refer to the old version of the module.
      */
@@ -786,6 +809,8 @@ check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
 		if (done_gc) {
 		    return am_true;
 		} else {
+		    if (!allow_gc)
+			return am_aborted;
 		    /*
 		    * Try to get rid of this fun by garbage collecting.
 		    * Clear both fvalue and ftrace to make sure they
@@ -796,7 +821,7 @@ check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
 		    rp->ftrace = NIL;
 		    done_gc = 1;
 		    FLAGS(rp) |= F_NEED_FULLSWEEP;
-		    (void) erts_garbage_collect(rp, 0, rp->arg_reg, rp->arity);
+		    *redsp += erts_garbage_collect(rp, 0, rp->arg_reg, rp->arity);
 		    goto rescan;
 		}
 	    }
@@ -850,6 +875,9 @@ check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
 	    Uint lit_size;
 	    struct erl_off_heap_header* oh;
 
+	    if (!allow_gc)
+		return am_aborted;
+
 	    /*
 	     * Try to get rid of constants by by garbage collecting.
 	     * Clear both fvalue and ftrace.
@@ -859,11 +887,12 @@ check_process_code(Process* rp, Module* modp)
 	    rp->ftrace = NIL;
 	    done_gc = 1;
 	    FLAGS(rp) |= F_NEED_FULLSWEEP;
-	    (void) erts_garbage_collect(rp, 0, rp->arg_reg, rp->arity);
+	    *redsp += erts_garbage_collect(rp, 0, rp->arg_reg, rp->arity);
 	    literals = (Eterm *) modp->old.code[MI_LITERALS_START];
 	    lit_size = (Eterm *) modp->old.code[MI_LITERALS_END] - literals;
 	    oh = (struct erl_off_heap_header *)
 		modp->old.code[MI_LITERALS_OFF_HEAP];
+	    *redsp += lit_size / 10; /* Need, better value... */
 	    erts_garbage_collect_literals(rp, literals, lit_size, oh);
 	}
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
index 13d31285b2..96666d98ed 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
@@ -3764,45 +3764,6 @@ BIF_RETTYPE now_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
 
 /**********************************************************************/
 
-BIF_RETTYPE garbage_collect_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
-{
-    int reds;
-    Process *rp;
-
-    if (is_not_pid(BIF_ARG_1)) {
-	BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, BADARG);
-    }
-
-    if (BIF_P->common.id == BIF_ARG_1)
-	rp = BIF_P;
-    else {
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-	rp = erts_pid2proc_suspend(BIF_P, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN,
-				   BIF_ARG_1, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
-	if (rp == ERTS_PROC_LOCK_BUSY)
-	    ERTS_BIF_YIELD1(bif_export[BIF_garbage_collect_1], BIF_P, BIF_ARG_1);
-#else
-	rp = erts_proc_lookup(BIF_ARG_1);
-#endif
-	if (!rp)
-	    BIF_RET(am_false);
-    }
-
-    /* The GC cost is taken for the process executing this BIF. */
-
-    FLAGS(rp) |= F_NEED_FULLSWEEP;
-    reds = erts_garbage_collect(rp, 0, rp->arg_reg, rp->arity);
-
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    if (BIF_P != rp) {
-	erts_resume(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
-	erts_smp_proc_unlock(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
-    }
-#endif
-
-    BIF_RET2(am_true, reds);
-}
-
 BIF_RETTYPE garbage_collect_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
 {
     int reds;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
index b6cce84cdd..dd50df636c 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.tab
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ bif erlang:atom_to_list/1
 bif erlang:binary_to_list/1
 bif erlang:binary_to_list/3
 bif erlang:binary_to_term/1	
-bif erlang:check_process_code/2
 bif erlang:crc32/1
 bif erlang:crc32/2
 bif erlang:crc32_combine/3
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ bif erlang:float_to_list/1
 bif erlang:float_to_list/2
 bif erlang:fun_info/2
 bif erlang:garbage_collect/0
-bif erlang:garbage_collect/1
 bif erlang:get/0
 bif erlang:get/1
 bif erlang:get_keys/1
@@ -155,6 +153,10 @@ bif erts_internal:port_control/3
 bif erts_internal:port_close/1
 bif erts_internal:port_connect/2
 
+bif erts_internal:request_system_task/3
+bif erts_internal:check_process_code/2
+
+
 # inet_db support
 bif erlang:port_set_data/2
 bif erlang:port_get_data/1
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/break.c b/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
index b7e1092907..7d4f52ee23 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/break.c
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ process_killer(void)
 		    erts_smp_proc_lock(rp, rp_locks);
 		    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&rp->state);
 		    if (state & (ERTS_PSFLG_FREE
-				  | ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING
-				  | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE
-				  | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ
-				  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)) {
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS)) {
 			erts_printf("Can only kill WAITING processes this way\n");
 		    }
 		    else {
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types
index bb5eba80be..32308fae9b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ type	PROC_INTERVAL	LONG_LIVED	SYSTEM		process_interval
 type    BUSY_CALLER_TAB	SHORT_LIVED	SYSTEM		busy_caller_table
 type    BUSY_CALLER	SHORT_LIVED	SYSTEM		busy_caller
 type	PORT_DATA_HEAP	STANDARD	SYSTEM		port_data_heap
+type	PROC_SYS_TSK	SHORT_LIVED	PROCESSES	proc_sys_task
+type	PROC_SYS_TSK_QS	SHORT_LIVED	PROCESSES	proc_sys_task_queues
 
 +if threads_no_smp
 # Need thread safe allocs, but std_alloc and fix_alloc are not;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
index d7f1e2d971..8fa3aa29eb 100755
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c
@@ -3603,6 +3603,19 @@ BIF_RETTYPE erts_debug_set_internal_state_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 		BIF_RET(am_true);
 	    }
 	}
+	else if (ERTS_IS_ATOM_STR("gc_state", BIF_ARG_1)) {
+	    /* Used by process_SUITE (emulator) */
+	    int res, enable;
+
+	    switch (BIF_ARG_2) {
+	    case am_true: enable = 1; break;
+	    case am_false: enable = 0; break;
+	    default: BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, BADARG); break;
+	    }
+ 
+	    res = erts_set_gc_state(BIF_P, enable);
+	    BIF_RET(res ? am_true : am_false);
+	}
 	else if (ERTS_IS_ATOM_STR("send_fake_exit_signal", BIF_ARG_1)) {
 	    /* Used by signal_SUITE (emulator) */
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_debug.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_debug.c
index b90d00f236..dc79d45be7 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_debug.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_debug.c
@@ -299,6 +299,9 @@ void erts_check_for_holes(Process* p)
     ErlHeapFragment* hf;
     Eterm* start;
 
+    if (p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC)
+	return;
+
     start = p->last_htop ? p->last_htop : HEAP_START(p);
     check_memory(start, HEAP_TOP(p));
     p->last_htop = HEAP_TOP(p);
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_gc.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_gc.c
index e89725c190..c5585d39e8 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_gc.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_gc.c
@@ -400,10 +400,16 @@ erts_garbage_collect(Process* p, int need, Eterm* objv, int nobj)
     Uint reclaimed_now = 0;
     int done = 0;
     Uint ms1, s1, us1;
-    ErtsSchedulerData *esdp = erts_get_scheduler_data();
+    ErtsSchedulerData *esdp;
 #ifdef USE_VM_PROBES
     DTRACE_CHARBUF(pidbuf, DTRACE_TERM_BUF_SIZE);
 #endif
+
+    if (p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC)
+	return 1;
+
+    esdp = erts_get_scheduler_data();
+
     if (IS_TRACED_FL(p, F_TRACE_GC)) {
         trace_gc(p, am_gc_start);
     }
@@ -532,6 +538,9 @@ erts_garbage_collect_hibernate(Process* p)
     Uint area_size;
     Sint offs;
 
+    if (p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC)
+	ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("GC disabled");
+
     /*
      * Preliminaries.
      */
@@ -667,6 +676,8 @@ erts_garbage_collect_literals(Process* p, Eterm* literals,
     Uint n;
     struct erl_off_heap_header** prev;
 
+    if (p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC)
+	return;
     /*
      * Set GC state.
      */
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.h
index 771eba431f..0f3bb8d281 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ typedef struct erl_off_heap {
     Uint64 overhead;     /* Administrative overhead (used to force GC). */
 } ErlOffHeap;
 
+#define ERTS_INIT_OFF_HEAP(OHP)			\
+    do {					\
+	(OHP)->first = NULL;			\
+	(OHP)->overhead = 0;			\
+    } while (0)
 #include "external.h"
 #include "erl_process.h"
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
index 1efd070afd..0a41fb596d 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c
@@ -283,6 +283,40 @@ struct erts_system_profile_flags_t erts_system_profile_flags;
 #error "Need to store process_count in another type"
 #endif
 
+typedef enum {
+    ERTS_PSTT_GC,	/* Garbage Collect */
+    ERTS_PSTT_CPC	/* Check Process Code */
+} ErtsProcSysTaskType;
+
+#define ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS 2
+
+struct ErtsProcSysTask_ {
+    ErtsProcSysTask *next;
+    ErtsProcSysTask *prev;
+    ErtsProcSysTaskType type;
+    Eterm requester;
+    Eterm reply_tag;
+    Eterm req_id;
+    Uint req_id_sz;
+    Eterm arg[ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS];
+    ErlOffHeap off_heap;
+    Eterm heap[1];
+};
+
+#define ERTS_PROC_SYS_TASK_SIZE(HSz) \
+    (sizeof(ErtsProcSysTask) - sizeof(Eterm) + sizeof(Eterm)*(HSz))
+
+struct ErtsProcSysTaskQs_ {
+    int qmask;
+    int ncount;
+    ErtsProcSysTask *q[ERTS_NO_PROC_PRIO_LEVELS];
+};
+
+ERTS_SCHED_PREF_QUICK_ALLOC_IMPL(proc_sys_task_queues,
+				 ErtsProcSysTaskQs,
+				 50,
+				 ERTS_ALC_T_PROC_SYS_TSK_QS)
+
 ERTS_SCHED_PREF_QUICK_ALLOC_IMPL(misc_op_list,
 				 ErtsMiscOpList,
 				 10,
@@ -353,6 +387,14 @@ static void aux_work_timeout_early_init(int no_schedulers);
 static void aux_work_timeout_late_init(void);
 static void setup_aux_work_timer(void);
 
+static int execute_sys_tasks(Process *c_p,
+			     erts_aint32_t *statep,
+			     int in_reds);
+static int cleanup_sys_tasks(Process *c_p,
+			     erts_aint32_t in_state,
+			     int in_reds);
+
+
 #if defined(DEBUG) || 0
 #define ERTS_DBG_CHK_AUX_WORK_VAL(V) dbg_chk_aux_work_val((V))
 static void
@@ -471,6 +513,11 @@ erts_pre_init_process(void)
      erts_psd_required_locks[ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP].set_locks
 	 = ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP_SET_LOCKS;
 
+     erts_psd_required_locks[ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS].get_locks
+	 = ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS_GET_LOCKS;
+     erts_psd_required_locks[ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS].set_locks
+	 = ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS_SET_LOCKS;
+
      /* Check that we have locks for all entries */
      for (ix = 0; ix < ERTS_PSD_SIZE; ix++) {
 	 ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_psd_required_locks[ix].get_locks);
@@ -2848,7 +2895,7 @@ dequeue_process(ErtsRunQueue *runq, int prio_q, erts_aint32_t *statep)
     if (statep)
 	*statep = state;
 
-    prio = (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state);
+    prio = (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state);
 
     rqi = &runq->procs.prio_info[prio];
 
@@ -2997,7 +3044,7 @@ immigrate(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq, ErtsMigrationPath *mp)
 		    erts_aint32_t state;
 		    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&proc->state);
 		    if (!(ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND & state)
-			&& (prio == (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state))) {
+			&& (prio == (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state))) {
 			ErtsRunQueueInfo *rqi = &rq->procs.prio_info[prio];
 			unqueue_process(rq, rpq, rqi, prio, prev_proc, proc);
 			erts_smp_runq_unlock(rq);
@@ -3079,7 +3126,7 @@ schedule_bound_processes(ErtsRunQueue *rq,
     while (proc) {
 	erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&proc->state);
 	next = proc->next;
-	enqueue_process(rq, (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state), proc);
+	enqueue_process(rq, (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state), proc);
 	proc = next;
     }
 }
@@ -3184,7 +3231,7 @@ evacuate_run_queue(ErtsRunQueue *rq,
 		sbpp->last = proc;
 	    }
 	    else {
-		int prio = (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state);
+		int prio = (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state);
 		erts_smp_runq_unlock(rq);
 
 		to_rq = mp->prio[prio].runq;
@@ -3257,7 +3304,7 @@ try_steal_task_from_victim(ErtsRunQueue *rq, int *rq_lockedp, ErtsRunQueue *vrq,
 	    erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&proc->state);
 	    if (!(ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND & state)) {
 		/* Steal process */
-		int prio = (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state);
+		int prio = (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state);
 		ErtsRunQueueInfo *rqi = &vrq->procs.prio_info[prio];
 		unqueue_process(vrq, rpq, rqi, prio, prev_proc, proc);
 		erts_smp_runq_unlock(vrq);
@@ -4575,6 +4622,7 @@ erts_init_scheduling(int no_schedulers, int no_schedulers_online)
 #endif
 
     init_misc_op_list_alloc();
+    init_proc_sys_task_queues_alloc();
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     set_wakeup_other_data();
@@ -4858,46 +4906,166 @@ erts_get_scheduler_data(void)
 
