--- /dev/null	Mon Sep 21 16:48:45 2015
+++ new/src/java.base/share/native/libjava/jdk_strerror.c	Mon Sep 21 16:48:45 2015
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
+ * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "jdk_strerror.h"
+
+int
+jdk_strerror(int err, char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+    int ret = 0;
+    
+    if (err == 0 || len < 1) return 0;
+
+#if defined(__linux__) && (defined(_GNU_SOURCE) || \
+        (defined(_POSIX_C_SOURCE) && _POSIX_C_SOURCE < 200112L \
+            && defined(_XOPEN_SOURCE) && _XOPEN_SOURCE < 600))
+
+    const char *msg;
+    char tmpbuf[1024];
+    msg = strerror_r (errno, tmpbuf, (size_t) 1024);
+
+    size_t n = strlen(msg);
+    if (n >= len) {
+        n = len - 1;
+        ret = ERANGE;
+    }
+
+    strncpy(buf, msg, n);
+    buf[n] = '\0';
+
+    if (strncmp(msg, "Unknown error", 13) == 0)
+        ret = EINVAL;
+
+#elif _WIN32
+    ret = strerror_s(buf, len, err);
+#else
+    ret = strerror_r (err, buf, len);
+#endif
+
+    return ret;
+}