3 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_pid.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_pid.c
index 7b01b7045f..3eabbdcc02 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_pid.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_pid.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 int ei_encode_pid(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_pid *p)
 {
-  char *s = buf + *index;
+  char* s = buf + *index;
+  const char tag = (p->creation > 3) ? ERL_NEW_PID_EXT : ERL_PID_EXT;
 
   ++(*index); /* skip ERL_PID_EXT */
   if (ei_encode_atom_len_as(buf, index, p->node, strlen(p->node),
@@ -32,17 +33,21 @@ int ei_encode_pid(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_pid *p)
       return -1;
 
   if (buf) {
-    put8(s,ERL_PID_EXT);
+    put8(s, tag);
 
     s = buf + *index;
 
     /* now the integers */
     put32be(s,p->num & 0x7fff); /* 15 bits */
     put32be(s,p->serial & 0x1fff); /* 13 bits */
-    put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03)); /* 2 bits */
+    if (tag == ERL_PID_EXT) {
+        put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03)); /* 2 bits */
+    } else {
+        put32be(s, p->creation); /* 32 bits */
+    }
   }
 
-  *index += 4 + 4 + 1;  
+  *index += 4 + 4 + (tag == ERL_PID_EXT ? 1 : 4);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_port.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_port.c
index a7468e5917..a6e7d3541a 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_port.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_port.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 int ei_encode_port(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_port *p)
 {
   char *s = buf + *index;
+  const char tag = p->creation > 3 ? ERL_NEW_PORT_EXT : ERL_PORT_EXT;
 
   ++(*index); /* skip ERL_PORT_EXT */
   if (ei_encode_atom_len_as(buf, index, p->node, strlen(p->node), ERLANG_UTF8,
@@ -32,16 +33,19 @@ int ei_encode_port(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_port *p)
       return -1;
   }
   if (buf) {
-    put8(s,ERL_PORT_EXT);
+    put8(s, tag);
 
     s = buf + *index;
 
     /* now the integers */
     put32be(s,p->id & 0x0fffffff /* 28 bits */);
-    put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03));
+    if (tag == ERL_PORT_EXT) {
+        put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03));
+    } else {
+        put32be(s, p->creation);
+    }
   }
-  
-  *index += 4 + 1;
+  *index += 4 + (tag == ERL_PORT_EXT ? 1 : 4);
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_ref.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_ref.c
index 0f27a086f0..956a9a7e16 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_ref.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_ref.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 
 int ei_encode_ref(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_ref *p)
 {
+  const char tag = (p->creation > 3) ? ERL_NEWER_REFERENCE_EXT : ERL_NEW_REFERENCE_EXT;
   char *s = buf + *index;
   int i;
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ int ei_encode_ref(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_ref *p)
   /* Always encode as an extended reference; all participating parties
      are now expected to be able to decode extended references. */
   if (buf) {
-	  put8(s,ERL_NEW_REFERENCE_EXT);
+	  put8(s, tag);
 
 	  /* first, number of integers */
 	  put16be(s, p->len);
@@ -45,12 +46,15 @@ int ei_encode_ref(char *buf, int *index, const erlang_ref *p)
 	  s = buf + *index;
 
 	  /* now the integers */
-	  put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03));
+          if (tag == ERL_NEW_REFERENCE_EXT)
+              put8(s,(p->creation & 0x03));
+          else
+              put32be(s, p->creation);
 	  for (i = 0; i < p->len; i++)
 	      put32be(s,p->n[i]);
   }
   
-  *index += p->len*4 + 1;  
+  *index += p->len*4 + (tag == ERL_NEW_REFERENCE_EXT ? 1 : 4);
   return 0;
 }