 #endif
 
+static Process *
+make_proxy_proc(Process *prev_proxy, Process *proc, erts_aint32_t prio)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t state;
+    Process *proxy;
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+    ErtsRunQueue *rq = RUNQ_READ_RQ(&proc->run_queue);
+#endif
+
+    state = (ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY
+	     | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ
+	     | (((erts_aint32_t) 1) << (prio + ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK_OFFSET))
+	     | (prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_OFFSET)
+	     | (prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET)
+	     | (prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET));
+
+    if (prev_proxy) {
+	proxy = prev_proxy;
+	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&proxy->state) & ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY);
+	erts_smp_atomic32_set_nob(&proxy->state, state);
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	RUNQ_SET_RQ(&proc->run_queue, rq);
+#endif
+    }
+    else {
+	proxy = erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_PROC, sizeof(Process));
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	{
+	    int i;
+	    Uint32 *ui32 = (Uint32 *) (char *) proxy;
+	    for (i = 0; i < sizeof(Process)/sizeof(Uint32); i++)
+		ui32[i] = (Uint32) 0xdeadbeef;
+	}
+#endif
+	erts_smp_atomic32_init_nob(&proxy->state, state);
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	erts_smp_atomic_init_nob(&proxy->run_queue,
+				 erts_smp_atomic_read_nob(&proc->run_queue));
+#endif
+    }
+
+    proxy->common.id = proc->common.id;
+
+    return proxy;
+}
+
+static ERTS_INLINE void
+free_proxy_proc(Process *proxy)
+{
+    ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&proxy->state) & ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY);
+    erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_PROC, proxy);
+}
+
+
+static ERTS_INLINE int
+check_enqueue_in_prio_queue(erts_aint32_t *prq_prio_p,
+			    erts_aint32_t *newp,
+			    erts_aint32_t actual)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t aprio, qbit, max_qbit;
+
+    aprio = (actual >> ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET) & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK;
+    qbit = 1 << aprio;
+
+    *prq_prio_p = aprio;
+
+    max_qbit = (actual >> ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK_OFFSET) & ERTS_PSFLGS_QMASK;
+    max_qbit |= 1 << ERTS_PSFLGS_QMASK_BITS;
+    max_qbit &= -max_qbit;
+    /*
+     * max_qbit now either contain bit set for highest prio queue or a bit
+     * out of range (which will have a value larger than valid range).
+     */
+
+    if (qbit >= max_qbit)
+	return 0; /* Already queued in higher or equal prio */
+
+    /* Need to enqueue (if already enqueued, it is in lower prio) */
+    *newp |= qbit << ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK_OFFSET;
+
+    if ((actual & (ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ|ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_MASK))
+	!= (aprio << ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET)) {
+	/*
+	 * Process struct already enqueued, or actual prio not
+	 * equal to user prio, i.e., enqueue using proxy.
+	 */
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    /*
+     * Enqueue using process struct.
+     */
+    *newp &= ~ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_MASK;
+    *newp |= ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ | (aprio << ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_OFFSET);
+    return 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * scheduler_out_process() return with c_rq locked.
  */
 static ERTS_INLINE int
-schedule_out_process(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq, erts_aint32_t state, Process *p)
+schedule_out_process(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq, erts_aint32_t state, Process *p, Process *proxy)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t a, e, n;
+    erts_aint32_t a, e, n, enq_prio = -1;
     int res = 0;
+    int enqueue; /* < 0 -> use proxy */
 
     a = state;
 
     while (1) {
 	n = e = a;
 
-	ASSERT(a & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING);
-	ASSERT(!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ));
+	ASSERT(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS));
 
-	n &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING;
-	if ((a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE|ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)
-	    n |= ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ;
+	enqueue = 0;
+
+	n &= ~(ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS);
+	if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS
+	    || (a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE|ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) {
+	    enqueue = check_enqueue_in_prio_queue(&enq_prio, &n, a);
+	}
 	a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
 	if (a == e)
 	    break;
     }
 
-    if (!(n & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ)) {
-	if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs)
-	    profile_runnable_proc(p, am_inactive);
+    if (!enqueue) {
+
+	if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs) {
+
+	    if (!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)
+		&& (!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)
+		    || (a & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))) {
+		/* Process inactive */
+		profile_runnable_proc(p, am_inactive);
+	    }
+	}
+
+	if (proxy)
+	    free_proxy_proc(proxy);
     }
     else {
-	int prio = (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & n);
+	Process *sched_p;
 	ErtsRunQueue *runq = erts_get_runq_proc(p);
 
-	ASSERT(!(n & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED));
+	ASSERT(!(n & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED) || (n & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS));
+
+	if (enqueue < 0)
+	    sched_p = make_proxy_proc(proxy, p, enq_prio);
+	else {
+	    sched_p = p;
+	    if (proxy)
+		free_proxy_proc(proxy);
+	}
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	if (!(ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND & n)) {
-	    ErtsRunQueue *new_runq = erts_check_emigration_need(runq, prio);
+	    ErtsRunQueue *new_runq = erts_check_emigration_need(runq, enq_prio);
 	    if (new_runq) {
-		RUNQ_SET_RQ(&p->run_queue, new_runq);
+		RUNQ_SET_RQ(&sched_p->run_queue, new_runq);
 		runq = new_runq;
 	    }
 	}
@@ -4908,7 +5076,7 @@ schedule_out_process(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq, erts_aint32_t state, Process *p)
 	erts_smp_runq_lock(runq);
 
 	/* Enqueue the process */
-	enqueue_process(runq, prio, p);
+	enqueue_process(runq, (int) enq_prio, sched_p);
 
 	if (runq == c_rq)
 	    return res;
@@ -4920,14 +5088,13 @@ schedule_out_process(ErtsRunQueue *c_rq, erts_aint32_t state, Process *p)
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
-add2runq(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state)
+add2runq(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state, erts_aint32_t prio)
 {
-    int prio = (int) (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK & state);
     ErtsRunQueue *runq = erts_get_runq_proc(p);
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     if (!(ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND & state)) {
-	ErtsRunQueue *new_runq = erts_check_emigration_need(runq, prio);
+	ErtsRunQueue *new_runq = erts_check_emigration_need(runq, (int) prio);
 	if (new_runq) {
 	    RUNQ_SET_RQ(&p->run_queue, new_runq);
 	    runq = new_runq;
@@ -4939,101 +5106,236 @@ add2runq(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state)
     erts_smp_runq_lock(runq);
 
     /* Enqueue the process */
-    enqueue_process(runq, prio, p);
+    enqueue_process(runq, (int) prio, p);
 
     erts_smp_runq_unlock(runq);
     smp_notify_inc_runq(runq);
 
 }
 
-static ERTS_INLINE void
-schedule_process(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state, int active_enq)
+static ERTS_INLINE int
+change_proc_schedule_state(Process *p,
+			   erts_aint32_t clear_state_flags,
+			   erts_aint32_t set_state_flags,
+			   erts_aint32_t *statep,
+			   erts_aint32_t *enq_prio_p)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t a = state, n;
+    /*
+     * NOTE: ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING, ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS and
+     *       ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS are not allowed to be
+     *       altered by this function!
+     */
+    erts_aint32_t a = *statep, n;
+    int enqueue; /* < 0 -> use proxy */
+
+    ASSERT(!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY));
+    ASSERT((clear_state_flags & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+				 | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)) == 0);
+    ASSERT((set_state_flags & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+			       | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+			       | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)) == 0);
 
     while (1) {
 	erts_aint32_t e;
 	n = e = a;
 
+	enqueue = 0;
+
 	if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_FREE)
-	    return; /* We don't want to schedule free processes... */
-	n |= ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE;
-	if (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)))
-	    n |= ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ;
+	    break; /* We don't want to schedule free processes... */
+
+	if (clear_state_flags)
+	    n &= ~clear_state_flags;
+
+	if (set_state_flags)
+	    n |= set_state_flags;
+
+	if ((n & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) {
+	    /*
+	     * Active and seemingly need to be enqueued, but
+	     * process may be in a run queue via proxy, need
+	     * further inspection...
+	     */
+	    enqueue = check_enqueue_in_prio_queue(enq_prio_p, &n, a);
+	}
+
 	a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
 	if (a == e)
 	    break;
-	if (!active_enq && (a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE))
-	    return; /* Someone else activated process ... */
+	if (enqueue == 0 && n == a)
+	    break;
     }
 
-    if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs
-	&& !(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE|ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))) {
-    	profile_runnable_proc(p, am_active);
+    if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs) {
+
+	if (((n & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED
+		   | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)
+	    && (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS
+		       | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+		       | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS)
+		  && (!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)
+		      || (a & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))))) {
+	    /* We activated a prevously inactive process */
+	    profile_runnable_proc(p, am_active);
+	}
+
     }
 
-    if ((n & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ) && !(a & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ))
-	add2runq(p, n);
+    *statep = a;
+
+    return enqueue;
+}
+
+static ERTS_INLINE void
+schedule_process(Process *p, erts_aint32_t in_state)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t enq_prio  = -1;
+    erts_aint32_t state = in_state;
+    int enqueue = change_proc_schedule_state(p,
+					     0,
+					     ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE,
+					     &state,
+					     &enq_prio);
+    if (enqueue)
+	add2runq(enqueue > 0 ? p : make_proxy_proc(NULL, p, enq_prio),
+		 state,
+		 enq_prio);
 }
 
 void
 erts_schedule_process(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state)
 {
-    schedule_process(p, state, 0);
+    schedule_process(p, state);
+}
+
+static void
+schedule_process_sys_task(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state, Process *proxy)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t a = state, n, enq_prio = -1;
+    int enqueue; /* < 0 -> use proxy */
+
+    ASSERT(!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY));
+
+    while (1) {
+	erts_aint32_t e;
+	n = e = a;
+
+	if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_FREE)
+	    return; /* We don't want to schedule free processes... */
+
+	enqueue = 0;
+	n |= ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS;
+	if (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS)))
+	    enqueue = check_enqueue_in_prio_queue(&enq_prio, &n, a);
+	a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
+	if (a == e)
+	    break;
+	if (a == n && !enqueue)
+	    goto cleanup;
+    }
+
+    if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs) {
+
+	if (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS
+		   | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+		   | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS))
+	    && (!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) || (a & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))) {
+	    /* We activated a prevously inactive process */
+	    profile_runnable_proc(p, am_active);
+	}
+
+    }
+
+    if (enqueue) {
+	Process *sched_p;
+	if (enqueue > 0)
+	    sched_p = p;
+	else {
+	    sched_p = make_proxy_proc(proxy, p, enq_prio);
+	    proxy = NULL;
+	}
+	add2runq(sched_p, n, enq_prio);
+    }
+
+cleanup:
+    if (proxy)
+	free_proxy_proc(proxy);
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE int
 suspend_process(Process *c_p, Process *p)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
+    erts_aint32_t state;
     int suspended = 0;
     ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS & erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(p));
 
+    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
+
     if ((state & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))
 	suspended = -1;
     else {
 	if (c_p == p) {
 	    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_bor_relb(&p->state,
 						    ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED);
-	    state |= ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED;
 	    ASSERT(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING);
-	    suspended = 1;
+	    suspended = (state & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED) ? -1: 1;
 	}
 	else {
 	    while (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING))) {
-		erts_aint32_t e, n;
+		erts_aint32_t n, e;
+
 		n = e = state;
 		n |= ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED;
 		state = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&p->state, n, e);
 		if (state == e) {
-		    state = n;
 		    suspended = 1;
 		    break;
 		}
+		if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED) {
+		    suspended = -1;
+		    break;
+		}
 	    }
 	}
     }
 
-    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED) {
+    if (suspended) {
 
 	ASSERT(!(ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING & state)
 	       || p == erts_get_current_process());
 
-	if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs
-	    && (p->rcount == 0)
-	    && (state & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)) {
-	    profile_runnable_proc(p, am_inactive);
+	if (suspended > 0 && erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs) {
+
+	    /* 'state' is before our change... */
+
+	    if ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE
+			  | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS
+			  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+			  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+			  | ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) {
+		/* We made process inactive */
+		profile_runnable_proc(p, am_inactive);
+	    }
+
 	}
 
 	p->rcount++;  /* count number of suspend */
     }
+
     return suspended;
 }
 
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 resume_process(Process *p)
 {
-    erts_aint32_t state;
+    erts_aint32_t state, enq_prio = -1;
+    int enqueue;
+
     ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS & erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(p));
 
     ASSERT(p->rcount > 0);
@@ -5041,14 +5343,16 @@ resume_process(Process *p)
     if (--p->rcount > 0)  /* multiple suspend */
 	return;
 
-    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_band_mb(&p->state, ~ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED);
-    state &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED;
-    if ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING
-		  | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE
-		  | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ
-		  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) {
-	schedule_process(p, state, 1);
-    }
+    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
+    enqueue = change_proc_schedule_state(p,
+					 ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED,
+					 0,
+					 &state,
+					 &enq_prio);
+    if (enqueue)
+	add2runq(enqueue > 0 ? p : make_proxy_proc(NULL, p, enq_prio),
+		 state,
+		 enq_prio);
 }
 
 int
@@ -6032,7 +6336,8 @@ pid2proc_not_running(Process *c_p, ErtsProcLocks c_p_locks,
 		goto done;
 	}
 	else {
-	    if (!(ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING & erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&rp->state)))
+	    if (!((ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS)
+		  & erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&rp->state)))
 		goto done;
 
 	}
@@ -6695,7 +7000,7 @@ Eterm
 erts_get_process_priority(Process *p)
 {
     erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
-    switch (state & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK) {
+    switch (ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(state)) {
     case PRIORITY_MAX:		return am_max;
     case PRIORITY_HIGH:		return am_high;
     case PRIORITY_NORMAL:	return am_normal;
@@ -6718,18 +7023,68 @@ erts_set_process_priority(Process *p, Eterm value)
     }
 
     a = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
-    if (nprio == (a & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK))
+    if (nprio == ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(a))
 	oprio = nprio;
     else {
-	erts_aint32_t e, n;
+	int slocked = 0;
+	erts_aint32_t e, n, aprio;
+
+	if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS) {
+	    erts_smp_proc_lock(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+	    slocked = 1;
+	}
+
 	do {
-	    oprio = a & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK;
+	    oprio = ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(a);
 	    n = e = a;
 
