--- old/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2010-01-04 12:39:12.976923000 -0600
+++ new/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	2010-01-04 12:39:12.842049000 -0600
@@ -1156,6 +1156,7 @@
   _exception_handler_pc = 0;
   _exception_stack_size = 0;
   _jvmti_thread_state= NULL;
+  _should_post_on_exceptions_flag = JNI_FALSE;
   _jvmti_get_loaded_classes_closure = NULL;
   _interp_only_mode    = 0;
   _special_runtime_exit_condition = _no_async_condition;