5 files changed, 34 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gen.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gen.erl
index 43df6f621d..574146b1cd 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gen.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gen.erl
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 
 -export([init_it/6, init_it/7]).
 
+-export([format_status_header/2]).
+
 -define(default_timeout, 5000).
 
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -315,3 +317,10 @@ debug_options(Opts) ->
 	{ok, Options} -> sys:debug_options(Options);
 	_ -> []
     end.
+
+format_status_header(TagLine, Pid) when is_pid(Pid) ->
+    lists:concat([TagLine, " ", pid_to_list(Pid)]);
+format_status_header(TagLine, RegName) when is_atom(RegName) ->
+    lists:concat([TagLine, " ", RegName]);
+format_status_header(TagLine, Name) ->
+    {TagLine, Name}.
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_event.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_event.erl
index b1e9e3a02f..b00910771f 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_event.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_event.erl
@@ -724,7 +724,8 @@ get_modules(MSL) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
     [PDict, SysState, Parent, _Debug, [ServerName, MSL, _Hib]] = StatusData,
-    Header = lists:concat(["Status for event handler ", ServerName]),
+    Header = gen:format_status_header("Status for event handler",
+                                      ServerName),
     FmtMSL = [case erlang:function_exported(Mod, format_status, 2) of
 		  true ->
 		      Args = [PDict, State],
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_fsm.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_fsm.erl
index 7d9960b912..f2f1365d3d 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_fsm.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_fsm.erl
@@ -614,15 +614,8 @@ get_msg(Msg) -> Msg.
 format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
     [PDict, SysState, Parent, Debug, [Name, StateName, StateData, Mod, _Time]] =
 	StatusData,
-    StatusHdr = "Status for state machine",
-    Header = if
-		 is_pid(Name) ->
-		     lists:concat([StatusHdr, " ", pid_to_list(Name)]);
-		 is_atom(Name); is_list(Name) ->
-		     lists:concat([StatusHdr, " ", Name]);
-		 true ->
-		     {StatusHdr, Name}
-	     end,
+    Header = gen:format_status_header("Status for state machine",
+                                      Name),
     Log = sys:get_debug(log, Debug, []),
     DefaultStatus = [{data, [{"StateData", StateData}]}],
     Specfic =
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl
index ac81df9cab..09d94a9c40 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/src/gen_server.erl
@@ -840,15 +840,8 @@ name_to_pid(Name) ->
 %%-----------------------------------------------------------------
 format_status(Opt, StatusData) ->
     [PDict, SysState, Parent, Debug, [Name, State, Mod, _Time]] = StatusData,
-    StatusHdr = "Status for generic server",
-    Header = if
-		 is_pid(Name) ->
-		     lists:concat([StatusHdr, " ", pid_to_list(Name)]);
-		 is_atom(Name); is_list(Name) ->
-		     lists:concat([StatusHdr, " ", Name]);
-		 true ->
-		     {StatusHdr, Name}
-	     end,
+    Header = gen:format_status_header("Status for generic server",
+                                      Name),
     Log = sys:get_debug(log, Debug, []),
     DefaultStatus = [{data, [{"State", State}]}],
     Specfic =
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/test/gen_event_SUITE.erl b/lib/stdlib/test/gen_event_SUITE.erl
index 9e3e717e7d..b3a7edc140 100644
--- a/lib/stdlib/test/gen_event_SUITE.erl
+++ b/lib/stdlib/test/gen_event_SUITE.erl
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@
 -export([start/1, add_handler/1, add_sup_handler/1,
 	 delete_handler/1, swap_handler/1, swap_sup_handler/1,
 	 notify/1, sync_notify/1, call/1, info/1, hibernate/1,
-	 call_format_status/1, error_format_status/1]).
+	 call_format_status/1, call_format_status_anon/1,
+         error_format_status/1]).
 
 suite() -> [{ct_hooks,[ts_install_cth]}].
 
 all() -> 
     [start, {group, test_all}, hibernate,
-     call_format_status, error_format_status].
+     call_format_status, call_format_status_anon, error_format_status].
 
 groups() -> 
     [{test_all, [],
@@ -888,6 +889,22 @@ call_format_status(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
     ?line {"Installed handlers", [{_,dummy1_h,_,FmtState,_}]} = HandlerInfo2,
     ok.
 
+call_format_status_anon(suite) ->
+    [];
+call_format_status_anon(doc) ->
+    ["Test that sys:get_status/1,2 calls format_status/2 for anonymous gen_event processes"];
+call_format_status_anon(Config) when is_list(Config) ->
+    ?line {ok, Pid} = gen_event:start(),
+    %% The 'Name' of the gen_event process will be a pid() here, so
+    %% the next line will crash if format_status can't string-ify pids.
+    ?line Status1 = sys:get_status(Pid),
+    ?line ok = gen_event:stop(Pid),
+    Header = "Status for event handler " ++  pid_to_list(Pid),
+    ?line {status, Pid, _, [_, _, Pid, [], Data1]} = Status1,
+    ?line Header = proplists:get_value(header, Data1),
+    ok.
+
+
 error_format_status(suite) ->
     [];
 error_format_status(doc) ->