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-rw-r--r--lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl10
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl
index 7036316242..6887bda67c 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl
@@ -1291,7 +1291,15 @@ init(Parent, Server) ->
open_file_loop(#head{parent = Parent, server = Server}).
open_file_loop(Head) ->
- open_file_loop(Head, 0).
+ %% The Dets server pretends the file is open before
+ %% internal_open() has been called, which means that unless the
+ %% internal_open message is applied first, other processes can
+ %% find the pid by calling dets_server:get_pid() and do things
+ %% before Head has been initialized properly.
+ receive
+ ?DETS_CALL(From, {internal_open, _Ref, _Args}=Op) ->
+ do_apply_op(Op, From, Head, 0)
+ end.
open_file_loop(Head, N) when element(1, Head#head.update_mode) =:= error ->
open_file_loop2(Head, N);