1 files changed, 40 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
index 730c43d8c2..c2fa3afd9b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
+++ b/erts/emulator/test/tracer_SUITE.erl
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ init_per_testcase(TC, Config) when TC =:= load; TC =:= reload ->
                                end
                        end),
     register(tracer_test_config, Pid),
-    Config;
+    common_init_per_testcase(Config);
 init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
     DataDir = proplists:get_value(data_dir, Config),
     case catch tracer_test:enabled(trace_status, self(), self()) of
@@ -79,16 +79,52 @@ init_per_testcase(_, Config) ->
         _ ->
             tracer_test:load(DataDir)
     end,
+    common_init_per_testcase(Config).
+
+common_init_per_testcase(Config) ->
+    Killer = erlang:spawn(fun() -> killer_loop([]) end),
+    register(killer_process, Killer),
     Config.
 
 end_per_testcase(TC, _Config) when TC =:= load; TC =:= reload ->
     purge(),
     exit(whereis(tracer_test_config), kill),
-    ok;
+    kill_processes();
 end_per_testcase(_, _Config) ->
     purge(),
+    kill_processes().
+
+kill_processes() ->
+    killer_process ! {get_pids,self()},
+    receive
+        {pids_to_kill,Pids} -> ok
+    end,
+    _ = [begin
+             case erlang:is_process_alive(P) of
+                 true ->
+                     io:format("Killing ~p\n", [P]);
+                 false ->
+                     ok
+             end,
+             erlang:unlink(P),
+             exit(P, kill)
+         end || P <- Pids],
     ok.
 
+killer_loop(Pids) ->
+    receive
+        {add_pid,Pid} ->
+            killer_loop([Pid|Pids]);
+        {get_pids,To} ->
+            To ! {pids_to_kill,Pids}
+    end.
+
+kill_me(Pid) ->
+    killer_process ! {add_pid,Pid},
+    Pid.
+
+%%% Test cases follow.
+
 load(_Config) ->
     purge(),
     1 = erlang:trace(self(), true, [{tracer, tracer_test, []}, call]),
@@ -113,7 +149,6 @@ unload(_Config) ->
 
     Pid = erlang:spawn_link(fun() -> ServerFun(0, undefined) end),
 
-
     Tc = fun(N) ->
                  Pid ! {N, self()},
                  receive done -> ok after 1000 -> ct:fail(timeout) end,
@@ -295,7 +330,7 @@ call_test(Arg) ->
 spawn(_Config) ->
 
     Tc = fun(Pid) ->
-                 Pid ! fun() -> erlang:spawn(lists,seq,[1,10]), ok end
+                 Pid ! fun() -> kill_me(erlang:spawn(lists,seq,[1,10])), ok end
          end,
 
     Expect =
@@ -355,6 +390,7 @@ unlink(_Config) ->
                                SPid = erlang:spawn(fun() -> receive _ -> ok end end),
                                erlang:link(SPid),
                                erlang:unlink(SPid),
+                               kill_me(SPid),
                                ok
                        end
          end,