Index: includes/common.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/common.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.1222
diff -u -p -r1.1222 common.inc
--- includes/common.inc	17 Sep 2010 14:53:21 -0000	1.1222
+++ includes/common.inc	21 Sep 2010 20:20:54 -0000
@@ -5940,7 +5940,7 @@ function drupal_common_theme() {
       'render element' => 'element',
     ),
     'menu_local_tasks' => array(
-      'variables' => array(),
+      'variables' => array('primary' => array(), 'secondary' => array()),
     ),
     // from form.inc
     'select' => array(
Index: includes/menu.inc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/menu.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.410
diff -u -p -r1.410 menu.inc
--- includes/menu.inc	16 Sep 2010 19:47:45 -0000	1.410
+++ includes/menu.inc	21 Sep 2010 20:30:31 -0000
@@ -2045,22 +2045,35 @@ function menu_tab_root_path() {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns renderable local tasks.
+ * Returns a renderable element for the primary and secondary tabs.
+ */
+function menu_local_tabs() {
+  return array(
+    '#theme' => 'menu_local_tasks',
+    '#primary' => menu_primary_local_tasks(),
+    '#secondary' => menu_secondary_local_tasks(),
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns HTML for primary and secondary local tasks.
  *
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
-function theme_menu_local_tasks() {
-  $output = array();
+function theme_menu_local_tasks(&$variables) {
+  $output = '';
 
-  if ($primary = menu_primary_local_tasks()) {
-    $primary['#prefix'] = '<h2 class="element-invisible">' . t('Primary tabs') . '</h2><ul class="tabs primary">';
-    $primary['#suffix'] = '</ul>';
-    $output[] = $primary;
-  }
-  if ($secondary = menu_secondary_local_tasks()) {
-    $secondary['#prefix'] = '<h2 class="element-invisible">' . t('Secondary tabs') . '</h2><ul class="tabs secondary">';
-    $secondary['#suffix'] = '</ul>';
-    $output[] = $secondary;
+  if (!empty($variables['primary'])) {
+    $variables['primary']['#prefix'] = '<h2 class="element-invisible">' . t('Primary tabs') . '</h2>';
+    $variables['primary']['#prefix'] .= '<ul class="tabs primary">';
+    $variables['primary']['#suffix'] = '</ul>';
+    $output .= drupal_render($variables['primary']);
+  }
+  if (!empty($variables['secondary'])) {
+    $variables['secondary']['#prefix'] = '<h2 class="element-invisible">' . t('Secondary tabs') . '</h2>';
+    $variables['secondary']['#prefix'] .= '<ul class="tabs secondary">';
+    $variables['secondary']['#suffix'] = '</ul>';
+    $output .= drupal_render($variables['secondary']);
   }
 
   return $output;
Index: includes/theme.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/includes/theme.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.611
diff -u -p -r1.611 theme.inc
--- includes/theme.inc	14 Sep 2010 21:42:05 -0000	1.611
+++ includes/theme.inc	21 Sep 2010 20:20:54 -0000
@@ -2268,7 +2268,7 @@ function template_preprocess_page(&$vari
   $variables['action_links']      = menu_local_actions();
   $variables['site_name']         = (theme_get_setting('toggle_name') ? filter_xss_admin(variable_get('site_name', 'Drupal')) : '');
   $variables['site_slogan']       = (theme_get_setting('toggle_slogan') ? filter_xss_admin(variable_get('site_slogan', '')) : '');
-  $variables['tabs']              = theme('menu_local_tasks');
+  $variables['tabs']              = menu_local_tabs();
   $variables['title']             = drupal_get_title();
 
   if ($node = menu_get_object()) {
Index: themes/garland/page.tpl.php
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/themes/garland/page.tpl.php,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -p -r1.47 page.tpl.php
--- themes/garland/page.tpl.php	16 Sep 2010 19:47:45 -0000	1.47
+++ themes/garland/page.tpl.php	21 Sep 2010 20:36:47 -0000
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
             <h1<?php print $tabs ? ' class="with-tabs"' : '' ?>><?php print $title ?></h1>
           <?php endif; ?>
           <?php print render($title_suffix); ?>
-          <?php if ($tabs): ?><h2 class="element-invisible"><?php print t('Primary tabs'); ?></h2><ul class="tabs primary"><?php print render($tabs) ?></ul></div><?php endif; ?>
-          <?php if ($tabs2): ?><h2 class="element-invisible"><?php print t('Secondary tabs'); ?></h2><ul class="tabs secondary"><?php print render($tabs2) ?></ul><?php endif; ?>
+          <?php if ($tabs): ?><?php print render($tabs) ?></div><?php endif; ?>
+          <?php if ($tabs2): ?><?php print render($tabs2) ?><?php endif; ?>
           <?php print $messages; ?>
           <?php print render($page['help']); ?>
           <?php if ($action_links): ?><ul class="action-links"><?php print render($action_links); ?></ul><?php endif; ?>
Index: themes/garland/template.php
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/themes/garland/template.php,v
retrieving revision 1.41
diff -u -p -r1.41 template.php
--- themes/garland/template.php	30 Jul 2010 02:47:28 -0000	1.41
+++ themes/garland/template.php	21 Sep 2010 20:32:52 -0000
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ function garland_process_html(&$vars) {
  * Override or insert variables into the page template.
  */
 function garland_preprocess_page(&$vars) {
-  $vars['tabs2'] = menu_secondary_local_tasks();
+  // Move secondary tabs into a separate variable.
+  $vars['tabs2'] = array(
+    '#theme' => 'menu_local_tasks',
+    '#secondary' => $vars['tabs']['#secondary'],
+  );
+  unset($vars['tabs']['#secondary']);
+
   if (isset($vars['main_menu'])) {
     $vars['primary_nav'] = theme('links__system_main_menu', array(
       'links' => $vars['main_menu'],
@@ -139,11 +145,3 @@ function garland_preprocess_region(&$var
     $vars['classes_array'][] = 'clearfix';
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Returns the rendered local tasks. The default implementation renders
- * them as tabs. Overridden to split the secondary tasks.
- */
-function garland_menu_local_tasks() {
-  return menu_primary_local_tasks();
-}