-	    ASSERT(!(a & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ));
+	    if (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS|ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS)))
+		aprio = nprio;
+	    else {
+		int max_qbit;
+
+		if (!slocked) {
+		    erts_smp_proc_lock(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+		    slocked = 1;
+		}
+
+		max_qbit = 0;
+		if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)
+		    max_qbit |= p->sys_task_qs->qmask;
+		if (a & ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS) {
+		    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *qs;
+		    qs = ERTS_PROC_GET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(p);
+		    ASSERT(qs);
+		    max_qbit |= qs->qmask;
+		}
+		max_qbit &= -max_qbit;
+		switch (max_qbit) {
+		case MAX_BIT:
+		    aprio = PRIORITY_MAX;
+		    break;
+		case HIGH_BIT:
+		    aprio = PRIORITY_HIGH;
+		    break;
+		case NORMAL_BIT:
+		    aprio = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
+		    break;
+		case LOW_BIT:
+		    aprio = PRIORITY_LOW;
+		    break;
+		default:
+		    ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid qmask");
+		    aprio = -1;
+		}
+
+		if (aprio > nprio) /* low value -> high prio */
+		    aprio = nprio;
+	    }
+
+	    n &= ~(ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_MASK
+		   | ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_MASK);
+	    n |= ((nprio << ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET)
+		  | (aprio << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET));
 
-	    n &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK;
-	    n |= nprio;
 	    a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
 	} while (a != e);
     }
@@ -6763,6 +7118,7 @@ erts_set_process_priority(Process *p, Eterm value)
 
 Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 {
+    Process *proxy_p = NULL;
     ErtsRunQueue *rq;
     erts_aint_t dt;
     ErtsSchedulerData *esdp;
@@ -6805,6 +7161,8 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	actual_reds = reds = 0;
 	erts_smp_runq_lock(rq);
     } else {
+    sched_out_proc:
+
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	ERTS_SMP_CHK_HAVE_ONLY_MAIN_PROC_LOCK(p);
 	esdp = p->scheduler_data;
@@ -6858,10 +7216,11 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 
 	esdp->reductions += reds;
 
-	schedule_out_process(rq, state, p); /* Returns with rq locked! */
+	schedule_out_process(rq, state, p, proxy_p); /* Returns with rq locked! */
+	proxy_p = NULL;
 
 	ERTS_PROC_REDUCTIONS_EXECUTED(rq,
-				      (int) (state & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK),
+				      (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(state),
 				      reds,
 				      actual_reds);
 
@@ -6870,18 +7229,19 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	p->scheduler_data = NULL;
 #endif
 
+	erts_smp_proc_unlock(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN|ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
 
 	if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_FREE) {
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	    ASSERT(esdp->free_process == p);
 	    esdp->free_process = NULL;
-#else	    
-	    erts_free_proc(p);
+#else
+	    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
+	    if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ))
+		erts_free_proc(p);
 #endif
 	}
 
-	erts_smp_proc_unlock(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN|ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
-
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	ASSERT(!esdp->free_process);
 #endif
@@ -7088,6 +7448,8 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	 * Find a new process to run.
 	 */
     pick_next_process: {
+	    erts_aint32_t psflg_band_mask;
+	    erts_aint32_t running_flag;
 	    int prio_q;
 	    int qmask;
 
@@ -7121,18 +7483,62 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 
 	    ASSERT(p); /* Wrong qmask in rq->flags? */
 
+	    psflg_band_mask = ~(((erts_aint32_t) 1) << (ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(state)
+							+ ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK_OFFSET));
+
+	    if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY))
+		psflg_band_mask &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ;
+	    else {
+		proxy_p = p;
+		p = erts_proc_lookup_raw(proxy_p->common.id);
+		if (!p) {
+		    free_proxy_proc(proxy_p);
+		    proxy_p = NULL;
+		    goto pick_next_process;
+		}
+		state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
+	    }
+
+
+	    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)
+		running_flag = ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS;
+	    else
+		running_flag = ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING;
+
 	    while (1) {
 		erts_aint32_t exp, new, tmp;
 		tmp = new = exp = state;
-		new &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ;
-		tmp = state & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT);
-		if (tmp != ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)
-		    new |= ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING;
+		new &= psflg_band_mask;
+		if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+			       | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS))) {
+		    tmp = state & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED
+				   | ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT
+				   | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS);
+		    if (tmp != ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)
+			new |= running_flag;
+		}
 		state = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&p->state, new, exp);
 		if (state == exp) {
-		    tmp = state & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT);
-		    if (tmp == ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)
+		    if ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+				  | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+				  | ERTS_PSFLG_FREE))
+			|| ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED
+				      | ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT
+				      | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS))
+			    == ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)) {
+			if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_FREE) {
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+			    erts_smp_proc_dec_refc(p);
+#else
+			    erts_free_proc(p);
+#endif
+			}
+			if (proxy_p) {
+			    free_proxy_proc(proxy_p);
+			    proxy_p = NULL;
+			}
 			goto pick_next_process;
+		    }
 		    state = new;
 		    break;
 		}
@@ -7162,7 +7568,7 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 					  (UWord) esdp->no);
 	    int migrated = old && old != esdp->no;
 
-	    prio = (int) (state & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK);
+	    prio = (int) ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(state);
 
 	    erts_smp_spin_lock(&erts_sched_stat.lock);
 	    erts_sched_stat.prio[prio].total_executed++;
@@ -7182,9 +7588,6 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	ASSERT(!p->scheduler_data);
 	p->scheduler_data = esdp;
 #endif
-	/* Never run a suspended process */
-	ASSERT(!(ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED & erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state)));
-
 	reds = context_reds;
 
 	if (IS_TRACED(p)) {
@@ -7210,21 +7613,783 @@ Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls)
 	    erts_check_my_tracer_proc(p);
 #endif
 
+	if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS) {
+	    reds -= execute_sys_tasks(p, &state, reds);
+	    if (reds <= 0) {
+		p->fcalls = reds;
+		goto sched_out_proc;
+	    }
+
+	    ASSERT(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS);
+	    ASSERT(!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING));
+
+	    while (1) {
+		erts_aint32_t n, e;
+
+		if (((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED
+			       | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)) != ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE)
+		    && !(state & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING))
+		    goto sched_out_proc;
+
+		n = e = state;
+		n &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS;
+		n |= ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING;
+
+		state = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
+		if (state == e) {
+		    state = n;
+		    break;
+		}
+
+		ASSERT(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS);
+		ASSERT(!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING));
+	    }
+	}
+
 	if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING)
 	    && ((FLAGS(p) & F_FORCE_GC)
 		|| (MSO(p).overhead > BIN_VHEAP_SZ(p)))) {
 	    reds -= erts_garbage_collect(p, 0, p->arg_reg, p->arity);
-	    if (reds < 0) {
-		reds = 1;
+	    if (reds <= 0) {
+		p->fcalls = reds;
+		goto sched_out_proc;
 	    }
 	}
+
+	if (proxy_p) {
+	    free_proxy_proc(proxy_p);
+	    proxy_p = NULL;
+	}
 	    
 	p->fcalls = reds;
 	ERTS_SMP_CHK_HAVE_ONLY_MAIN_PROC_LOCK(p);
+
+	/* Never run a suspended process */
+	ASSERT(!(ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED & erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state)));
+
 	return p;
     }
 }
 
