3 files changed, 19 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/local_heap.rs b/src/libstd/rt/local_heap.rs
index b9d0d829374..caf0d9028c5 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/local_heap.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/local_heap.rs
@@ -319,8 +319,7 @@ pub unsafe fn local_free(ptr: *u8) {
 }
 
 pub fn live_allocs() -> *mut Box {
-    let mut task = Local::borrow(None::<Task>);
-    task.get().heap.live_allocs
+    Local::borrow(None::<Task>).heap.live_allocs
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/local_ptr.rs b/src/libstd/rt/local_ptr.rs
index e3f64f40c0d..ff82be97489 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/local_ptr.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/local_ptr.rs
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@
 #![allow(dead_code)]
 
 use cast;
-use ops::Drop;
+use ops::{Drop, Deref, DerefMut};
 use ptr::RawPtr;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]               // mingw-w32 doesn't like thread_local things
 #[cfg(target_os = "android")] // see #10686
-pub use self::native::*;
+pub use self::native::{init, cleanup, put, take, try_take, unsafe_take, exists,
+                       unsafe_borrow, try_unsafe_borrow};
 
 #[cfg(not(windows), not(target_os = "android"))]
-pub use self::compiled::*;
+pub use self::compiled::{init, cleanup, put, take, try_take, unsafe_take, exists,
+                         unsafe_borrow, try_unsafe_borrow};
 
 /// Encapsulates a borrowed value. When this value goes out of scope, the
 /// pointer is returned.
@@ -48,13 +50,15 @@ impl<T> Drop for Borrowed<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T> Borrowed<T> {
-    pub fn get<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a mut T {
-        unsafe {
-            let val_ptr: &mut ~T = cast::transmute(&mut self.val);
-            let val_ptr: &'a mut T = *val_ptr;
-            val_ptr
-        }
+impl<T> Deref<T> for Borrowed<T> {
+    fn deref<'a>(&'a self) -> &'a T {
+        unsafe { &*(self.val as *T) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<T> DerefMut<T> for Borrowed<T> {
+    fn deref_mut<'a>(&'a mut self) -> &'a mut T {
+        unsafe { &mut *(self.val as *mut T) }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
index a112ed77f09..a3664b45a41 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/task.rs
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ impl Task {
                 #[allow(unused_must_use)]
                 fn close_outputs() {
                     let mut task = Local::borrow(None::<Task>);
-                    let stderr = task.get().stderr.take();
-                    let stdout = task.get().stdout.take();
+                    let stderr = task.stderr.take();
+                    let stdout = task.stdout.take();
                     drop(task);
                     match stdout { Some(mut w) => { w.flush(); }, None => {} }
                     match stderr { Some(mut w) => { w.flush(); }, None => {} }
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ impl Task {
                 // be intertwined, and miraculously work for now...
                 let mut task = Local::borrow(None::<Task>);
                 let storage_map = {
-                    let task = task.get();
-                    let LocalStorage(ref mut optmap) = task.storage;
+                    let &LocalStorage(ref mut optmap) = &mut task.storage;
                     optmap.take()
                 };
                 drop(task);
@@ -332,8 +331,7 @@ impl BlockedTask {
     }
 
     /// Converts one blocked task handle to a list of many handles to the same.
-    pub fn make_selectable(self, num_handles: uint) -> Take<BlockedTasks>
-    {
+    pub fn make_selectable(self, num_handles: uint) -> Take<BlockedTasks> {
         let arc = match self {
             Owned(task) => {
                 let flag = unsafe { AtomicUint::new(cast::transmute(task)) };