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1 files changed, 2 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
index 9e27f22a16..fa97614eca 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
%% External exports
-export([start/0, start_link/0, stop/0, sync/0, sync/1,
- safe_whereis_name/1, whereis_name/1, register_name/2,
+ whereis_name/1, register_name/2,
register_name/3, register_name_external/2, register_name_external/3,
unregister_name_external/1,re_register_name/2, re_register_name/3,
unregister_name/1, registered_names/0, send/2, node_disconnected/1,
@@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ send(Name, Msg) ->
whereis_name(Name) ->
where(Name).
--spec safe_whereis_name(term()) -> pid() | 'undefined'.
-safe_whereis_name(Name) ->
- gen_server:call(global_name_server, {whereis, Name}, infinity).
-
node_disconnected(Node) ->
global_name_server ! {nodedown, Node}.
@@ -510,8 +506,7 @@ init([]) ->
%% delay can sometimes be quite substantial. Global guarantees that
%% the name will eventually be removed, but there is no
%% synchronization between nodes; the name can be removed from some
-%% node(s) long before it is removed from other nodes. Using
-%% safe_whereis_name is no cure.
+%% node(s) long before it is removed from other nodes.
%%
%% - Global cannot handle problems with the distribution very well.
%% Depending on the value of the kernel variable 'net_ticktime' long
@@ -589,10 +584,6 @@ init([]) ->
{'reply', term(), state()} |
{'stop', 'normal', 'stopped', state()}.
-handle_call({whereis, Name}, From, S) ->
- do_whereis(Name, From),
- {noreply, S};
-
handle_call({registrar, Fun}, From, S) ->
S#state.the_registrar ! {trans_all_known, Fun, From},
{noreply, S};