3 files changed, 25 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
index 106fad030b..afcbd732df 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/atom.names
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ atom heap_block_size
 atom heap_size
 atom heap_sizes
 atom heap_type
+atom heart_port
 atom heir
 atom hidden
 atom hide
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
index dbf95f5bd7..2c20e3da3b 100755
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@ Uint erts_port_ioq_size(Port *pp);
 void erts_stale_drv_select(Eterm, ErlDrvEvent, int, int);
 void erts_port_cleanup(Port *);
 void erts_fire_port_monitor(Port *prt, Eterm ref);
+
+Port *erts_get_heart_port(void);
+
 #ifdef ERTS_SMP
 void erts_smp_xports_unlock(Port *);
 #endif
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
index 35b194f927..502ded4eca 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
@@ -5235,3 +5235,24 @@ erl_drv_getenv(char *key, char *value, size_t *value_size)
 {
     return erts_sys_getenv_raw(key, value, value_size);
 }
+
+/* get heart_port
+ * used by erl_crash_dump
+ * - uses the fact that heart_port is registered when starting heart
+ */
+
+Port *erts_get_heart_port() {
+
+    Port* port;
+    Uint  ix;
+
+    for(ix = 0; ix < erts_max_ports; ix++) {
+	port = &erts_port[ix];
+	/* immediate compare */
+	if (port->reg && port->reg->name == am_heart_port) {
+	    return port;
+	}
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
+}