4 files changed, 23 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/code.erl b/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
index 515ecd636f..feb5131aad 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ do_start(Flags) ->
 
     ets:module_info(module),
     os:module_info(module),
+    binary:module_info(module),
+    unicode:module_info(module),
     filename:module_info(module),
     lists:module_info(module),
 
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/error_handler.erl b/lib/kernel/src/error_handler.erl
index 17dd02acd4..885eeb2b0f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/error_handler.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/error_handler.erl
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 %% %CopyrightEnd%
 %%
 -module(error_handler).
+%% FIXME: remove no_native directive after HiPE has been changed to make
+%% remote calls link to the target's Export* like BEAM does.
+%% For a detailed explanation see the commit titled
+%% "error_handler: add no_native compiler directive"
+-compile(no_native).
 
 %% A simple error handler.
 
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
index a49f6583ad..bc95359986 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/file.erl
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 -define(RAM_FILE, ram_file).           % Module
 
 %% data types
--type filename()  :: string().
+-type filename()  :: string() | binary().
 -type file_info() :: #file_info{}.
 -type fd()        :: #file_descriptor{}.
 -type io_device() :: pid() | fd().
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 		   | 'delayed_write' | {'read_ahead', pos_integer()}
 		   | 'read_ahead' | 'compressed'
 		   | {'encoding', unicode:encoding()}.
--type name()      :: string() | atom() | [name()].
+-type name()      :: string() | atom() | [name()] | binary().
 -type posix()     :: 'eacces'  | 'eagain'  | 'ebadf'   | 'ebusy'  | 'edquot'
 		   | 'eexist'  | 'efault'  | 'efbig'   | 'eintr'  | 'einval'
 		   | 'eio'     | 'eisdir'  | 'eloop'   | 'emfile' | 'emlink'
@@ -1034,22 +1034,26 @@ path_open_first([], _Name, _Mode, LastError) ->
 %% 	Generates a flat file name from a deep list of atoms and 
 %% 	characters (integers).
 
+file_name(N) when is_binary(N) ->
+    N;
 file_name(N) ->
     try 
-        file_name_1(N)
+        file_name_1(N,file:native_name_encoding())
     catch Reason ->
         {error, Reason}
     end.
 
-file_name_1([C|T]) when is_integer(C), C > 0, C =< 255 ->
-    [C|file_name_1(T)];
-file_name_1([H|T]) ->
-    file_name_1(H) ++ file_name_1(T);
-file_name_1([]) ->
+file_name_1([C|T],latin1) when is_integer(C), C < 256->
+    [C|file_name_1(T,latin1)];
+file_name_1([C|T],utf8) when is_integer(C) ->
+    [C|file_name_1(T,utf8)];
+file_name_1([H|T],E) ->
+    file_name_1(H,E) ++ file_name_1(T,E);
+file_name_1([],_) ->
     [];
-file_name_1(N) when is_atom(N) ->
+file_name_1(N,_) when is_atom(N) ->
     atom_to_list(N);
-file_name_1(_) ->
+file_name_1(_,_) ->
     throw(badarg).
 
 make_binary(Bin) when is_binary(Bin) ->
diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl
index 39dc32bb79..14da9c1a55 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl
+++ b/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ format_error(ErrorId) ->
     erl_posix_msg:message(ErrorId).
 
 start(Owner, FileName, ModeList) 
-  when is_pid(Owner), is_list(FileName), is_list(ModeList) ->
+  when is_pid(Owner), (is_list(FileName) orelse is_binary(FileName)), is_list(ModeList) ->
     do_start(spawn, Owner, FileName, ModeList).
 
 start_link(Owner, FileName, ModeList) 
-  when is_pid(Owner), is_list(FileName), is_list(ModeList) ->
+  when is_pid(Owner), (is_list(FileName) orelse is_binary(FileName)), is_list(ModeList) ->
     do_start(spawn_link, Owner, FileName, ModeList).
 
 %%%-----------------------------------------------------------------