4 files changed, 24 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
index 3523f680a3..3ee8e2c6e6 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/error_logger.erl
@@ -360,8 +360,12 @@ init(Max) when is_integer(Max) ->
 %% go back.
 init({go_back, _PostState}) ->  
     {ok, {?buffer_size, 0, []}};
-init(_) ->  %% Start and just relay to other
-    {ok, []}.             %% node if node(GLeader) =/= node().
+init(_) ->
+    %% The error logger process may receive a huge amount of
+    %% messages. Make sure that they are stored off heap to
+    %% avoid exessive GCs.
+    process_flag(message_queue_data, off_heap),
+    {ok, []}.
 
 -spec handle_event(term(), state()) -> {'ok', state()}.
 
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
index 58b601e456..6d94f7770f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
@@ -1413,7 +1413,7 @@ path_open_first([Path|Rest], Name, Mode, LastError) ->
 	    case open(FileName, Mode) of
 		{ok, Fd} ->
 		    {ok, Fd, FileName};
-		{error, enoent} ->
+		{error, Reason} when Reason =:= enoent; Reason =:= enotdir ->
 		    path_open_first(Rest, Name, Mode, LastError);
 		Error ->
 		    Error
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl b/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl
index eea78aabdf..8fa48d56fb 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl
@@ -198,16 +198,11 @@ start_portprogram() ->
     end.
 
 get_heart_timeouts() ->
-    HeartOpts = case os:getenv("HEART_BEAT_TIMEOUT") of
-		    false -> "";
-		    H when is_list(H) -> 
-			"-ht " ++ H
-		end,
-    HeartOpts ++ case os:getenv("HEART_BEAT_BOOT_DELAY") of
-		     false -> "";
-		     W when is_list(W) ->
-			 " -wt " ++ W
-		 end.
+    case os:getenv("HEART_BEAT_TIMEOUT") of
+	false -> "";
+	H when is_list(H) ->
+	    "-ht " ++ H
+    end.
 
 check_start_heart() ->
     case init:get_argument(heart) of
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl b/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl
index 21bff02214..bd6ea26678 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl
@@ -67,17 +67,27 @@
 
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+
+%% The rex server may receive a huge amount of
+%% messages. Make sure that they are stored off heap to
+%% avoid exessive GCs.
+
+-define(SPAWN_OPTS, [{spawn_opt,[{message_queue_data,off_heap}]}]).
+
 %% Remote execution and broadcasting facility
 
 -spec start() -> {'ok', pid()} | 'ignore' | {'error', term()}.
 
 start() ->
-    gen_server:start({local,?NAME}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+    gen_server:start({local,?NAME}, ?MODULE, [], ?SPAWN_OPTS).
 
 -spec start_link() -> {'ok', pid()} | 'ignore' | {'error', term()}.
 
 start_link() ->
-    gen_server:start_link({local,?NAME}, ?MODULE, [], []).
+    %% The rex server process may receive a huge amount of
+    %% messages. Make sure that they are stored off heap to
+    %% avoid exessive GCs.
+    gen_server:start_link({local,?NAME}, ?MODULE, [], ?SPAWN_OPTS).
 
 -spec stop() -> term().