3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/chrome/browser/browser_main.cc b/chrome/browser/browser_main.cc
index 29d984e..b492380 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/browser_main.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/browser_main.cc
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ int BrowserMain(const MainFunctionParams& parameters) {
   StatisticsRecorder statistics;
 
   // Initialize the shared instance of user data manager.
-  UserDataManager::Create();
+  scoped_ptr<UserDataManager> user_data_manager(UserDataManager::Create());
 
   // Try to create/load the profile.
   ProfileManager* profile_manager = browser_process->profile_manager();
@@ -546,4 +546,3 @@ int BrowserMain(const MainFunctionParams& parameters) {
 
   return result_code;
 }
-
diff --git a/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.cc b/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.cc
index 554c53f..bc078db 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.cc
@@ -91,11 +91,12 @@ static const wchar_t kProfileFolderSeparator[] = L"-";
 UserDataManager* UserDataManager::instance_ = NULL;
 
 // static
-void UserDataManager::Create() {
+UserDataManager* UserDataManager::Create() {
   DCHECK(!instance_);
   std::wstring user_data;
   PathService::Get(chrome::DIR_USER_DATA, &user_data);
   instance_ = new UserDataManager(user_data);
+  return instance_;
 }
 
 // static
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ UserDataManager::UserDataManager(const std::wstring& user_data_root)
 }
 
 UserDataManager::~UserDataManager() {
+  if (instance_ == this)
+    instance_ = NULL;
 }
 
 // static
diff --git a/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.h b/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.h
index f5e4522..f688448 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.h
+++ b/chrome/browser/user_data_manager.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class UserDataManager {
  public:
   // Creates the shared instance of this class. This method is not thread-safe,
   // so the shared instance should be created on the main thread.
-  static void Create();
+  static UserDataManager* Create();
 
   // Returns the shared instance. CreateInstance must be called before callling
   // this method.