diff --git a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
index 47151032873367e16694a450fdaccaa2af776d8a..141c99d17985bd95e0b21c913c190b7877ec16b0 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
+++ b/common/autoconf/generated-configure.sh
@@ -3672,7 +3672,7 @@ fi
 #CUSTOM_AUTOCONF_INCLUDE
 
 # Do not change or remove the following line, it is needed for consistency checks:
-DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1354104798
+DATE_WHEN_GENERATED=1354106772
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
@@ -27585,9 +27585,11 @@ else
                     -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}"
 
     # On some platforms (mac) the linker warns about non existing -L dirs.
-    # Only add client dir if client is being built. Otherwise server should
-    # be enough
-    if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT" = xtrue; then
+    # Add server first if available. Linking aginst client does not always produce the same results.
+    # Only add client dir if client is being built. Default to server for other variants.
+    if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_SERVER" = xtrue; then
+        LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
+    elif test "x$JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT" = xtrue; then
         LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/client"
     else
         LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
diff --git a/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4 b/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
index f345f4ec18a43616a3a7f9832b430cc2f75a65db..406a251167797a5c232d23a09235504b522aa383 100644
--- a/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
+++ b/common/autoconf/toolchain.m4
@@ -941,9 +941,11 @@ else
                     -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}"
 
     # On some platforms (mac) the linker warns about non existing -L dirs.
-    # Only add client dir if client is being built. Otherwise server should
-    # be enough
-    if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT" = xtrue; then
+    # Add server first if available. Linking aginst client does not always produce the same results.
+    # Only add client dir if client is being built. Default to server for other variants.
+    if test "x$JVM_VARIANT_SERVER" = xtrue; then
+        LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
+    elif test "x$JVM_VARIANT_CLIENT" = xtrue; then
         LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/client"
     else
         LDFLAGS_JDKLIB="${LDFLAGS_JDKLIB} -L${JDK_OUTPUTDIR}/lib${OPENJDK_TARGET_CPU_LIBDIR}/server"
diff --git a/common/bin/compare_exceptions.sh.incl b/common/bin/compare_exceptions.sh.incl
index 654c684f43df1f25185a9b5871421b9042103a9f..0127e9a4eb31ba78ebcac3ac979418a1db96fe04 100644
--- a/common/bin/compare_exceptions.sh.incl
+++ b/common/bin/compare_exceptions.sh.incl
@@ -291,6 +291,14 @@ ACCEPTED_SMALL_SIZE_DIFF="
 ./jre/plugin/i386/ns4/libjavaplugin.so
 ./jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so
 ./jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm.so
+./jre/lib/i386/client/64/libjvm_db.so
+./jre/lib/i386/client/64/libjvm_dtrace.so
+./jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm_db.so
+./jre/lib/i386/client/libjvm_dtrace.so
+./jre/lib/i386/server/64/libjvm_db.so
+./jre/lib/i386/server/64/libjvm_dtrace.so
+./jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm_db.so
+./jre/lib/i386/server/libjvm_dtrace.so
 ./bin/appletviewer
 ./bin/extcheck
 ./bin/idlj
@@ -348,7 +356,9 @@ ACCEPTED_SMALL_SIZE_DIFF="
 SKIP_FULLDUMP_DIFF="true"
 
 # Filter random C++ symbol strings.
-DIS_DIFF_FILTER="$SED -e s/\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\$]\{15,15\}/<SYM>/g"
+# Some numbers differ randomly.
+# Can't use space in these expressions as the shell will mess with them.
+DIS_DIFF_FILTER="$SED -e s/\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\$]\{15,15\}/<SYM>/g -e s/\([0-9a-f][0-9a-f].\)\{2,8\}[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]/<NUMS>/g -e s/\(0x\)[0-9a-f]*\([,(>]\)/\1<HEX>\2/g -e s/\(0x\)[0-9a-f]*$/\1<HEX>/g -e s/\(\#.\)[0-9a-f]*\(.<\)/\1<HEX>\2/g -e s/[\.A-Za-z0-9%]\{16,16\}$/<BIN>/g"
 
 fi
 
@@ -426,6 +436,9 @@ ACCEPTED_SMALL_SIZE_DIFF="
 ./jre/lib/amd64/libzip.so
 ./jre/lib/amd64/server/64/libjvm_db.so
 ./jre/lib/amd64/server/64/libjvm_dtrace.so
+./jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm.so
+./jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm_db.so
+./jre/lib/amd64/server/libjvm_dtrace.so
 ./bin/amd64/appletviewer
 ./bin/amd64/extcheck
 ./bin/amd64/idlj
@@ -480,7 +493,9 @@ ACCEPTED_SMALL_SIZE_DIFF="
 SKIP_FULLDUMP_DIFF="true"
 
 # Filter random C++ symbol strings.
-DIS_DIFF_FILTER="$SED -e s/\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\$]\{15,15\}/<SYM>/g"
+# Some numbers differ randomly.
+# Can't use space in these expressions as the shell will mess with them.
+DIS_DIFF_FILTER="$SED -e s/\.[a-zA-Z0-9_\$]\{15,15\}/<SYM>/g -e s/\([0-9a-f][0-9a-f].\)\{2,8\}[0-9a-f][0-9a-f]/<NUMS>/g -e s/\(0x\)[0-9a-f]*\([,(>]\)/\1<HEX>\2/g -e s/\(0x\)[0-9a-f]*$/\1<HEX>/g -e s/\(\#.\)[0-9a-f]*\(.<\)/\1<HEX>\2/g -e s/[\.A-Za-z0-9%]\{16,16\}$/<BIN>/g"
 
 fi