3 files changed, 5 insertions, 72 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c
index 834cc8df61..6de423ecf8 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c
@@ -1414,20 +1414,6 @@ void process_main(void)
      NextPF(2, next);
  }
 
- OpCase(put_string_IId):
-    {
-      unsigned char* s;
-      int len;
-      Eterm result;
-
-      len = Arg(0);		/* Length. */
-      result = NIL;
-      for (s = (unsigned char *) Arg(1); len > 0; s--, len--) {
-	  PutList(make_small(*s), result, result, StoreSimpleDest);
-      }
-      StoreBifResult(2, result);
-    }
-
     /*
      * Send is almost a standard call-BIF with two arguments, except for:
      *    1) It cannot be traced.
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_load.c b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_load.c
index bbfeac5397..5e4375fc96 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/beam_load.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/beam_load.c
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ typedef struct {
     BeamInstr* code;		/* Loaded code. */
     int ci;			/* Current index into loaded code. */
     Label* labels;
-    BeamInstr put_strings;		/* Linked list of put_string instructions. */
     BeamInstr new_bs_put_strings;	/* Linked list of i_new_bs_put_string instructions. */
     StringPatch* string_patches; /* Linked list of position into string table to patch. */
     BeamInstr catches;		/* Linked list of catch_yf instructions. */
@@ -1388,7 +1387,6 @@ read_code_header(LoaderState* stp)
     stp->code[MI_COMPILE_SIZE_ON_HEAP] = 0;
     stp->code[MI_NUM_BREAKPOINTS] = 0;
 
-    stp->put_strings = 0;
     stp->new_bs_put_strings = 0;
     stp->catches = 0;
     return 1;
@@ -2130,34 +2128,6 @@ load_code(LoaderState* stp)
 	    /* Remember offset for the on_load function. */
 	    stp->on_load = ci;
 	    break;
-	case op_put_string_IId:
-	    {
-		/*
-		 * At entry:
-		 *
-		 * code[ci-4]	&&lb_put_string_IId
-		 * code[ci-3]	length of string
-		 * code[ci-2]   offset into string table
-		 * code[ci-1]   destination register
-		 *
-		 * Since we don't know the address of the string table yet,
-		 * just check the offset and length for validity, and use
-		 * the instruction field as a link field to link all put_string
-		 * instructions into a single linked list.  At exit:
-		 *
-		 * code[ci-4]	pointer to next put_string instruction (or 0
-		 *		if this is the last)
-		 */
-		Uint offset = code[ci-2];
-		Uint len = code[ci-3];
-		unsigned strtab_size = stp->chunks[STR_CHUNK].size;
-		if (offset > strtab_size || offset + len > strtab_size) {
-		    LoadError2(stp, "invalid string reference %d, size %d", offset, len);
-		}
-		code[ci-4] = stp->put_strings;
-		stp->put_strings = ci - 4;
-	    }
-	    break;
 	case op_bs_put_string_II:
 	    {
 		/*
@@ -3593,22 +3563,6 @@ freeze_code(LoaderState* stp)
     }
     CHKBLK(ERTS_ALC_T_CODE,code);
 
-
-    /*
-     * Go through all put_strings instructions, restore the pointer to
-     * the instruction and convert string offsets to pointers (to the
-     * LAST character).
-     */
-
-    index = stp->put_strings;
-    while (index != 0) {
-	Uint next = code[index];
-	code[index] = BeamOpCode(op_put_string_IId);
-	code[index+2] = (BeamInstr) (str_table + code[index+2] + code[index+1] - 1);
-	index = next;
-    }
-    CHKBLK(ERTS_ALC_T_CODE,code);
-
     /*
      * Go through all i_new_bs_put_strings instructions, restore the pointer to
      * the instruction and convert string offsets to pointers (to the
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab b/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
index ce1df74f03..231ea34fd5 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/ops.tab
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #
 # %CopyrightBegin%
-# 
-# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2009. All Rights Reserved.
-# 
+#
+# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2010. All Rights Reserved.
+#
 # The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
 # Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
 # compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the
 # Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be
 # retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/.
-# 
+#
 # Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS"
 # basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See
 # the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations
 # under the License.
-# 
+#
 # %CopyrightEnd%
 #
 
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func_info M=a a==am_module_info A=u==1 | label L | move n r => too_old_compiler
 
 bif1 Fail u$func:erlang:is_constant/1 Src Dst => too_old_compiler
 
-
 #
 # All the other instructions.
 #
@@ -115,12 +114,6 @@ init Y1 | init Y2 => init2 Y1 Y2
 %macro: init2 Init2 -pack
 %macro: init3 Init3 -pack
 
-#
-# Warning: The put_string instruction is specially treated in the loader.
-# Don't change the instruction format unless you change the loader too.
-#
-put_string I I d
-
 # Selecting values
 
 select_val S=q Fail=f Size=u Rest=* => const_select_val(S, Fail, Size, Rest)