Merge branch 'bjorn/code-loading'

* bjorn/code-loading:
  code: Clean up loading of code_server prerequisites
  beam_load.c: Add init_iff_file() for verifying the IFF header
  beam_code.c: Don't reinvent state initialization and deallocation
  beam_load.c: Optimize code:get_chunk/2
  beam_load.c: Eliminate memory leak in code:make_stub_module/3

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 20 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/code.erl b/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
index 882e9625fe..b7fda69ce0 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
@@ -324,15 +324,7 @@ start_link(Flags) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 do_start(Flags) ->
-    %% The following module_info/1 calls are here to ensure
-    %% that these modules are loaded prior to their use elsewhere in
-    %% the code_server.
-    %% Otherwise a deadlock may occur when the code_server is starting.
-    code_server = code_server:module_info(module),
-    packages = packages:module_info(module),
-    catch hipe_unified_loader:load_hipe_modules(),
-    Modules2 = [gb_sets, gb_trees, ets, os, binary, unicode, filename, lists],
-    lists:foreach(fun (M) -> M = M:module_info(module) end, Modules2),
+    load_code_server_prerequisites(),
 
     Mode = get_mode(Flags),
     case init:get_argument(root) of 
@@ -360,6 +352,25 @@ do_start(Flags) ->
 	    {error, crash}
     end.
 
+%% Make sure that all modules that the code_server process calls
+%% (directly or indirectly) are loaded. Otherwise the code_server
+%% process will deadlock.
+
+load_code_server_prerequisites() ->
+    %% Please keep the alphabetical order.
+    Needed = [binary,
+	      ets,
+	      filename,
+	      gb_sets,
+	      gb_trees,
+	      hipe_unified_loader,
+	      lists,
+	      os,
+	      packages,
+	      unicode],
+    [M = M:module_info(module) || M <- Needed],
+    ok.
+
 do_stick_dirs() ->
     do_s(compiler),
     do_s(stdlib),
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/hipe_unified_loader.erl b/lib/kernel/src/hipe_unified_loader.erl
index 1d3eb926ca..8b3aa0286d 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/hipe_unified_loader.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/hipe_unified_loader.erl
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 
 -export([chunk_name/1,
 	 %% Only the code and code_server modules may call the entries below!
-	 load_hipe_modules/0,
 	 load_native_code/2,
 	 post_beam_load/1,
 	 load_module/3,
@@ -78,16 +77,6 @@ chunk_name(Architecture) ->
 
 %%========================================================================
 
--spec load_hipe_modules() -> 'ok'.
-%% @doc
-%%    Ensures HiPE's loader modules are loaded.
-%%    Called from code.erl at start-up.
-
-load_hipe_modules() ->
-  ok.
-
-%%========================================================================
-
 -spec load_native_code(Mod, binary()) -> 'no_native' | {'module', Mod}
 					  when is_subtype(Mod, atom()).
 %% @doc