+static int
+notify_sys_task_executed(Process *c_p, ErtsProcSysTask *st, Eterm st_result)
+{
+    Process *rp = erts_proc_lookup(st->requester);
+    if (rp) {
+	ErtsProcLocks rp_locks;
+	ErlOffHeap *ohp;
+	ErlHeapFragment* bp;
+	Eterm *hp, msg, req_id, result;
+	Uint st_result_sz, hsz;
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	Eterm *hp_start;
+#endif
+
+	rp_locks = (c_p == rp) ? ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN : 0;
+
+	st_result_sz = is_immed(st_result) ? 0 : size_object(st_result);
+	hsz = st->req_id_sz + st_result_sz + 4 /* 3-tuple */;
+
+	hp = erts_alloc_message_heap(hsz,
+				     &bp,
+				     &ohp,
+				     rp,
+				     &rp_locks);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	hp_start = hp;
+#endif
+
+	req_id = st->req_id_sz == 0 ? st->req_id : copy_struct(st->req_id,
+							       st->req_id_sz,
+							       &hp,
+							       ohp);
+
+	result = st_result_sz == 0 ? st_result :  copy_struct(st_result,
+							      st_result_sz,
+							      &hp,
+							      ohp);
+
+	ASSERT(is_immed(st->reply_tag));
+
+	msg = TUPLE3(hp, st->reply_tag, req_id, result);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	hp += 4;
+	ASSERT(hp_start + hsz == hp);
+#endif
+
+	erts_queue_message(rp,
+			   &rp_locks,
+			   bp,
+			   msg,
+			   NIL
+#ifdef USE_VM_PROBES
+			   , NIL
+#endif
+	    );
+
+	if (c_p == rp)
+	    rp_locks &= ~ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN;
+
+	if (rp_locks)
+	    erts_smp_proc_unlock(rp, rp_locks);
+    }
+
+    erts_cleanup_offheap(&st->off_heap);
+
+    erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_PROC_SYS_TSK, st);
+
+    return rp ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
+static ERTS_INLINE ErtsProcSysTask *
+fetch_sys_task(Process *c_p, erts_aint32_t state, int *qmaskp, int *priop)
+{
+    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *unused_qs = NULL;
+    int qbit, qmask;
+    ErtsProcSysTask *st, **qp;
+
+    *priop = -1; /* Shut up annoying erroneous warning */
+
+    erts_smp_proc_lock(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+    if (!c_p->sys_task_qs) {
+	qmask = 0;
+	st = NULL;
+	goto update_state;
+    }
+
+    qmask = c_p->sys_task_qs->qmask;
+
+    if ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING
+		  | ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED)) == ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE) {
+	/* No sys tasks if we got exclusively higher prio user work to do */
+	st = NULL;
+	switch (ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(state)) {
+	case PRIORITY_MAX:
+	    if (!(qmask & MAX_BIT))
+		goto done;
+	    break;
+	case PRIORITY_HIGH:
+	    if (!(qmask & (MAX_BIT|HIGH_BIT)))
+		goto done;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    break;
+	}
+    }
+
+    qbit = qmask & -qmask;
+    switch (qbit) {
+    case MAX_BIT:
+	qp = &c_p->sys_task_qs->q[PRIORITY_MAX];
+	*priop = PRIORITY_MAX;
+	break;
+    case HIGH_BIT:
+	qp = &c_p->sys_task_qs->q[PRIORITY_HIGH];
+	*priop = PRIORITY_HIGH;
+	break;
+    case NORMAL_BIT:
+	if (!(qmask & PRIORITY_LOW)
+	    || ++c_p->sys_task_qs->ncount <= RESCHEDULE_LOW) {
+	    qp = &c_p->sys_task_qs->q[PRIORITY_NORMAL];
+	    *priop = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
+	    break;
+	}
+	c_p->sys_task_qs->ncount = 0;
+	/* Fall through */
+    case LOW_BIT:
+	qp = &c_p->sys_task_qs->q[PRIORITY_LOW];
+	*priop = PRIORITY_LOW;
+	break;
+    default:
+	ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid qmask");
+    }
+
+    st = *qp;
+    ASSERT(st);
+    if (st->next != st) {
+	*qp = st->next;
+	st->next->prev = st->prev;
+	st->prev->next = st->next;
+    }
+    else {
+	erts_aint32_t a, e, n, st_prio, qmask2;
+
+	*qp = NULL;
+	qmask &= ~qbit;
+	c_p->sys_task_qs->qmask = qmask;
+
+    update_state:
+
+	qmask2 = qmask;
+
+	if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS) {
+	    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *qs = ERTS_PROC_GET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(c_p);
+	    ASSERT(qs);
+	    qmask2 |= qs->qmask;
+	}
+
+	switch (qmask2 & -qmask2) {
+	case MAX_BIT:
+	    st_prio = PRIORITY_MAX;
+	    break;
+	case HIGH_BIT:
+	    st_prio = PRIORITY_HIGH;
+	    break;
+	case NORMAL_BIT:
+	    st_prio = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
+	    break;
+	case LOW_BIT:
+	case 0:
+	    st_prio = PRIORITY_LOW;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid qmask");
+	}
+
+	if (!qmask) {
+	    unused_qs = c_p->sys_task_qs;
+	    c_p->sys_task_qs = NULL;
+	}
+
+	a = state;
+	do {
+	    erts_aint32_t prio = ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(a);
+
+	    if (prio > st_prio)
+		prio = st_prio;
+
+	    n = e = a;
+
+	    n &= ~ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_MASK;
+	    n |= (prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET);
+
+	    if (!qmask)
+		n &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS;
+
+	    if (a == n)
+		break;
+	    a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_nob(&c_p->state, n, e);
+	} while (a != e);
+    }
+
+done:
+
+    erts_smp_proc_unlock(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+    if (unused_qs)
+	proc_sys_task_queues_free(unused_qs);
+
+    *qmaskp = qmask;
+
+    return st;
+}
+
+static void save_gc_task(Process *c_p, ErtsProcSysTask *st, int prio);
+
+static int
+execute_sys_tasks(Process *c_p, erts_aint32_t *statep, int in_reds)
+{
+    int garbage_collected = 0;
+    erts_aint32_t state = *statep;
+    int max_reds = in_reds;
+    int reds = 0;
+    int qmask = 0;
+
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(c_p) == ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+
+    do {
+	ErtsProcSysTask *st;
+	int st_prio;
+	Eterm st_res;
+
+	if (state & (ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT)) {
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT)
+		erts_handle_pending_exit(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+#endif
+	    ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_IS_EXITING(c_p));
+	    break;
+	}
+
+	st = fetch_sys_task(c_p, state, &qmask, &st_prio);
+	if (!st)
+	    break;
+
+	switch (st->type) {
+	case ERTS_PSTT_GC:
+	    if (c_p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC) {
+		save_gc_task(c_p, st, st_prio);
+		st = NULL;
+		reds++;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		if (!garbage_collected) {
+		    FLAGS(c_p) |= F_NEED_FULLSWEEP;
+		    reds += erts_garbage_collect(c_p,
+						 0,
+						 c_p->arg_reg,
+						 c_p->arity);
+		    garbage_collected = 1;
+		}
+		st_res = am_true;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	case ERTS_PSTT_CPC:
+	    st_res = erts_check_process_code(c_p,
+					     st->arg[0],
+					     st->arg[1] == am_true,
+					     &reds);
+	    if (is_non_value(st_res)) {
+		/* Needed gc, but gc was disabled */
+		save_gc_task(c_p, st, st_prio);
+		st = NULL;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid process sys task type");
+	    st_res = am_false;
+	}
+
+	if (st)
+	    reds += notify_sys_task_executed(c_p, st, st_res);
+
+	state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&c_p->state);
+    } while (qmask && reds < max_reds);
+
+    *statep = state;
+
+    return reds;
+}
+
+static int
+cleanup_sys_tasks(Process *c_p, erts_aint32_t in_state, int in_reds)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t state = in_state;
+    int max_reds = in_reds;
+    int reds = 0;
+    int qmask = 0;
+
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(c_p) == ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
+
+    do {
+	ErtsProcSysTask *st;
+	Eterm st_res;
+	int st_prio;
+
+	st = fetch_sys_task(c_p, state, &qmask, &st_prio);
+	if (!st)
+	    break;
+
+	switch (st->type) {
+	case ERTS_PSTT_GC:
+	    st_res = am_false;
+	    break;
+	case ERTS_PSTT_CPC:
+	    st_res = am_false;
+	    break;
+	default:
+	    ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid process sys task type");
+	    st_res = am_false;
+	    break;
+	}
+
+	reds += notify_sys_task_executed(c_p, st, st_res);
+
+	state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&c_p->state);
+    } while (qmask && reds < max_reds);
+
+    return reds;
+}
+
+BIF_RETTYPE
+erts_internal_request_system_task_3(BIF_ALIST_3)
+{
+    Process *rp = erts_proc_lookup(BIF_ARG_1);
+    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *stqs, *free_stqs = NULL;
+    ErtsProcSysTask *st = NULL;
+    erts_aint32_t prio, rp_state;
+    int rp_locked;
+    Eterm noproc_res, req_type;
+
+    if (!rp && !is_internal_pid(BIF_ARG_1)) {
+	if (!is_external_pid(BIF_ARG_1))
+	    goto badarg;
+	if (external_pid_dist_entry(BIF_ARG_1) != erts_this_dist_entry)
+	    goto badarg;
+    }
+
+    switch (BIF_ARG_2) {
+    case am_max:	prio = PRIORITY_MAX;	break;
+    case am_high:	prio = PRIORITY_HIGH;	break;
+    case am_normal:	prio = PRIORITY_NORMAL;	break;
+    case am_low:	prio = PRIORITY_LOW;	break;
+    default: goto badarg;
+    }
+
+    if (is_not_tuple(BIF_ARG_3))
+	goto badarg;
+    else {
+	int i;
+	Eterm *tp = tuple_val(BIF_ARG_3);
+	Uint arity = arityval(*tp);
+	Eterm req_id;
+	Uint req_id_sz;
+	Eterm arg[ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS];
+	Uint arg_sz[ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS];
+	Uint tot_sz;
+	Eterm *hp;
+
+	if (arity < 2)
+	    goto badarg;
+	if (arity > 2 + ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS)
+	    goto badarg;
+	req_type = tp[1];
+	req_id = tp[2];
+	req_id_sz = is_immed(req_id) ? req_id : size_object(req_id);
+	tot_sz = req_id_sz;
+	for (i = 0; i < ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS; i++) {
+	    int tix = 3 + i;
+	    if (tix > arity) {
+		arg[i] = THE_NON_VALUE;
+		arg_sz[i] = 0;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		arg[i] = tp[tix];
+		if (is_immed(arg[i]))
+		    arg_sz[i] = 0;
+		else {
+		    arg_sz[i] = size_object(arg[i]);
+		    tot_sz += arg_sz[i];
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+	st = erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_PROC_SYS_TSK,
+			ERTS_PROC_SYS_TASK_SIZE(tot_sz));
+	st->next = st->prev = st; /* Prep for empty prio queue */
+	ERTS_INIT_OFF_HEAP(&st->off_heap);
+	hp = &st->heap[0];
+
+	st->requester = BIF_P->common.id;
+	st->reply_tag = req_type;
+	st->req_id_sz = req_id_sz;
+	st->req_id = req_id_sz == 0 ? req_id : copy_struct(req_id,
+							   req_id_sz,
+							   &hp,
+							   &st->off_heap);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ERTS_MAX_PROC_SYS_TASK_ARGS; i++)
+	    st->arg[i] = arg_sz[i] == 0 ? arg[i] : copy_struct(arg[i],
+							       arg_sz[i],
+							       &hp,
+							       &st->off_heap);
+	ASSERT(&st->heap[0] + tot_sz == hp);
+    }
+
+    switch (req_type) {
+
+    case am_garbage_collect:
+	st->type = ERTS_PSTT_GC;
+	noproc_res = am_false;
+	if (!rp)
+	    goto noproc;
+	break;
+
+    case am_check_process_code:
+	if (is_not_atom(st->arg[0]))
+	    goto badarg;
+	if (st->arg[1] != am_true && st->arg[1] != am_false)
+	    goto badarg;
+	noproc_res = am_false;
+	st->type = ERTS_PSTT_CPC;
+	if (!rp)
+	    goto noproc;
+	break;
+
+    default:
+	goto badarg;
+    }
+
+    rp_state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&rp->state);
+
+    rp_locked = 0;
+
+    free_stqs = NULL;
+    if (rp_state & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS)
+	stqs = NULL;
+    else {
+    alloc_qs:
+	stqs = proc_sys_task_queues_alloc();
+	stqs->qmask = 1 << prio;
+	stqs->ncount = 0;
+	stqs->q[PRIORITY_MAX] = NULL;
+	stqs->q[PRIORITY_HIGH] = NULL;
+	stqs->q[PRIORITY_NORMAL] = NULL;
+	stqs->q[PRIORITY_LOW] = NULL;
+	stqs->q[prio] = st;
+    }
+
+    if (!rp_locked) {
+	rp_locked = 1;
+	erts_smp_proc_lock(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+	rp_state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&rp->state);
+	if (rp_state & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING) {
+	    erts_smp_proc_unlock(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+	    rp = NULL;
+	    free_stqs = stqs;
+	    goto noproc;
+	}
+    }
+
+    if (!rp->sys_task_qs) {
+	if (stqs)
+	    rp->sys_task_qs = stqs;
+	else
+	    goto alloc_qs;
+    }
+    else {
+	if (stqs)
+	    free_stqs = stqs;
+	stqs = rp->sys_task_qs;
+	if (!stqs->q[prio]) {
+	    stqs->q[prio] = st;
+	    stqs->qmask |= 1 << prio;
+	}
+	else {
+	    st->next = stqs->q[prio];
+	    st->prev = stqs->q[prio]->prev;
+	    st->next->prev = st;
+	    st->prev->next = st;
+	    ASSERT(stqs->qmask & (1 << prio));
+	}
+    }
+
+    if (ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(rp_state) > prio) {
+	erts_aint32_t n, a, e;
+	/* Need to elevate actual prio */
+
+	a = rp_state;
+	do {
+	    if (ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(a) <= prio) {
+		n = a;
+		break;
+	    }
+	    n = e = a;
+	    n &= ~ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_MASK;
+	    n |= (prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET);
+	    a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_nob(&rp->state, n, e);    
+	} while (a != e);
+	rp_state = n;
+    }
+
+    erts_smp_proc_unlock(rp, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+    schedule_process_sys_task(rp, rp_state, NULL);
+
+    if (free_stqs)
+	proc_sys_task_queues_free(free_stqs);
+
+    BIF_RET(am_ok);
+
+noproc:
+
+    notify_sys_task_executed(BIF_P, st, noproc_res);
+    if (free_stqs)
+	proc_sys_task_queues_free(free_stqs);
+    BIF_RET(am_ok);
+
+badarg:
+
+    if (st) {
+	erts_cleanup_offheap(&st->off_heap);
+	erts_free(ERTS_ALC_T_PROC_SYS_TSK, st);
+    }
+    if (free_stqs)
+	proc_sys_task_queues_free(free_stqs);
+    BIF_ERROR(BIF_P, BADARG);
+}
+
+static void
+save_gc_task(Process *c_p, ErtsProcSysTask *st, int prio)
+{
+    erts_aint32_t state;
+    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *qs;
+
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN == erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(c_p));
+
+    qs = ERTS_PROC_GET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(c_p);
+    if (!qs) {
+	st->next = st->prev = st;
+	qs = proc_sys_task_queues_alloc();
+	qs->qmask = 1 << prio;
+	qs->ncount = 0;
+	qs->q[PRIORITY_MAX] = NULL;
+	qs->q[PRIORITY_HIGH] = NULL;
+	qs->q[PRIORITY_NORMAL] = NULL;
+	qs->q[PRIORITY_LOW] = NULL;
+	qs->q[prio] = st;
+	(void) ERTS_PROC_SET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, qs);
+    }
+    else {
+	if (!qs->q[prio]) {
+	    st->next = st->prev = st;
+	    qs->q[prio] = st;
+	    qs->qmask |= 1 << prio;
+	}
+	else {
+	    st->next = qs->q[prio];
+	    st->prev = qs->q[prio]->prev;
+	    st->next->prev = st;
+	    st->prev->next = st;
+	    ASSERT(qs->qmask & (1 << prio));
+	}
+    }
+
+    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&c_p->state);
+    ASSERT((ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS) & state);
+
+    while (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS)
+	   || prio < ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(state)) {
+	erts_aint32_t n, e;
+
+	n = e = state;
+	n |= ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS;
+	if (prio < ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(state)) {
+	    n &= ~ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_MASK;
+	    n |= prio << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET;
+	}
+	state = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&c_p->state, n, e);
+	if (state == e)
+	    break;
+    }
+}
+
+int
+erts_set_gc_state(Process *c_p, int enable)
+{
+    int res;
+    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *dgc_tsk_qs;
+    ASSERT(c_p == erts_get_current_process());
+    ASSERT((ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS)
+	   & erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&c_p->state));
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN == erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(c_p));
+
+    res = !(c_p->flags & F_DISABLE_GC);
+
+    if (!enable) {
+	c_p->flags |= F_DISABLE_GC;
+	return res;
+    }
+
+    c_p->flags &= ~F_DISABLE_GC;
+
+    dgc_tsk_qs = ERTS_PROC_GET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(c_p);
+    if (!dgc_tsk_qs)
+	return res;
+
+    /* Move delayed gc tasks into sys tasks queues. */
+
+    erts_smp_proc_lock(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+    if (!c_p->sys_task_qs) {
+	c_p->sys_task_qs = dgc_tsk_qs;
+	dgc_tsk_qs = NULL;
+    }
+    else {
+	ErtsProcSysTaskQs *stsk_qs;
+	int prio;
+
+	/*
+	 * We push delayed tasks to the front of the queue
+	 * since they have already made it to the front
+	 * once and then been delayed after that.
+	 */
+
+	stsk_qs = c_p->sys_task_qs;
+
+	while (dgc_tsk_qs->qmask) {
+	    int qbit = dgc_tsk_qs->qmask & -dgc_tsk_qs->qmask;
+	    dgc_tsk_qs->qmask &= ~qbit;
+	    switch (qbit) {
+	    case MAX_BIT:
+		prio = PRIORITY_MAX;
+		break;
+	    case HIGH_BIT:
+		prio = PRIORITY_HIGH;
+		break;
+	    case NORMAL_BIT:
+		prio = PRIORITY_NORMAL;
+		break;
+	    case LOW_BIT:
+		prio = PRIORITY_LOW;
+		break;
+	    default:
+		ERTS_INTERNAL_ERROR("Invalid qmask");
+		prio = -1;
+		break;
+	    }
+
+	    ASSERT(dgc_tsk_qs->q[prio]);
+
+	    if (!stsk_qs->q[prio]) {
+		stsk_qs->q[prio] = dgc_tsk_qs->q[prio];
+		stsk_qs->qmask |= 1 << prio;
+	    }
+	    else {
+		ErtsProcSysTask *first1, *last1, *first2, *last2;
+
+		ASSERT(stsk_qs->qmask & (1 << prio));
+		first1 = dgc_tsk_qs->q[prio];
+		last1 = first1->prev;
+		first2 = stsk_qs->q[prio];
+		last2 = first1->prev;
+
+		last1->next = first2;
+		first2->prev = last1;
+
+		first1->prev = last2;
+		last2->next = first1;
+
+		stsk_qs->q[prio] = first1;
+	    }
+
+	}
+    }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    {
+	int qmask;
+	erts_aint32_t aprio, state =
+#endif
+
+	    erts_smp_atomic32_read_bset_nob(&c_p->state,
+					    (ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS
+					     | ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS),
+					    ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS);
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+	ASSERT(state & ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS);
+	qmask = c_p->sys_task_qs->qmask;
+	aprio = ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(state);
+	ASSERT(ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(state) >= aprio);
+	ASSERT((qmask & -qmask) >= (1 << aprio));
+    }
+#endif
+
+    erts_smp_proc_unlock(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_STATUS);
+
+    (void) ERTS_PROC_SET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, NULL);
+
+    if (dgc_tsk_qs)
+	proc_sys_task_queues_free(dgc_tsk_qs);
+
+    return res;
+}
+
 void
 erts_sched_stat_modify(int what)
 {
@@ -7521,7 +8686,8 @@ erl_create_process(Process* parent, /* Parent of process (default group leader).
 	prio = (erts_aint32_t) so->priority;
     }
 
-    state |= (prio & ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK);
+    state |= (((prio & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK) << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET)
+	      | ((prio & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK) << ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET));
 
     if (!rq)
 	rq = erts_get_runq_proc(parent);
@@ -7599,6 +8765,8 @@ erl_create_process(Process* parent, /* Parent of process (default group leader).
     p->bin_old_vheap    = 0;
     p->bin_vheap_mature = 0;
 
