4 files changed, 10 insertions, 19 deletions

diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
index b3325d635b..fe8dcc4d8b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/bif.c
@@ -3270,6 +3270,7 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ports_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
     Eterm* dead_ports;
     int alive, dead;
     Uint32 next_ss;
+    int i;
 
     /* To get a consistent snapshot... 
      * We add alive ports from start of the buffer
@@ -3283,19 +3284,16 @@ BIF_RETTYPE ports_0(BIF_ALIST_0)
 
     next_ss = erts_smp_atomic_inctest(&erts_ports_snapshot);
 
-    if (erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_ports_alive) > 0) {
-	erts_aint_t i;
-	for (i = erts_max_ports-1; i >= 0; i--) {
-	    Port* prt = &erts_port[i];
-	    erts_smp_port_state_lock(prt);
-	    if (!(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLGS_DEAD)
-		&& prt->snapshot != next_ss) {
-		ASSERT(prt->snapshot == next_ss - 1);
-		*pp++ = prt->id;		
-		prt->snapshot = next_ss; /* Consumed by this snapshot */
-	    }
-	    erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
+    for (i = erts_max_ports-1; i >= 0; i--) {
+	Port* prt = &erts_port[i];
+	erts_smp_port_state_lock(prt);
+	if (!(prt->status & ERTS_PORT_SFLGS_DEAD)
+	    && prt->snapshot != next_ss) {
+	    ASSERT(prt->snapshot == next_ss - 1);
+	    *pp++ = prt->id;		
+	    prt->snapshot = next_ss; /* Consumed by this snapshot */
 	}
+	erts_smp_port_state_unlock(prt);
     }
 
     dead_ports = (Eterm*)erts_smp_atomic_xchg(&erts_dead_ports_ptr,
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
index 1b07024ca1..326021643f 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c
@@ -658,8 +658,6 @@ erts_port_task_free_port(Port *pp)
 	   when scheduled out... */
 	ErtsPortTask *ptp = port_task_alloc();
 	erts_smp_port_state_lock(pp);
-	ASSERT(erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_ports_alive) > 0);
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&erts_ports_alive);
 	pp->status &= ~ERTS_PORT_SFLG_CLOSING;
 	pp->status |= ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE_SCHEDULED;
 	erts_may_save_closed_port(pp);
@@ -681,7 +679,6 @@ erts_port_task_free_port(Port *pp)
 	    port_is_dequeued = 1;
 	}
 	erts_smp_port_state_lock(pp);
-	erts_smp_atomic_dec(&erts_ports_alive);
 	pp->status &= ~ERTS_PORT_SFLG_CLOSING;
 	pp->status |= ERTS_PORT_SFLG_FREE_SCHEDULED;
 	erts_may_save_closed_port(pp);
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
index 96da894d90..18dc9f75d5 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/global.h
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ union erl_off_heap_ptr {
 
 /* arrays that get malloced at startup */
 extern Port* erts_port;
-extern erts_smp_atomic_t erts_ports_alive;
 
 extern Uint erts_max_ports;
 extern Uint erts_port_tab_index_mask;
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
index f619c6f88b..86f550310c 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/io.c
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ static erts_smp_tsd_key_t driver_list_last_error_key;  /* Save last DDLL error o
 							  per thread basis (for BC interfaces) */
 
 Port*      erts_port; /* The port table */
-erts_smp_atomic_t erts_ports_alive;
 erts_smp_atomic_t erts_bytes_out;	/* No bytes sent out of the system */
 erts_smp_atomic_t erts_bytes_in;	/* No bytes gotten into the system */
 
@@ -421,7 +420,6 @@ setup_port(Port* prt, Eterm pid, erts_driver_t *driver,
     new_name = (char*) erts_alloc(ERTS_ALC_T_PORT_NAME, sys_strlen(name)+1);
     sys_strcpy(new_name, name);
     erts_smp_runq_lock(runq);
-    erts_smp_atomic_inc(&erts_ports_alive);
     erts_smp_port_state_lock(prt);    
     prt->status = ERTS_PORT_SFLG_CONNECTED | xstatus;
     prt->snapshot = (Uint32) erts_smp_atomic_read(&erts_ports_snapshot);    
@@ -1274,7 +1272,6 @@ void init_io(void)
 
     erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_bytes_out, 0);
     erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_bytes_in, 0);
-    erts_smp_atomic_init(&erts_ports_alive, 0);
 
     for (i = 0; i < erts_max_ports; i++) {
 	erts_port_task_init_sched(&erts_port[i].sched);