src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp

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  }
  
  // Creates the initial Thread
  static oop create_initial_thread(Handle thread_group, JavaThread* thread,
                                   TRAPS) {
    Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, CHECK_NULL);
    instanceKlassHandle klass (THREAD, k);
    instanceHandle thread_oop = klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
  
    java_lang_Thread::set_thread(thread_oop(), thread);
    java_lang_Thread::set_priority(thread_oop(), NormPriority);
    thread->set_threadObj(thread_oop());
  
!   Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str("main", CHECK_NULL);
  
    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
    JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_oop,
                            klass,
                            vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),
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  }
  
  // Creates the initial Thread
  static oop create_initial_thread(Handle thread_group, JavaThread* thread,
                                   TRAPS) {
+   static const char *initial_thread_name = "main";
    Klass* k = SystemDictionary::resolve_or_fail(vmSymbols::java_lang_Thread(), true, CHECK_NULL);
    instanceKlassHandle klass (THREAD, k);
    instanceHandle thread_oop = klass->allocate_instance_handle(CHECK_NULL);
  
    java_lang_Thread::set_thread(thread_oop(), thread);
    java_lang_Thread::set_priority(thread_oop(), NormPriority);
    thread->set_threadObj(thread_oop());
+   thread->set_native_thread_name(initial_thread_name);
  
!   Handle string = java_lang_String::create_from_str(initial_thread_name, CHECK_NULL);
  
    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
    JavaCalls::call_special(&result, thread_oop,
                            klass,
                            vmSymbols::object_initializer_name(),