4 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc b/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
index 885e390..472464f 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/browser_process_impl.cc
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ void BrowserProcessImpl::CreateLocalState() {
   FilePath local_state_path;
   PathService::Get(chrome::FILE_LOCAL_STATE, &local_state_path);
   local_state_.reset(PrefService::CreatePrefService(local_state_path, NULL));
-  }
+}
 
 void BrowserProcessImpl::CreateIconManager() {
   DCHECK(!created_icon_manager_ && icon_manager_.get() == NULL);
diff --git a/chrome/browser/prefs/pref_value_store.cc b/chrome/browser/prefs/pref_value_store.cc
index 6ab4b8f..501f1e1 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/prefs/pref_value_store.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/prefs/pref_value_store.cc
@@ -23,11 +23,9 @@ PrefValueStore* PrefValueStore::CreatePrefValueStore(
   JsonPrefStore* user = NULL;
   ConfigurationPolicyPrefStore* recommended = NULL;
 
-  if (!pref_filename.empty()) {
-    user = new JsonPrefStore(
-        pref_filename,
-        ChromeThread::GetMessageLoopProxyForThread(ChromeThread::FILE));
-  }
+  user = new JsonPrefStore(
+      pref_filename,
+      ChromeThread::GetMessageLoopProxyForThread(ChromeThread::FILE));
 
   if (!user_only) {
     managed = ConfigurationPolicyPrefStore::CreateManagedPolicyPrefStore();
diff --git a/chrome/common/json_pref_store.cc b/chrome/common/json_pref_store.cc
index 9acfcb2d..d68307f 100644
--- a/chrome/common/json_pref_store.cc
+++ b/chrome/common/json_pref_store.cc
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ JsonPrefStore::~JsonPrefStore() {
 }
 
 PrefStore::PrefReadError JsonPrefStore::ReadPrefs() {
+  if (path_.empty()) {
+    read_only_ = true;
+    return PREF_READ_ERROR_FILE_NOT_SPECIFIED;
+  }
   JSONFileValueSerializer serializer(path_);
 
   int error_code = 0;
@@ -127,4 +131,3 @@ bool JsonPrefStore::SerializeData(std::string* output) {
   scoped_ptr<DictionaryValue> copy(prefs_->DeepCopyWithoutEmptyChildren());
   return serializer.Serialize(*(copy.get()));
 }
-
diff --git a/chrome/common/pref_store.h b/chrome/common/pref_store.h
index d5acd89..727c020 100644
--- a/chrome/common/pref_store.h
+++ b/chrome/common/pref_store.h
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ class PrefStore {
     PREF_READ_ERROR_FILE_LOCKED,
     PREF_READ_ERROR_NO_FILE,
     PREF_READ_ERROR_JSON_REPEAT,
-    PREF_READ_ERROR_OTHER
+    PREF_READ_ERROR_OTHER,
+    PREF_READ_ERROR_FILE_NOT_SPECIFIED
   };
 
   virtual ~PrefStore() { }
@@ -47,4 +48,3 @@ class PrefStore {
 };
 
 #endif  // CHROME_COMMON_PREF_STORE_H_
-