+    p->sys_task_qs = NULL;
+
     /* No need to initialize p->fcalls. */
 
     p->current = p->initial+INITIAL_MOD;
@@ -7764,7 +8932,7 @@ erl_create_process(Process* parent, /* Parent of process (default group leader).
      * Schedule process for execution.
      */
 
-    schedule_process(p, state, 0);
+    schedule_process(p, state);
 
     VERBOSE(DEBUG_PROCESSES, ("Created a new process: %T\n",p->common.id));
 
@@ -7815,6 +8983,7 @@ void erts_init_empty_process(Process *p)
     p->bin_vheap_sz = BIN_VH_MIN_SIZE;
     p->bin_old_vheap_sz = BIN_VH_MIN_SIZE;
     p->bin_old_vheap = 0;
+    p->sys_task_qs = NULL;
     p->bin_vheap_mature = 0;
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
     p->common.u.alive.ptimer = NULL;
@@ -8070,33 +9239,21 @@ delete_process(Process* p)
     p->fvalue = NIL;
 }
 
-static ERTS_INLINE erts_aint32_t
-set_proc_exiting_state(Process *p, erts_aint32_t state)
-{
-    erts_aint32_t a, n, e;
-    a = state;
-    while (1) {
-	n = e = a;
-	n &= ~(ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT);
-	n |= ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING|ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE;
-	if (!(a & (ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)))
-	    n |= ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ;
-	a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_relb(&p->state, n, e);
-	if (a == e)
-	    break;
-    }
-    return a;
-}
-
 static ERTS_INLINE void
 set_proc_exiting(Process *p,
-		 erts_aint32_t state,
+		 erts_aint32_t in_state,
 		 Eterm reason,
 		 ErlHeapFragment *bp)
 {
+    erts_aint32_t state = in_state, enq_prio = -1;
+    int enqueue;
     ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(p) == ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL);
 
-    state = set_proc_exiting_state(p, state);
+    enqueue = change_proc_schedule_state(p,
+					 ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT,
+					 ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING|ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE,
+					 &state,
+					 &enq_prio);
 
     p->fvalue = reason;
     if (bp)
@@ -8111,15 +9268,37 @@ set_proc_exiting(Process *p,
     cancel_timer(p);
     p->i = (BeamInstr *) beam_exit;
 
-    if (erts_system_profile_flags.runnable_procs
-	&& !(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE|ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED))) {
-    	profile_runnable_proc(p, am_active);
-    }
-
-    if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)))
-	add2runq(p, state);
+    if (enqueue)
+	add2runq(enqueue > 0 ? p : make_proxy_proc(NULL, p, enq_prio),
+		 state,
+		 enq_prio);
 }
 
+static ERTS_INLINE erts_aint32_t
+set_proc_self_exiting(Process *c_p)
+{
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    int enqueue;
+#endif
+    erts_aint32_t state, enq_prio = -1;
+
+    ERTS_SMP_LC_ASSERT(erts_proc_lc_my_proc_locks(c_p) == ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL);
+
+    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&c_p->state);
+    ASSERT(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS));
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+    enqueue =
+#endif
+	change_proc_schedule_state(c_p,
+				   ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT,
+				   ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING|ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE,
+				   &state,
+				   &enq_prio);
+
+    ASSERT(!enqueue);
+    return state;
+}
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 
@@ -8167,7 +9346,7 @@ handle_pending_exiters(ErtsProcList *pnd_xtrs)
 	if (p) {
 	    if (erts_proclist_same(plp, p)) {
 		erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
-		if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)) {
+		if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS))) {
 		    ASSERT(state & ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT);
 		    erts_handle_pending_exit(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL);
 		}
@@ -8388,7 +9567,7 @@ send_exit_signal(Process *c_p,		/* current process if and only
 		}
 		set_proc_exiting(c_p, state, rsn, NULL);
 	    }
-	    else if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)) {
+	    else if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS))) {
 		/* Process not running ... */
 		ErtsProcLocks need_locks = ~(*rp_locks) & ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL;
 		if (need_locks
@@ -8765,9 +9944,6 @@ resume_suspend_monitor(ErtsSuspendMonitor *smon, void *vc_p)
 void 
 erts_do_exit_process(Process* p, Eterm reason)
 {
-#ifdef ERTS_SMP
-    erts_aint32_t state;
-#endif
     p->arity = 0;		/* No live registers */
     p->fvalue = reason;
 
@@ -8792,10 +9968,9 @@ erts_do_exit_process(Process* p, Eterm reason)
 #endif
 
 #ifndef ERTS_SMP
-    set_proc_exiting_state(p, erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state));
+    set_proc_self_exiting(p);
 #else
-    state = set_proc_exiting_state(p, erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state));
-    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT) {
+    if (ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT & set_proc_self_exiting(p)) {
 	/* Process exited before pending exit was received... */
 	p->pending_exit.reason = THE_NON_VALUE;
 	if (p->pending_exit.bp) {
@@ -8849,6 +10024,7 @@ erts_continue_exit_process(Process *p)
     DistEntry *dep;
     struct saved_calls *scb;
     process_breakpoint_time_t *pbt;
+    erts_aint32_t state;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
     int yield_allowed = 1;
@@ -8885,6 +10061,13 @@ erts_continue_exit_process(Process *p)
 	p->flags &= ~F_USING_DB;
     }
 
+    erts_set_gc_state(p, 1);
+    state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
+    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS) {
+	if (cleanup_sys_tasks(p, state, CONTEXT_REDS) >= CONTEXT_REDS/2)
+	    goto yield;
+    }
+
     if (p->flags & F_USING_DDLL) {
 	erts_ddll_proc_dead(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN);
 	p->flags &= ~F_USING_DDLL;
@@ -8962,17 +10145,31 @@ erts_continue_exit_process(Process *p)
     {
 	/* Inactivate and notify free */
 	erts_aint32_t n, e, a = erts_smp_atomic32_read_nob(&p->state);
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	int refc_inced = 0;
+#endif
 	while (1) {
 	    n = e = a;
 	    ASSERT(a & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING);
 	    n |= ERTS_PSFLG_FREE;
 	    n &= ~ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE;
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	    if ((n & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ) && !refc_inced) {
+		erts_smp_proc_inc_refc(p);
+		refc_inced = 1;
+	    }
+#endif
 	    a = erts_smp_atomic32_cmpxchg_mb(&p->state, n, e);
 	    if (a == e)
 		break;
 	}
-    }
 
+#ifdef ERTS_SMP
+	if (refc_inced && !(n & ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ))
+	    erts_smp_proc_dec_refc(p);
+#endif
+    }
+    
     dep = ((p->flags & F_DISTRIBUTION)
 	   ? ERTS_PROC_SET_DIST_ENTRY(p, ERTS_PROC_LOCKS_ALL, NULL)
 	   : NULL);
@@ -9075,7 +10272,7 @@ timeout_proc(Process* p)
 
     state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
     if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE))
-	schedule_process(p, state, 0);
+	schedule_process(p, state);
 }
 
 
@@ -9153,7 +10350,9 @@ erts_program_counter_info(int to, void *to_arg, Process *p)
     print_function_from_pc(to, to_arg, p->cp);
     erts_print(to, to_arg, ")\n");
     state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
-    if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_GC))) {
+    if (!(state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING
+		   | ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS
+		   | ERTS_PSFLG_GC))) {
         erts_print(to, to_arg, "arity = %d\n",p->arity);
 	if (!ERTS_IS_CRASH_DUMPING) {
 	    /*
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
index 8d136f6e8b..043621125c 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h
@@ -631,8 +631,9 @@ erts_smp_reset_max_len(ErtsRunQueue *rq, ErtsRunQueueInfo *rqi)
 #define ERTS_PSD_SCHED_ID			2
 #define ERTS_PSD_DIST_ENTRY			3
 #define ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP			4
+#define ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS		5
 
-#define ERTS_PSD_SIZE				5
+#define ERTS_PSD_SIZE				6
 
 typedef struct {
     void *data[ERTS_PSD_SIZE];
@@ -656,6 +657,9 @@ typedef struct {
 #define ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP_GET_LOCKS ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN
 #define ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP_SET_LOCKS ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN
 
+#define ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS_GET_LOCKS ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN
+#define ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS_SET_LOCKS ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN
+
 typedef struct {
     ErtsProcLocks get_locks;
     ErtsProcLocks set_locks;
@@ -688,6 +692,9 @@ typedef struct {
     ErlHeapFragment *bp;
 } ErtsPendExit;
 
+typedef struct ErtsProcSysTask_ ErtsProcSysTask;
+typedef struct ErtsProcSysTaskQs_ ErtsProcSysTaskQs;
+
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 
 typedef struct ErtsPendingSuspend_ ErtsPendingSuspend;
@@ -855,6 +862,8 @@ struct process {
     Uint64 bin_old_vheap_sz;	/* Virtual old heap block size for binaries */
     Uint64 bin_old_vheap;	/* Virtual old heap size for binaries */
 
+    ErtsProcSysTaskQs *sys_task_qs;
+
     erts_smp_atomic32_t state;  /* Process state flags (see ERTS_PSFLG_*) */
 
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
@@ -924,24 +933,67 @@ void erts_check_for_holes(Process* p);
 #  error "Need to increase ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_SHIFT"
 #endif
 
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_SHIFT 2
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS 2
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK \
+    ((((erts_aint32_t) 1) << ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS) - 1)
 
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(N) \
-    (((erts_aint32_t) 1) << (ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_SHIFT + (N)))
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET (0*ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET (1*ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_OFFSET (2*ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_ZERO_BIT_OFFSET (3*ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_BITS)
 
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_PRIO_MASK 		(ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(0) - 1)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_QMASK_BITS 4
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_QMASK \
+    ((((erts_aint32_t) 1) << ERTS_PSFLGS_QMASK_BITS) - 1)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK_OFFSET \
+    ERTS_PSFLGS_ZERO_BIT_OFFSET
 
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_FREE			ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(0)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(1)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(2)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(3)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(4)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(5)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(6)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_GC			ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(7)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(8)
-#define ERTS_PSFLG_TRAP_EXIT		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(9)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(N) \
+    (((erts_aint32_t) 1) << (ERTS_PSFLGS_ZERO_BIT_OFFSET + (N)))
 
+/*
+ * ACT_PRIO -> Active prio, i.e., currently active prio. This
+ *             prio may be higher than user prio.
+ * USR_PRIO -> User prio. i.e., prio the user has set.
+ * PRQ_PRIO -> Prio queue prio, i.e., prio queue currently
+ *             enqueued in. 
+ */
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_MASK \
+    (ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK << ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_MASK \
+    (ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK << ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_MASK \
+    (ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK << ERTS_PSFLGS_PRQ_PRIO_OFFSET)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_MAX 		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(0)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_HIGH		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(1)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_NORMAL	ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(2)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_LOW 		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(3)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_FREE			ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(4)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(5)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(6)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(7)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_IN_RUNQ		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(8)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(9)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_SUSPENDED		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(10)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_GC			ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(11)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_BOUND		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(12)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_TRAP_EXIT		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(13)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_ACTIVE_SYS		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(14)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(15)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_PROXY		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(16)
+#define ERTS_PSFLG_DELAYED_SYS		ERTS_PSFLG_BIT(17)
+
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_IN_PRQ_MASK 	(ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_MAX		\
+					 | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_HIGH	\
+					 | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_NORMAL	\
+					 | ERTS_PSFLG_IN_PRQ_LOW)
+
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_ACT_PRIO(PSFLGS) \
+    (((PSFLGS) >> ERTS_PSFLGS_ACT_PRIO_OFFSET) & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_USR_PRIO(PSFLGS) \
+    (((PSFLGS) >> ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET) & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK)
+#define ERTS_PSFLGS_GET_PRQ_PRIO(PSFLGS) \
+    (((PSFLGS) >> ERTS_PSFLGS_USR_PRIO_OFFSET) & ERTS_PSFLGS_PRIO_MASK)
 
 /* The sequential tracing token is a tuple of size 5:
  *
@@ -1056,6 +1108,7 @@ extern struct erts_system_profile_flags_t erts_system_profile_flags;
 #define F_HAVE_BLCKD_MSCHED  (1 <<  8) /* Process has blocked multi-scheduling */
 #define F_P2PNR_RESCHED      (1 <<  9) /* Process has been rescheduled via erts_pid2proc_not_running() */
 #define F_FORCE_GC           (1 << 10) /* Force gc at process in-scheduling */
+#define F_DISABLE_GC         (1 << 11) /* Disable GC */
 
 /* process trace_flags */
 #define F_SENSITIVE          (1 << 0)
@@ -1146,6 +1199,7 @@ void erts_late_init_process(void);
 void erts_early_init_scheduling(int);
 void erts_init_scheduling(int, int);
 
+int erts_set_gc_state(Process *c_p, int enable);
 Eterm erts_sched_wall_time_request(Process *c_p, int set, int enable);
 Eterm erts_gc_info_request(Process *c_p);
 Uint64 erts_get_proc_interval(void);
@@ -1591,6 +1645,11 @@ erts_psd_set(Process *p, ErtsProcLocks plocks, int ix, void *data)
 #define ERTS_PROC_SET_CALL_TIME(P, L, PBT) \
   ((process_breakpoint_time_t *) erts_psd_set((P), (L), ERTS_PSD_CALL_TIME_BP, (void *) (PBT)))
 
+#define ERTS_PROC_GET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(P) \
+    ((ErtsProcSysTaskQs *) erts_psd_get((P), ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS))
+#define ERTS_PROC_SET_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS(P, L, PBT) \
+    ((ErtsProcSysTaskQs *) erts_psd_set((P), (L), ERTS_PSD_DELAYED_GC_TASK_QS, (void *) (PBT)))
+
 
