7 files changed, 53 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
index 90495eebd6..32e0e0e2d8 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ typedef enum {
       <desc>
         <p>Encodes a double-precision (64 bit) floating point number in
           the binary format.</p>
+      <p>
+          The function returns <c><![CDATA[-1]]></c> if the floating point number is not finite.
+      </p>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_eterm.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_eterm.xml
index 429f77501c..2152192696 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_eterm.xml
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/erl_eterm.xml
@@ -371,9 +371,11 @@ iohead ::= Binary
         <p><c><![CDATA[f]]></c> is a value to be converted to an Erlang float.</p>
         <p></p>
         <p>The function returns an Erlang float object with the value
-          specified in <c><![CDATA[f]]></c>.</p>
+            specified in <c><![CDATA[f]]></c> or <c><![CDATA[NULL]]></c> if
+            <c><![CDATA[f]]></c> is not finite.
+        </p>
         <p><c><![CDATA[ERL_FLOAT_VALUE(t)]]></c> can be used to retrieve the
-          value from an Erlang float.</p>
+            value from an Erlang float.</p>
       </desc>
     </func>
     <func>
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/decode/decode_big.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/decode/decode_big.c
index 477880b331..016ed2eac2 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/decode/decode_big.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/decode/decode_big.c
@@ -150,27 +150,6 @@ int ei_big_comp(erlang_big *x, erlang_big *y)
 #define INLINED_FP_CONVERSION 1
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_ISINF_ISNAN		/* simulate finite() */
-#  define isfinite(f) (!isinf(f) && !isnan(f))
-#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
-#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(HAVE_FINITE)
-/* We use finite in gcc as it emits assembler instead of
-   the function call that isfinite emits. The assembler is
-   significantly faster. */
-#  ifdef isfinite
-#     undef isfinite
-#  endif
-#  define isfinite finite
-#  ifndef HAVE_ISFINITE
-#    define HAVE_ISFINITE
-#  endif
-#elif defined(isfinite) && !defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
-#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
-#elif !defined(HAVE_ISFINITE) && defined(HAVE_FINITE)
-#  define isfinite finite
-#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
-#endif
-
 #ifdef NO_FPE_SIGNALS
 #  define ERTS_FP_CHECK_INIT() do {} while (0)
 #  define ERTS_FP_ERROR(f, Action) if (!isfinite(f)) { Action; } else {}
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_double.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_double.c
index 148a49f73a..72a1c60808 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_double.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/encode/encode_double.c
@@ -21,12 +21,24 @@
 #include "eidef.h"
 #include "eiext.h"
 #include "putget.h"
+#if defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
+#include <math.h>
+#endif
 
 int ei_encode_double(char *buf, int *index, double p)
 {
   char *s = buf + *index;
   char *s0 = s;
 
+  /* Erlang does not handle Inf and NaN, so we return an error rather
+   * than letting the Erlang VM complain about a bad external
+   * term. */
+#if defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
+  if(!isfinite(p)) {
+      return -1;
+  }
+#endif
+
   if (!buf)
     s += 9;
   else {
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/legacy/erl_eterm.c b/lib/erl_interface/src/legacy/erl_eterm.c
index 636d26b24b..66cca7decf 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/legacy/erl_eterm.c
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/legacy/erl_eterm.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
+#if defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
+#include <math.h>
+#endif
 
 #include "ei_locking.h"
 #include "ei_resolve.h"
@@ -125,6 +128,15 @@ ETERM *erl_mk_float (double d)
 {
     ETERM *ep;
 
+#if defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
+    /* Erlang does not handle Inf and NaN, so we return an error
+     * rather than letting the Erlang VM complain about a bad external
+     * term. */
+    if(!isfinite(d)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+#endif
+
     ep = erl_alloc_eterm(ERL_FLOAT);
     ERL_COUNT(ep) = 1;
     ERL_FLOAT_VALUE(ep) = d;
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/eidef.h b/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/eidef.h
index bd3d0bf631..e0dc325b48 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/eidef.h
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/src/misc/eidef.h
@@ -41,6 +41,27 @@
 typedef int socklen_t;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef USE_ISINF_ISNAN		/* simulate finite() */
+#  define isfinite(f) (!isinf(f) && !isnan(f))
+#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
+#elif defined(__GNUC__) && defined(HAVE_FINITE)
+/* We use finite in gcc as it emits assembler instead of
+   the function call that isfinite emits. The assembler is
+   significantly faster. */
+#  ifdef isfinite
+#     undef isfinite
+#  endif
+#  define isfinite finite
+#  ifndef HAVE_ISFINITE
+#    define HAVE_ISFINITE
+#  endif
+#elif defined(isfinite) && !defined(HAVE_ISFINITE)
+#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
+#elif !defined(HAVE_ISFINITE) && defined(HAVE_FINITE)
+#  define isfinite finite
+#  define HAVE_ISFINITE
+#endif
+
 typedef unsigned char  uint8;	/* FIXME use configure */
 typedef unsigned short uint16;
 typedef unsigned int   uint32;
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_encode_SUITE.erl b/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_encode_SUITE.erl
index 50dc8b6a3c..86e0d8cd08 100644
--- a/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_encode_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/erl_interface/test/ei_encode_SUITE.erl
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test_ei_encode_ulonglong(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
 
 
 %% ######################################################################## %%
-%% A "character" for us is an 8 bit integer, alwasy positive, i.e.
+%% A "character" for us is an 8 bit integer, always positive, i.e.
 %% it is unsigned.
 %% FIXME maybe the API should change to use "unsigned char" to be clear?!