src/hotspot/os/bsd/os_bsd.cpp

@@ -874,10 +874,16 @@
   pthread_sigmask(SIG_SETMASK, &sigmask, NULL);
 
   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
 
 // Time since start-up in seconds to a fine granularity.
 // Used by VMSelfDestructTimer and the MemProfiler.

@@ -3358,11 +3364,11 @@
   }
   init_page_sizes((size_t) Bsd::page_size());
 
   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();
   initial_time_count = javaTimeNanos();