From c5b73b36525237458cf4138564f17f94ef8635a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hans Bolinder Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:16:00 +0100 Subject: Remove the undocumented function global:safe_whereis_name/1 --- lib/kernel/src/global.erl | 13 ++----------- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) (limited to 'lib/kernel/src/global.erl') diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl index 9e27f22a16..fa97614eca 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl +++ b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ %% External exports -export([start/0, start_link/0, stop/0, sync/0, sync/1, - safe_whereis_name/1, whereis_name/1, register_name/2, + whereis_name/1, register_name/2, register_name/3, register_name_external/2, register_name_external/3, unregister_name_external/1,re_register_name/2, re_register_name/3, unregister_name/1, registered_names/0, send/2, node_disconnected/1, @@ -203,10 +203,6 @@ send(Name, Msg) -> whereis_name(Name) -> where(Name). --spec safe_whereis_name(term()) -> pid() | 'undefined'. -safe_whereis_name(Name) -> - gen_server:call(global_name_server, {whereis, Name}, infinity). - node_disconnected(Node) -> global_name_server ! {nodedown, Node}. @@ -510,8 +506,7 @@ init([]) -> %% delay can sometimes be quite substantial. Global guarantees that %% the name will eventually be removed, but there is no %% synchronization between nodes; the name can be removed from some -%% node(s) long before it is removed from other nodes. Using -%% safe_whereis_name is no cure. +%% node(s) long before it is removed from other nodes. %% %% - Global cannot handle problems with the distribution very well. %% Depending on the value of the kernel variable 'net_ticktime' long @@ -589,10 +584,6 @@ init([]) -> {'reply', term(), state()} | {'stop', 'normal', 'stopped', state()}. -handle_call({whereis, Name}, From, S) -> - do_whereis(Name, From), - {noreply, S}; - handle_call({registrar, Fun}, From, S) -> S#state.the_registrar ! {trans_all_known, Fun, From}, {noreply, S}; -- cgit v1.2.3