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE Eterm erts_proc_get_error_handler(Process *p);
 ERTS_GLB_INLINE Eterm erts_proc_set_error_handler(Process *p,
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
index c1fda3f96c..94bc1b172a 100755
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
@@ -650,6 +650,10 @@ Eterm erl_send(Process *p, Eterm to, Eterm msg);
 
 Eterm erl_is_function(Process* p, Eterm arg1, Eterm arg2);
 
+/* beam_bif_load.c */
+Eterm erts_check_process_code(Process *c_p, Eterm module, int allow_gc, int *redsp);
+
+
 /* beam_load.c */
 typedef struct {
     BeamInstr* current;		/* Pointer to: Mod, Name, Arity */
@@ -1121,7 +1125,12 @@ erts_alloc_message_heap_state(Uint size,
 	if (statep)
 	    *statep = state;
 	if ((state & (ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING|ERTS_PSFLG_PENDING_EXIT))
+	    || (receiver->flags & F_DISABLE_GC)
 	    || HEAP_LIMIT(receiver) - HEAP_TOP(receiver) <= size) {
+	    /*
+	     * The heap is either potentially in an inconsistent
+	     * state, or not large enough.
+	     */
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 	    if (locked_main) {
 		*receiver_locks &= ~ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab b/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
index 1e5ae46bfa..c29f3f9b1b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
@@ -763,17 +763,17 @@ allocate_init t I y
 #################################################################
 
 #
-# The BIFs erlang:check_process_code/2 must be called like a function,
+# The BIFs erts_internal:check_process_code/2 must be called like a function,
 # to ensure that c_p->i (program counter) is set correctly (an ordinary
 # BIF call doesn't set it).
 #
 
-call_ext u==2 Bif=u$bif:erlang:check_process_code/2 => i_call_ext Bif
-call_ext_last u==2 Bif=u$bif:erlang:check_process_code/2 D => i_call_ext_last Bif D
-call_ext_only u==2 Bif=u$bif:erlang:check_process_code/2 => i_call_ext_only Bif
+call_ext u==2 Bif=u$bif:erts_internal:check_process_code/2 => i_call_ext Bif
+call_ext_last u==2 Bif=u$bif:erts_internal:check_process_code/2 D => i_call_ext_last Bif D
+call_ext_only u==2 Bif=u$bif:erts_internal:check_process_code/2 => i_call_ext_only Bif
 
 #
-# The BIFs erlang:garbage_collect/0,1 must be called like functions,
+# The BIFs erlang:garbage_collect/0 must be called like a function,
 # to allow them to invoke the garbage collector. (The stack pointer must
 # be saved and p->arity must be zeroed, which is not done on ordinary BIF calls.)
 #
@@ -782,10 +782,6 @@ call_ext u==0 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/0 => i_call_ext Bif
 call_ext_last u==0 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/0 D => i_call_ext_last Bif D
 call_ext_only u==0 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/0 => i_call_ext_only Bif
 
-call_ext u==1 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/1 => i_call_ext Bif
-call_ext_last u==1 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/1 D => i_call_ext_last Bif D
-call_ext_only u==1 Bif=u$bif:erlang:garbage_collect/1 => i_call_ext_only Bif
-
 #
 # put/2 and erase/1 must be able to do garbage collection, so we must call
 # them like functions.
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c b/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
index 605a625282..297c4bf439 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/utils.c
@@ -1675,7 +1675,7 @@ static int do_send_to_logger(Eterm tag, Eterm gleader, char *buf, int len)
 	p = erts_whereis_process(NULL, 0, am_error_logger, 0, 0);
 	if (p) {
 	    erts_aint32_t state = erts_smp_atomic32_read_acqb(&p->state);
-	    if (state & ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING)
+	    if (state & (ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING|ERTS_PSFLG_RUNNING_SYS))
 		p = NULL;
 	}
     }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_bif_list.m4 b/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_bif_list.m4
index 764b8d180c..b1fedf4838 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_bif_list.m4
+++ b/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_bif_list.m4
@@ -151,10 +151,9 @@ standard_bif_interface_0(nbif_ports_0, ports_0)
  * BIFs and primops that may do a GC (change heap limit and walk the native stack).
  * XXX: erase/1 and put/2 cannot fail
  */
-gc_bif_interface_2(nbif_check_process_code_2, hipe_check_process_code_2)
+gc_bif_interface_2(nbif_erts_internal_check_process_code_2, hipe_erts_internal_check_process_code_2)
 gc_bif_interface_1(nbif_erase_1, erase_1)
 gc_bif_interface_0(nbif_garbage_collect_0, garbage_collect_0)
-gc_bif_interface_1(nbif_garbage_collect_1, hipe_garbage_collect_1)
 gc_nofail_primop_interface_1(nbif_gc_1, hipe_gc)
 gc_bif_interface_2(nbif_put_2, put_2)
 
diff --git a/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_native_bif.c b/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_native_bif.c
index 1f76268934..7d343dd91e 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_native_bif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/hipe/hipe_native_bif.c
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
  */
 
 /* for -Wmissing-prototypes :-( */
-extern Eterm hipe_check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2);
-extern Eterm hipe_garbage_collect_1(BIF_ALIST_1);
+extern Eterm hipe_erts_internal_check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2);
 extern Eterm hipe_show_nstack_1(BIF_ALIST_1);
 
 /* Used when a BIF can trigger a stack walk. */
@@ -51,22 +50,12 @@ static __inline__ void hipe_set_narity(Process *p, unsigned int arity)
     p->hipe.narity = arity;
 }
 
-Eterm hipe_check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
+Eterm hipe_erts_internal_check_process_code_2(BIF_ALIST_2)
 {
     Eterm ret;
 
     hipe_set_narity(BIF_P, 2);
-    ret = check_process_code_2(BIF_P, BIF__ARGS);
-    hipe_set_narity(BIF_P, 0);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-Eterm hipe_garbage_collect_1(BIF_ALIST_1)
-{
-    Eterm ret;
-
-    hipe_set_narity(BIF_P, 1);
-    ret = garbage_collect_1(BIF_P, BIF__ARGS);
+    ret = erts_internal_check_process_code_2(BIF_P, BIF__ARGS);
     hipe_set_narity(BIF_P, 0);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/code_parallel_load_SUITE.erl b/erts/emulator/test/code_parallel_load_SUITE.erl
index 1cfe015ea6..428f1242ab 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/code_parallel_load_SUITE.erl
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/code_parallel_load_SUITE.erl
@@ -159,22 +159,34 @@ setup_checkers(_,0) -> [];
 setup_checkers(T,N) -> [spawn_link(fun() -> ?model:check(T) end) | setup_checkers(T, N-1)].
 
 check_and_purge_processes_code(Pids, M) ->
-    check_and_purge_processes_code(Pids, M, []).
-check_and_purge_processes_code([], M, []) ->
+    Tag = make_ref(),
+    N = request_cpc(Pids, M, Tag),
+    ok = handle_cpc_responses(N, Tag, M),
     erlang:purge_module(M),
+    ok.
+
+request_cpc(Pid, M, Tag) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+    erlang:check_process_code(Pid, M, [{async, {Tag, Pid}}]),
+    1;
+request_cpc(Pids, M, Tag) when is_list(Pids) ->
+    request_cpc(Pids, M, Tag, 0).
+
+request_cpc([], _M, _Tag, N) ->
+    N;
+request_cpc([Pid|Pids], M, Tag, N) ->
+    request_cpc(Pids, M, Tag, N + request_cpc(Pid, M, Tag)).
+
+handle_cpc_responses(0, _Tag, _Module) ->
     ok;
-check_and_purge_processes_code([], M, Pending) ->
-    io:format("Processes ~w are still executing old code - retrying.~n", [Pending]),
-    check_and_purge_processes_code(Pending, M, []);
-check_and_purge_processes_code([Pid|Pids], M, Pending) ->
-    case erlang:check_process_code(Pid, M) of
-	false ->
-	    check_and_purge_processes_code(Pids, M, Pending);
-	true ->
-	    check_and_purge_processes_code(Pids, M, [Pid|Pending])
+handle_cpc_responses(N, Tag, Module) ->
+    receive
+	{check_process_code, {Tag, _Pid}, false} ->
+	    handle_cpc_responses(N-1, Tag, Module);
+	{check_process_code, {Tag, Pid}, true} ->
+	    1 = request_cpc(Pid, Module, Tag),
+	    handle_cpc_responses(N, Tag, Module)
     end.
 
-
 generate(Module, Attributes, FunStrings) ->
     FunForms = function_forms(FunStrings),
     Forms    = [
diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/process_SUITE.erl b/erts/emulator/test/process_SUITE.erl
index e3aae17df4..bf31655066 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/process_SUITE.erl
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/process_SUITE.erl
@@ -51,7 +51,13 @@
 	 processes_term_proc_list/1,
 	 otp_7738_waiting/1, otp_7738_suspended/1,
 	 otp_7738_resume/1,
-	 garb_other_running/1]).
+	 garb_other_running/1,
+	 no_priority_inversion/1,
+	 no_priority_inversion2/1,
+	 system_task_blast/1,
+	 system_task_on_suspended/1,
+	 gc_request_when_gc_disabled/1,
+	 gc_request_blast_when_gc_disabled/1]).
 -export([prio_server/2, prio_client/2]).
 
 -export([init_per_testcase/2, end_per_testcase/2]).
@@ -73,7 +79,8 @@ all() ->
      bad_register, garbage_collect, process_info_messages,
      process_flag_badarg, process_flag_heap_size,
      spawn_opt_heap_size, otp_6237, {group, processes_bif},
-     {group, otp_7738}, garb_other_running].
+     {group, otp_7738}, garb_other_running,
+     {group, system_task}].
 
 groups() -> 
     [{t_exit_2, [],
@@ -87,7 +94,11 @@ groups() ->
        processes_gc_trap, processes_term_proc_list]},
      {otp_7738, [],
       [otp_7738_waiting, otp_7738_suspended,
-       otp_7738_resume]}].
+       otp_7738_resume]},
+     {system_task, [],
+      [no_priority_inversion, no_priority_inversion2,
+       system_task_blast, system_task_on_suspended,
+       gc_request_when_gc_disabled, gc_request_blast_when_gc_disabled]}].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
     A0 = case application:start(sasl) of
@@ -2214,6 +2225,208 @@ garb_other_running(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     receive {'DOWN', Mon, process, Pid, normal} -> ok end,
     ok.
 
+no_priority_inversion(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    Prio = process_flag(priority, max),
+    HTLs = lists:map(fun (_) ->
+			     spawn_opt(fun () ->
+					       tok_loop()
+				       end,
+				       [{priority, high}, monitor, link])
+		     end,
+		     lists:seq(1, 2*erlang:system_info(schedulers))),
+    receive after 500 -> ok end,
+    LTL = spawn_opt(fun () ->
+			    tok_loop()
+		    end,
+		    [{priority, low}, monitor, link]),
+    false = erlang:check_process_code(element(1, LTL), nonexisting_module),
+    true = erlang:garbage_collect(element(1, LTL)),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({P, _}) ->
+			  unlink(P),
+			  exit(P, kill)
+		  end, [LTL | HTLs]),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({P, M}) ->
+			  receive
+			      {'DOWN', M, process, P, killed} ->
+				  ok
+			  end
+		  end, [LTL | HTLs]),
+    process_flag(priority, Prio),
+    ok.
+
+no_priority_inversion2(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    Prio = process_flag(priority, max),
+    MTLs = lists:map(fun (_) ->
+			     spawn_opt(fun () ->
+					       tok_loop()
+				       end,
+				       [{priority, max}, monitor, link])
+		     end,
+		     lists:seq(1, 2*erlang:system_info(schedulers))),
+    receive after 500 -> ok end,
+    {PL, ML} = spawn_opt(fun () ->
+			       tok_loop()
+		       end,
+		       [{priority, low}, monitor, link]),
+    RL = request_gc(PL, low),
+    RN = request_gc(PL, normal),
+    RH = request_gc(PL, high),
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, _, _} ->
+	    ?t:fail(unexpected_gc)
+    after 1000 ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    RM = request_gc(PL, max),
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, RM, true} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    lists:foreach(fun ({P, _}) ->
+			  unlink(P),
+			  exit(P, kill)
+		  end, MTLs),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({P, M}) ->
+			  receive
+			      {'DOWN', M, process, P, killed} ->
+				  ok
+			  end
+		  end, MTLs),
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, RH, true} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, RN, true} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, RL, true} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    unlink(PL),
+    exit(PL, kill),
+    receive
+	{'DOWN', ML, process, PL, killed} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    process_flag(priority, Prio),
+    ok.
+
+request_gc(Pid, Prio) ->
+    Ref = make_ref(),
+    erts_internal:request_system_task(Pid, Prio, {garbage_collect, Ref}),
+    Ref.
+
+system_task_blast(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    Me = self(),
+    GCReq = fun () ->
+		    RL = gc_req(Me, 100),
+		    lists:foreach(fun (R) ->
+					  receive
+					      {garbage_collect, R, true} ->
+						  ok
+					  end
+				  end, RL),
+		    exit(it_worked)
+	    end,
+    HTLs = lists:map(fun (_) -> spawn_monitor(GCReq) end, lists:seq(1, 1000)),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({P, M}) ->
+			  receive
+			      {'DOWN', M, process, P, it_worked} ->
+				  ok
+			  end
+		  end, HTLs),
+    ok.
+
+gc_req(_Pid, 0) ->
+    [];
+gc_req(Pid, N) ->
+    R0 = request_gc(Pid, low),
+    R1 = request_gc(Pid, normal),
+    R2 = request_gc(Pid, high),
+    R3 = request_gc(Pid, max),
+    [R0, R1, R2, R3 | gc_req(Pid, N-1)].
+
+system_task_on_suspended(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    {P, M} = spawn_monitor(fun () ->
+				   tok_loop()
+			   end),
+    true = erlang:suspend_process(P),
+    {status, suspended} = process_info(P, status),
+    true = erlang:garbage_collect(P),
+    {status, suspended} = process_info(P, status),
+    true = erlang:resume_process(P),
+    false = ({status, suspended} == process_info(P, status)),
+    exit(P, kill),
+    receive
+	{'DOWN', M, process, P, killed} ->
+	    ok
+    end.
+
+gc_request_when_gc_disabled(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    Master = self(),
+    AIS = erts_debug:set_internal_state(available_internal_state, true),
+    {P, M} = spawn_opt(fun () ->
+			       true = erts_debug:set_internal_state(gc_state,
+								    false),
+			       Master ! {self(), gc_state, false},
+			       receive after 1000 -> ok end,
+			       Master ! {self(), gc_state, true},
+			       false = erts_debug:set_internal_state(gc_state,
+								     true),
+			       receive after 100 -> ok end
+		       end, [monitor, link]),
+    receive {P, gc_state, false} -> ok end,
+    ReqId = make_ref(),
+    async = garbage_collect(P, [{async, ReqId}]),
+    receive
+	{garbage_collect, ReqId, Result} ->
+	    ?t:fail({unexpected_gc, Result});
+	{P, gc_state, true} ->
+	    ok
+    end,
+    receive {garbage_collect, ReqId, true} -> ok end,
+    erts_debug:set_internal_state(available_internal_state, AIS),
+    receive {'DOWN', M, process, P, _Reason} -> ok end,
+    ok.
+
+gc_request_blast_when_gc_disabled(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    Master = self(),
+    AIS = erts_debug:set_internal_state(available_internal_state, true),
+    {P, M} = spawn_opt(fun () ->
+			       true = erts_debug:set_internal_state(gc_state,
+								    false),
+			       Master ! {self(), gc_state, false},
+			       receive after 1000 -> ok end,
+			       false = erts_debug:set_internal_state(gc_state,
+								     true),
+			       receive after 100 -> ok end
+		       end, [monitor, link]),
+    receive {P, gc_state, false} -> ok end,
+    PMs = lists:map(fun (N) ->
+			    Prio = case N rem 4 of
+				       0 -> max;
+				       1 -> high;
+				       2 -> normal;
+				       3 -> low
+				   end,
+			    spawn_opt(fun () ->
+					      erlang:garbage_collect(P)
+				      end, [monitor, link, {priority, Prio}])
+		    end, lists:seq(1, 10000)),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({Proc, Mon}) ->
+			  receive
+			      {'DOWN', Mon, process, Proc, normal} ->
+				  ok
+			  end
+		  end,
+		  PMs),
+    erts_debug:set_internal_state(available_internal_state, AIS),
+    receive {'DOWN', M, process, P, _Reason} -> ok end,
+    ok.
+
+
 %% Internal functions
 
