src/hotspot/share/utilities/vmError.cpp

*** 56,65 ****
--- 56,69 ----
  
  #ifndef PRODUCT
  #include <signal.h>
  #endif // PRODUCT
  
+ bool VMError::_vfork_mode = false;
+ 
+ bool VMError::is_forkmode_vfork() { return _vfork_mode; }
+ 
  bool VMError::_error_reported = false;
  
  // call this when the VM is dying--it might loosen some asserts
  bool VMError::is_error_reported() { return _error_reported; }
  
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  #elif defined(SOLARIS)
      tty->print  ("/usr/bin/sh -c ");
  #endif
      tty->print_cr("\"%s\"...", cmd);
  
+     VMError::_vfork_mode = true;
+ 
      if (os::fork_and_exec(cmd) < 0) {
        tty->print_cr("os::fork_and_exec failed: %s (%s=%d)",
                       os::strerror(errno), os::errno_name(errno), errno);
      }
    }
+ 
+   VMError::_vfork_mode = false;
  }
  
  void VMError::report_java_out_of_memory(const char* message) {
    if (OnOutOfMemoryError && OnOutOfMemoryError[0]) {
      MutexLocker ml(Heap_lock);