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diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
index ef878b8d0c..0a4edea452 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
%%
%% %CopyrightBegin%
%%
-%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2013. All Rights Reserved.
+%% Copyright Ericsson AB 1996-2014. All Rights Reserved.
%%
%% The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License,
%% Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -1513,14 +1513,18 @@ delete_global_name(_Name, _Pid) ->
-record(him, {node, locker, vsn, my_tag}).
start_the_locker(DoTrace) ->
- spawn_link(fun() -> init_the_locker(DoTrace) end).
-
-init_the_locker(DoTrace) ->
- process_flag(trap_exit, true), % needed?
- S0 = #multi{do_trace = DoTrace},
- S1 = update_locker_known({add, get_known()}, S0),
- loop_the_locker(S1),
- erlang:error(locker_exited).
+ spawn_link(init_the_locker_fun(DoTrace)).
+
+-spec init_the_locker_fun(boolean()) -> fun(() -> no_return()).
+
+init_the_locker_fun(DoTrace) ->
+ fun() ->
+ process_flag(trap_exit, true), % needed?
+ S0 = #multi{do_trace = DoTrace},
+ S1 = update_locker_known({add, get_known()}, S0),
+ loop_the_locker(S1),
+ erlang:error(locker_exited)
+ end.
loop_the_locker(S) ->
?trace({loop_the_locker,S}),