 wait_until(Fun) ->
diff --git a/erts/etc/unix/etp-commands.in b/erts/etc/unix/etp-commands.in
index 54ff7b3e3a..73887931cc 100644
--- a/erts/etc/unix/etp-commands.in
+++ b/erts/etc/unix/etp-commands.in
@@ -1316,49 +1316,102 @@ end
 define etp-proc-state-int
 # Args: int
 #
-  if ($arg0 & 0xfffff000)
+  if ($arg0 & 0xff000000)
     printf "GARBAGE | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x800)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x800000)
+    printf "delayed-sys | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x400000)
+    printf "proxy | "
+    set $proxy_process = 1
+  else
+    set $proxy_process = 0
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x200000)
+    printf "running-sys | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x100000)
+    printf "active-sys | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x80000)
     printf "trapping-exit | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x400)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x40000)
     printf "bound | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x200)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x20000)
     printf "garbage-collecting | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x100)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x10000)
     printf "suspended | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x80)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x8000)
     printf "running | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x40)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x4000)
     printf "in-run-queue | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x20)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x2000)
     printf "active | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x10)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x1000)
     printf "pending-exit | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x8)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x800)
     printf "exiting | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x4)
+  if ($arg0 & 0x400)
     printf "free | "
   end
-  if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 0
-    printf "prio-max\n"
+  if ($arg0 & 0x200)
+    printf "in-prq-low | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x100)
+    printf "in-prq-normal | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x80)
+    printf "in-prq-high | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x40)
+    printf "in-prq-max | "
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x30) == 0x0
+    printf "prq-prio-max | "
+  else
+    if ($arg0 & 0x30) == 0x10
+      printf "prq-prio-high | "
+    else
+      if ($arg0 & 0x30) == 0x20
+        printf "prq-prio-normal | "
+      else
+        printf "prq-prio-low | "
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0xc) == 0x0
+    printf "usr-prio-max | "
+  else
+    if ($arg0 & 0xc) == 0x4
+      printf "usr-prio-high | "
+    else
+      if ($arg0 & 0xc) == 0x8
+        printf "usr-prio-normal | "
+      else
+        printf "usr-prio-low | "
+      end
+    end
+  end
+  if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 0x0
+    printf "act-prio-max\n"
   else
-    if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 1
-    printf "prio-high\n"
+    if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 0x1
+      printf "act-prio-high\n"
     else
-      if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 2
-        printf "prio-normal\n"
+      if ($arg0 & 0x3) == 0x2
+        printf "act-prio-normal\n"
       else
-        printf "prio-low\n"
+        printf "act-prio-low\n"
       end
     end
   end
@@ -1395,6 +1448,12 @@ define etp-process-info
   etp-1 $arg0->common.id
   printf "\n  State: "
   etp-proc-state $arg0
+  if $proxy_process != 0
+    printf "  Pointer: (Process *) %p\n", $arg0
+    printf "  *** PROXY process struct *** refer to: \n"
+    etp-pid2proc-1 $arg0->common.id
+    etp-process-info $proc
+  else
   if (*(((Uint32 *) &(((Process *) $arg0)->state))) & 0x4) == 0
     if ($arg0->common.u.alive.reg)
       printf "  Registered name: "
@@ -1432,6 +1491,7 @@ define etp-process-info
   printf "  Parent: "
   etp-1 $arg0->parent
   printf "\n  Pointer: (Process *) %p\n", $arg0
+  end
 end
 
 document etp-process-info
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
index ecb65af214..53891bd1d0 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
+++ b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam
index 881fea4665..0a0fb739aa 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam
+++ b/erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erlang.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/erlang.erl
index aa50ae7f76..a21da2ecc9 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erlang.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erlang.erl
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@
 -export([binary_to_list/3, binary_to_term/1, binary_to_term/2]).
 -export([bit_size/1, bitsize/1, bitstr_to_list/1, bitstring_to_list/1]).
 -export([bump_reductions/1, byte_size/1, call_on_load_function/1]).
--export([cancel_timer/1, check_old_code/1, check_process_code/2, crc32/1]).
+-export([cancel_timer/1, check_old_code/1, check_process_code/2,
+	 check_process_code/3, crc32/1]).
 -export([crc32/2, crc32_combine/3, date/0, decode_packet/3]).
 -export([delete_element/2]).
 -export([delete_module/1, demonitor/1, demonitor/2, display/1]).
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@
 -export([float_to_binary/1, float_to_binary/2,
 	 float_to_list/1, float_to_list/2]).
 -export([fun_info/2, fun_to_list/1, function_exported/3]).
--export([garbage_collect/0, garbage_collect/1]).
+-export([garbage_collect/0, garbage_collect/1, garbage_collect/2]).
 -export([garbage_collect_message_area/0, get/0, get/1, get_keys/1]).
 -export([get_module_info/1, get_stacktrace/0, group_leader/0]).
 -export([group_leader/2, halt/0, halt/1, halt/2, hash/2, hibernate/3]).
@@ -429,11 +430,71 @@ check_old_code(_Module) ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
 
 %% check_process_code/2
--spec check_process_code(Pid, Module) -> boolean() when
+-spec check_process_code(Pid, Module) -> CheckResult when
       Pid :: pid(),
-      Module :: module().
-check_process_code(_Pid, _Module) ->
-    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+      Module :: module(),
+      CheckResult :: boolean().
+check_process_code(Pid, Module) ->
+    try
+	erlang:check_process_code(Pid, Module, [{allow_gc, true}])
+    catch
+	error:Error -> erlang:error(Error, [Pid, Module])
+    end.
+
+%% check_process_code/3
+-spec check_process_code(Pid, Module, OptionList) -> CheckResult | async when
+      Pid :: pid(),
+      Module :: module(),
+      RequestId :: term(),
+      Option :: {async, RequestId} | {allow_gc, boolean()},
+      OptionList :: [Option],
+      CheckResult :: boolean() | aborted.
+check_process_code(Pid, Module, OptionList)  ->
+    try
+	{Async, AllowGC} = get_cpc_opts(OptionList, sync, true),
+	case Async of
+	    {async, ReqId} ->
+		{priority, Prio} = erlang:process_info(erlang:self(),
+						       priority),
+		erts_internal:request_system_task(Pid,
+						  Prio,
+						  {check_process_code,
+						   ReqId,
+						   Module,
+						   AllowGC}),
+		async;
+	    sync ->
+		case Pid == erlang:self() of
+		    true ->
+			erts_internal:check_process_code(Module,
+							 [{allow_gc, AllowGC}]);
+		    false ->
+			{priority, Prio} = erlang:process_info(erlang:self(),
+							       priority),
+			ReqId = erlang:make_ref(),
+			erts_internal:request_system_task(Pid,
+							  Prio,
+							  {check_process_code,
+							   ReqId,
+							   Module,
+							   AllowGC}),
+			receive
+			    {check_process_code, ReqId, CheckResult} ->
+				CheckResult
+			end
+		end
+	end
+    catch
+	error:Error -> erlang:error(Error, [Pid, Module, OptionList])
+    end.
+
+% gets async and allow_gc opts and verify valid option list
+get_cpc_opts([{async, _ReqId} = AsyncTuple | Options], _OldAsync, AllowGC) ->
+    get_cpc_opts(Options, AsyncTuple, AllowGC);
+get_cpc_opts([{allow_gc, AllowGC} | Options], Async, _OldAllowGC) ->
+    get_cpc_opts(Options, Async, AllowGC);
+get_cpc_opts([], Async, AllowGC) ->
+    {Async, AllowGC}.
 
 %% crc32/1
 -spec erlang:crc32(Data) -> non_neg_integer() when
@@ -793,10 +854,61 @@ garbage_collect() ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
 
 %% garbage_collect/1
--spec garbage_collect(Pid) -> boolean() when
-      Pid :: pid().
-garbage_collect(_Pid) ->
-    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+-spec garbage_collect(Pid) -> GCResult when
+      Pid :: pid(),
+      GCResult :: boolean().
+garbage_collect(Pid) ->
+    try
+	erlang:garbage_collect(Pid, [])
+    catch
+	error:Error -> erlang:error(Error, [Pid])
+    end.
+
+%% garbage_collect/2
+-spec garbage_collect(Pid, OptionList) -> GCResult | async when
+      Pid :: pid(),
+      RequestId :: term(),
+      Option :: {async, RequestId},
+      OptionList :: [Option],
+      GCResult :: boolean().
+garbage_collect(Pid, OptionList)  ->
+    try
+	Async = get_gc_opts(OptionList, sync),
+	case Async of
+	    {async, ReqId} ->
+		{priority, Prio} = erlang:process_info(erlang:self(),
+						       priority),
+		erts_internal:request_system_task(Pid,
+						  Prio,
+						  {garbage_collect, ReqId}),
+		async;
+	    sync ->
+		case Pid == erlang:self() of
+		    true ->
+			erlang:garbage_collect();
+		    false ->
+			{priority, Prio} = erlang:process_info(erlang:self(),
+							       priority),
+			ReqId = erlang:make_ref(),
+			erts_internal:request_system_task(Pid,
+							  Prio,
+							  {garbage_collect,
+							   ReqId}),
+			receive
+			    {garbage_collect, ReqId, GCResult} ->
+				GCResult
+			end
+		end
+	end
+    catch
+	error:Error -> erlang:error(Error, [Pid, OptionList])
+    end.
+
+% gets async opt and verify valid option list
+get_gc_opts([{async, _ReqId} = AsyncTuple | Options], _OldAsync) ->
+    get_gc_opts(Options, AsyncTuple);
+get_gc_opts([], Async) ->
+    Async.
 
 %% garbage_collect_message_area/0
 -spec erlang:garbage_collect_message_area() -> boolean().
diff --git a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
index 8a8cd52d64..c8e8e7e069 100644
--- a/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
+++ b/erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 -export([port_command/3, port_connect/2, port_close/1,
 	 port_control/3, port_call/3, port_info/1, port_info/2]).
 
+-export([request_system_task/3]).
+
+-export([check_process_code/2]).
+
 %%
 %% Await result of send to port
 %%
@@ -139,3 +143,20 @@ port_info(_Result) ->
 
 port_info(_Result, _Item) ->
     erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
+-spec request_system_task(Pid, Prio, Request) -> 'ok' when
+      Prio :: 'max' | 'high' | 'normal' | 'low',
+      Request :: {'garbage_collect', term()}
+	       | {'check_process_code', term(), module(), boolean()},
+      Pid :: pid().
+
+request_system_task(_Pid, _Prio, _Request) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
+-spec check_process_code(Module, OptionList) -> boolean() when
+      Module :: module(),
+      Option :: {allow_gc, boolean()},
+      OptionList :: [Option].
+check_process_code(_Module, _OptionList) ->
+    erlang:nif_error(undefined).
+
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl
index 9358e2201e..fc7ac08699 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl
@@ -1410,45 +1410,236 @@ absname_vr([[X, $:]|Name], _, _AbsBase) ->
 do_purge(Mod0) ->
     Mod = to_atom(Mod0),
     case erlang:check_old_code(Mod) of
-	false -> false;
-	true -> do_purge(processes(), Mod, false)
-    end.
-
-do_purge([P|Ps], Mod, Purged) ->
-    case erlang:check_process_code(P, Mod) of
+	false ->
+	    false;
 	true ->
-	    Ref = erlang:monitor(process, P),
-	    exit(P, kill),
-	    receive
-		{'DOWN',Ref,process,_Pid,_} -> ok
+	    Res = check_proc_code(erlang:processes(), Mod, true),
+	    try
+		erlang:purge_module(Mod)
+	    catch
+		_:_ -> ignore
 	    end,
-	    do_purge(Ps, Mod, true);
-	false ->
-	    do_purge(Ps, Mod, Purged)
-    end;
-do_purge([], Mod, Purged) ->
-    catch erlang:purge_module(Mod),
-    Purged.
+	    Res
+    end.
 
