--- old/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp	Tue Nov 14 05:34:10 2017
+++ new/src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp	Tue Nov 14 05:34:08 2017
@@ -876,6 +876,12 @@
   delete osthread;
 }
 
+// Unlike Linux we don't try to handle the initial process
+// thread in any special way - so just report 'false'
+bool os::is_primordial_thread(void) {
+    return false;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // time support
 
@@ -3360,7 +3366,7 @@
 
   Bsd::initialize_system_info();
 
-  // main_thread points to the aboriginal thread
+  // main_thread points to the thread that created/loaded the JVM
   Bsd::_main_thread = pthread_self();
 
   Bsd::clock_init();