--- old/src/solaris/native/common/jni_util_md.c	Thu Oct 15 21:21:56 2015
+++ new/src/solaris/native/common/jni_util_md.c	Thu Oct 15 21:21:56 2015
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
     return NULL;
 }
 
+#if defined(LINUX) && (defined(_GNU_SOURCE) || \
+         (defined(_POSIX_C_SOURCE) && _POSIX_C_SOURCE < 200112L \
+             && defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE) && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 600))
+extern int __xpg_strerror_r(int, char *, size_t);
+#define strerror_r(a, b, c) __xpg_strerror_r((a), (b), (c))
+#endif
+
 void* getProcessHandle() {
     static void *procHandle = NULL;
     if (procHandle != NULL) {
@@ -59,3 +66,9 @@
     }
 }
 
+int
+getErrorString(int err, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    if (err == 0 || len < 1) return 0;
+    return strerror_r(err, buf, len);
+}