 %% do_soft_purge(Module)
 %% Purge old code only if no procs remain that run old code.
 %% Return true in that case, false if procs remain (in this
 %% case old code is not purged)
 
-do_soft_purge(Mod) ->
+do_soft_purge(Mod0) ->
+    Mod = to_atom(Mod0),
     case erlang:check_old_code(Mod) of
-	false -> true;
-	true -> do_soft_purge(processes(), Mod)
+	false ->
+	    true;
+	true ->
+	    case check_proc_code(erlang:processes(), Mod, false) of
+		false ->
+		    false;
+		true ->
+		    try
+			erlang:purge_module(Mod)
+		    catch
+			_:_ -> ignore
+		    end,
+		    true
+	    end
     end.
 
-do_soft_purge([P|Ps], Mod) ->
-    case erlang:check_process_code(P, Mod) of
-	true -> false;
-	false -> do_soft_purge(Ps, Mod)
+%%
+%% check_proc_code(Pids, Mod, Hard) - Send asynchronous
+%%   requests to all processes to perform a check_process_code
+%%   operation. Each process will check their own state and
+%%   reply with the result. If 'Hard' equals
+%%   - true, processes that refer 'Mod' will be killed. If
+%%     any processes were killed true is returned; otherwise,
+%%     false.
+%%   - false, and any processes refer 'Mod', false will
+%%     returned; otherwise, true.
+%%
+%%   Requests will be sent to all processes identified by
+%%   Pids at once, but without allowing GC to be performed.
+%%   Check process code operations that are aborted due to
+%%   GC need, will be restarted allowing GC. However, only
+%%   ?MAX_CPC_GC_PROCS outstanding operation allowing GC at
+%%   a time will be allowed. This in order not to blow up
+%%   memory wise.
+%%
+%%   We also only allow ?MAX_CPC_NO_OUTSTANDING_KILLS
+%%   outstanding kills. This both in order to avoid flooding
+%%   our message queue with 'DOWN' messages and limiting the
+%%   amount of memory used to keep references to all
+%%   outstanding kills.
+%%
+
+%% We maybe should allow more than two outstanding
+%% GC requests, but for now we play it safe...
+-define(MAX_CPC_GC_PROCS, 2).
+-define(MAX_CPC_NO_OUTSTANDING_KILLS, 10).
+
+-record(cpc_static, {hard, module, tag}).
+
+-record(cpc_kill, {outstanding = [],
+		   no_outstanding = 0,
+		   waiting = [],
+		   killed = false}).
+
+check_proc_code(Pids, Mod, Hard) ->
+    Tag = erlang:make_ref(),
+    CpcS = #cpc_static{hard = Hard,
+		       module = Mod,
+		       tag = Tag},
+    check_proc_code(CpcS, cpc_init(CpcS, Pids, 0), 0, [], #cpc_kill{}, true).
+
+check_proc_code(#cpc_static{hard = true}, 0, 0, [],
+		#cpc_kill{outstanding = [], waiting = [], killed = Killed},
+		true) ->
+    %% No outstanding requests. We did a hard check, so result is whether or
+    %% not we killed any processes...
+    Killed;
+check_proc_code(#cpc_static{hard = false}, 0, 0, [], _KillState, Success) ->
+    %% No outstanding requests and we did a soft check...
+    Success;
+check_proc_code(#cpc_static{hard = false, tag = Tag} = CpcS, NoReq0, NoGcReq0,
+		[], _KillState, false) ->
+    %% Failed soft check; just cleanup the remaining replies corresponding
+    %% to the requests we've sent...
+    {NoReq1, NoGcReq1} = receive
+			     {check_process_code, {Tag, _P, GC}, _Res} ->
+				 case GC of
+				     false -> {NoReq0-1, NoGcReq0};
+				     true -> {NoReq0, NoGcReq0-1}
+				 end
+			 end,
+    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq1, [], _KillState, false);
+check_proc_code(#cpc_static{tag = Tag} = CpcS, NoReq0, NoGcReq0, NeedGC0,
+		KillState0, Success) ->
+
+    %% Check if we should request a GC operation
+    {NoGcReq1, NeedGC1} = case NoGcReq0 < ?MAX_CPC_GC_PROCS of
+			      GcOpAllowed when GcOpAllowed == false;
+					       NeedGC0 == [] ->
+				  {NoGcReq0, NeedGC0};
+			      _ ->
+				  {NoGcReq0+1, cpc_request_gc(CpcS,NeedGC0)}
+			  end,
+
+    %% Wait for a cpc reply or 'DOWN' message
+    {NoReq1, NoGcReq2, Pid, Result, KillState1} = cpc_recv(Tag,
+							   NoReq0,
+							   NoGcReq1,
+							   KillState0),
+
+    %% Check the result of the reply
+    case Result of
+	aborted ->
+	    %% Operation aborted due to the need to GC in order to
+	    %% determine if the process is referring the module.
+	    %% Schedule the operation for restart allowing GC...
+	    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq2, [Pid|NeedGC1], KillState1,
+			    Success);
+	false ->
+	    %% Process not referring the module; done with this process...
+	    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq2, NeedGC1, KillState1,
+			    Success);
+	true ->
+	    %% Process referring the module...
+	    case CpcS#cpc_static.hard of
+		false ->
+		    %% ... and soft check. The whole operation failed so
+		    %% no point continuing; clean up and fail...
+		    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq2, [], KillState1,
+				    false);
+		true ->
+		    %% ... and hard check; schedule kill of it...
+		    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq2, NeedGC1,
+				    cpc_sched_kill(Pid, KillState1), Success)
+	    end;
+	'DOWN' ->
+	    %% Handled 'DOWN' message
+	    check_proc_code(CpcS, NoReq1, NoGcReq2, NeedGC1,
+			    KillState1, Success)
+    end.
+
+cpc_recv(Tag, NoReq, NoGcReq, #cpc_kill{outstanding = []} = KillState) ->
+    receive
+	{check_process_code, {Tag, Pid, GC}, Res} ->
+	    cpc_handle_cpc(NoReq, NoGcReq, GC, Pid, Res, KillState)
     end;
-do_soft_purge([], Mod) ->
-    catch erlang:purge_module(Mod),
-    true.
+cpc_recv(Tag, NoReq, NoGcReq,
+	 #cpc_kill{outstanding = [R0, R1, R2, R3, R4 | _]} = KillState) ->
+    receive
+	{'DOWN', R, process, _, _} when R == R0;
+					R == R1;
+					R == R2;
+					R == R3;
+					R == R4 ->
+	    cpc_handle_down(NoReq, NoGcReq, R, KillState); 
+	{check_process_code, {Tag, Pid, GC}, Res} ->
+	    cpc_handle_cpc(NoReq, NoGcReq, GC, Pid, Res, KillState)
+    end;
+cpc_recv(Tag, NoReq, NoGcReq, #cpc_kill{outstanding = [R|_]} = KillState) ->
+    receive
+	{'DOWN', R, process, _, _} ->
+	    cpc_handle_down(NoReq, NoGcReq, R, KillState); 
+	{check_process_code, {Tag, Pid, GC}, Res} ->
+	    cpc_handle_cpc(NoReq, NoGcReq, GC, Pid, Res, KillState)
+    end.
+
+cpc_handle_down(NoReq, NoGcReq, R, #cpc_kill{outstanding = Rs,
+					     no_outstanding = N} = KillState) ->
+    {NoReq, NoGcReq, undefined, 'DOWN',
+     cpc_sched_kill_waiting(KillState#cpc_kill{outstanding = cpc_list_rm(R, Rs),
+					       no_outstanding = N-1})}.
+
+cpc_list_rm(R, [R|Rs]) ->
+    Rs;
+cpc_list_rm(R0, [R1|Rs]) ->
+    [R1|cpc_list_rm(R0, Rs)].
+
+cpc_handle_cpc(NoReq, NoGcReq, false, Pid, Res, KillState) ->
+    {NoReq-1, NoGcReq, Pid, Res, KillState};
+cpc_handle_cpc(NoReq, NoGcReq, true, Pid, Res, KillState) ->
+    {NoReq, NoGcReq-1, Pid, Res, KillState}.
+
+cpc_sched_kill_waiting(#cpc_kill{waiting = []} = KillState) ->
+    KillState;
+cpc_sched_kill_waiting(#cpc_kill{outstanding = Rs,
+				 no_outstanding = N,
+				 waiting = [P|Ps]} = KillState) ->
+    R = erlang:monitor(process, P),
+    exit(P, kill),
+    KillState#cpc_kill{outstanding = [R|Rs],
+		       no_outstanding = N+1,
+		       waiting = Ps,
+		       killed = true}.
+
+cpc_sched_kill(Pid, #cpc_kill{no_outstanding = N, waiting = Pids} = KillState)
+  when N >= ?MAX_CPC_NO_OUTSTANDING_KILLS ->
+    KillState#cpc_kill{waiting = [Pid|Pids]};
+cpc_sched_kill(Pid,
+	       #cpc_kill{outstanding = Rs, no_outstanding = N} = KillState) ->
+    R = erlang:monitor(process, Pid),
+    exit(Pid, kill),
+    KillState#cpc_kill{outstanding = [R|Rs],
+		       no_outstanding = N+1,
+		       killed = true}.
+
+cpc_request(#cpc_static{tag = Tag, module = Mod}, Pid, AllowGc) ->
+    erlang:check_process_code(Pid, Mod, [{async, {Tag, Pid, AllowGc}},
+					 {allow_gc, AllowGc}]).
+
+cpc_request_gc(CpcS, [Pid|Pids]) ->
+    cpc_request(CpcS, Pid, true),
+    Pids.
+
+cpc_init(_CpcS, [], NoReqs) ->
+    NoReqs;
+cpc_init(CpcS, [Pid|Pids], NoReqs) ->
+    cpc_request(CpcS, Pid, false),
+    cpc_init(CpcS, Pids, NoReqs+1).
+
+% end of check_proc_code() implementation.
 
 is_loaded(M, Db) ->
     case ets:lookup(Db, M) of
diff --git a/lib/kernel/test/code_SUITE.erl b/lib/kernel/test/code_SUITE.erl
index cd9359f2aa..17983e972d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/test/code_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/test/code_SUITE.erl
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 -export([all/0, suite/0,groups/0,init_per_group/2,end_per_group/2]).
 -export([set_path/1, get_path/1, add_path/1, add_paths/1, del_path/1,
 	 replace_path/1, load_file/1, load_abs/1, ensure_loaded/1,
-	 delete/1, purge/1, soft_purge/1, is_loaded/1, all_loaded/1,
+	 delete/1, purge/1, purge_many_exits/1, soft_purge/1, is_loaded/1,
+	 all_loaded/1,
 	 load_binary/1, dir_req/1, object_code/1, set_path_file/1,
 	 upgrade/1,
 	 sticky_dir/1, pa_pz_option/1, add_del_path/1,
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ suite() -> [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
 all() ->
     [set_path, get_path, add_path, add_paths, del_path,
      replace_path, load_file, load_abs, ensure_loaded,
-     delete, purge, soft_purge, is_loaded, all_loaded,
+     delete, purge, purge_many_exits, soft_purge, is_loaded, all_loaded,
      load_binary, dir_req, object_code, set_path_file,
      upgrade,
      pa_pz_option, add_del_path, dir_disappeared,
@@ -369,6 +370,42 @@ purge(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, OldFlag),
     ok.
 
+purge_many_exits(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    OldFlag = process_flag(trap_exit, true),
+    code:purge(code_b_test),
+    {'EXIT',_} = (catch code:purge({})),
+    false = code:purge(code_b_test),
+    TPids = lists:map(fun (_) ->
+			      {code_b_test:do_spawn(),
+			       spawn_link(fun () ->
+						  receive
+						  after infinity -> ok
+						  end
+					  end)}
+			 end,
+			 lists:seq(1, 1000)),
+    % Give them time to start...
+    receive after 1000 -> ok end,
+    true = code:delete(code_b_test),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({Pid1, Pid2}) ->
+			  true = erlang:is_process_alive(Pid1),
+			  false = code_b_test:check_exit(Pid1),
+			  true = erlang:is_process_alive(Pid2)
+		  end, TPids),
+    true = code:purge(code_b_test),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({Pid1, Pid2}) ->
+			  false = erlang:is_process_alive(Pid1),
+			  true = code_b_test:check_exit(Pid1),
+			  true = erlang:is_process_alive(Pid2),
+			  exit(Pid2, kill)
+		  end, TPids),
+    lists:foreach(fun ({_Pid1, Pid2}) ->
+			  receive {'EXIT', Pid2, _} -> ok end
+		  end, TPids),
+    process_flag(trap_exit, OldFlag),
+    ok.
+
+
 soft_purge(suite) -> [];
 soft_purge(doc) -> [];
 soft_purge(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/erl_internal.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/erl_internal.erl
index 378e629ac9..28de7205ea 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/erl_internal.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/erl_internal.erl
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ bif(bitstring_to_list, 1) -> true;
 bif(byte_size, 1) -> true;
 bif(check_old_code, 1) -> true;
 bif(check_process_code, 2) -> true;
+bif(check_process_code, 3) -> true;
 bif(date, 0) -> true;
 bif(delete_module, 1) -> true;
 bif(demonitor, 1) -> true;
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ bif(float_to_binary, 1) -> true;
 bif(float_to_binary, 2) -> true;
 bif(garbage_collect, 0) -> true;
 bif(garbage_collect, 1) -> true;
+bif(garbage_collect, 2) -> true;
 bif(get, 0) -> true;
 bif(get, 1) -> true;
 bif(get_keys, 1) -> true;