diff --git a/make/Makefile b/make/Makefile
index 64f9f0b60c32f89b332c3f76d2a8e41769e831a6..dd20eeee3bf10a3ae639176ae67ccded0efbf214 100644
--- a/make/Makefile
+++ b/make/Makefile
@@ -346,6 +346,20 @@ $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/%.so:       $(C2_DIR)/%.so
 	$(install-file)
 $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/%.so:    $(C2_DIR)/%.so
 	$(install-file)
+
+# Debug info for shared library
+$(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/%.debuginfo: $(C1_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
+$(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/%.debuginfo: $(C2_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
+$(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/%.debuginfo:       $(C1_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
+$(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/64/%.debuginfo:    $(C1_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
+$(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/%.debuginfo:       $(C2_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
+$(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/%.debuginfo:    $(C2_DIR)/%.debuginfo
+	$(install-file)
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/make/linux/Makefile b/make/linux/Makefile
index d79d4fbfd02b394bb7a7f8d5f059c3f1c01bd68e..22dcd5369d2ff534286f23c2a89dea67f3893e7d 100644
--- a/make/linux/Makefile
+++ b/make/linux/Makefile
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ TARGETS_SHARK     = $(addsuffix shark,$(TARGETS))
 BUILDTREE_MAKE    = $(GAMMADIR)/make/$(OSNAME)/makefiles/buildtree.make
 BUILDTREE_VARS    = GAMMADIR=$(GAMMADIR) OS_FAMILY=$(OSNAME) SRCARCH=$(SRCARCH) BUILDARCH=$(BUILDARCH) LIBARCH=$(LIBARCH)
 BUILDTREE_VARS   += HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION=$(HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION) HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION) JRE_RELEASE_VERSION=$(JRE_RELEASE_VERSION)
+BUILDTREE_VARS   += OBJCOPY=$(OBJCOPY) STRIP_POLICY=$(STRIP_POLICY)
 
 BUILDTREE         = $(MAKE) -f $(BUILDTREE_MAKE) $(BUILDTREE_VARS)
 
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh b/make/linux/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh
index fb9a0d57a78748109a5e086da94f85e67cbe1277..ea81ff6c22f34152b6a279824b02af02408d9238 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ else
 NM=nm
 fi
 
-$NM --defined-only $* | awk '
-   { if ($3 ~ /^_ZTV/ || $3 ~ /^gHotSpotVM/) print "\t" $3 ";" }
-   '
+$NM --defined-only $* \
+    | awk '{
+              if ($3 ~ /^_ZTV/ || $3 ~ /^gHotSpotVM/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+              if ($3 ~ /^UseSharedSpaces$/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+              if ($3 ~ /^_ZN9Arguments17SharedArchivePathE$/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+          }' \
+    | sort -u
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make b/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
index becd97477c9a936237a7f8c4276c27d7dbb535a2..f8a1e885c5f61c181ca8341d09217e534271e15a 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/buildtree.make
@@ -233,6 +233,10 @@ flags.make: $(BUILDTREE_MAKE) ../shared_dirs.lst
 	echo "$(call gamma-path,commonsrc,os/posix/vm)"; \
 	[ -n "$(CFLAGS_BROWSE)" ] && \
 	    echo && echo "CFLAGS_BROWSE = $(CFLAGS_BROWSE)"; \
+	[ -n "$(OBJCOPY)" ] && \
+	    echo && echo "OBJCOPY = $(OBJCOPY)"; \
+	[ -n "$(STRIP_POLICY)" ] && \
+	    echo && echo "STRIP_POLICY = $(STRIP_POLICY)"; \
 	[ -n "$(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS)" ] && \
 	    echo && \
 	    echo "HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS\$$(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS) = $(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS)" && \
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make b/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
index 5257dd2a70dae622cd2219539b3740a0ddef8398..c3279748cc88ccb21bf4c4b42a98f33dc0f9f73d 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/defs.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2006, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2006, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -114,6 +114,67 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH), ppc)
   HS_ARCH          = ppc
 endif
 
+# determine if HotSpot is being built in JDK6 or earlier version
+JDK6_OR_EARLIER=0
+ifeq "$(shell expr \( '$(JDK_MAJOR_VERSION)' != '' \& '$(JDK_MINOR_VERSION)' != '' \& '$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION)' != '' \))" "1"
+  # if the longer variable names (newer build style) are set, then check those
+  ifeq "$(shell expr \( $(JDK_MAJOR_VERSION) = 1 \& $(JDK_MINOR_VERSION) \< 7 \))" "1"
+    JDK6_OR_EARLIER=1
+  endif
+else
+  # the longer variables aren't set so check the shorter variable names
+  ifeq "$(shell expr \( '$(JDK_MAJOR_VER)' = 1 \& '$(JDK_MINOR_VER)' \< 7 \))" "1"
+    JDK6_OR_EARLIER=1
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(JDK6_OR_EARLIER),0)
+  # Full Debug Symbols is supported on JDK7 or newer
+
+  # Default OBJCOPY comes from GNU Binutils on Linux:
+  DEF_OBJCOPY=/usr/bin/objcopy
+  ifdef CROSS_COMPILE_ARCH
+    # don't try to generate .debuginfo files when cross compiling
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: cross compiling for ARCH $(CROSS_COMPILE_ARCH)," \
+        "skipping .debuginfo generation.")
+    OBJCOPY=
+  else
+    OBJCOPY=$(shell test -x $(DEF_OBJCOPY) && echo $(DEF_OBJCOPY))
+    ifneq ($(ALT_OBJCOPY),)
+      _JUNK_ := $(shell echo >&2 "INFO: ALT_OBJCOPY=$(ALT_OBJCOPY)")
+      # disable .debuginfo support by setting ALT_OBJCOPY to a non-existent path
+      OBJCOPY=$(shell test -x $(ALT_OBJCOPY) && echo $(ALT_OBJCOPY))
+    endif
+  endif
+  
+  ifeq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: no objcopy cmd found so cannot create .debuginfo files.")
+  else
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: $(OBJCOPY) cmd found so will create .debuginfo files.")
+  
+    # Library stripping policies for .debuginfo configs:
+    #   all_strip - strips everything from the library
+    #   min_strip - strips most stuff from the library; leaves minimum symbols
+    #   no_strip  - does not strip the library at all
+    #
+    # Oracle security policy requires "all_strip". A waiver was granted on
+    # 2011.09.01 that permits using "min_strip" in the Java JDK and Java JRE.
+    #
+    DEF_STRIP_POLICY="min_strip"
+    ifeq ($(ALT_STRIP_POLICY),)
+      STRIP_POLICY=$(DEF_STRIP_POLICY)
+    else
+      STRIP_POLICY=$(ALT_STRIP_POLICY)
+    endif
+  
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: STRIP_POLICY=$(STRIP_POLICY)")
+  endif
+endif
+
 JDK_INCLUDE_SUBDIR=linux
 
 # FIXUP: The subdirectory for a debug build is NOT the same on all platforms
@@ -123,18 +184,28 @@ EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_DOCS_DIR)/platform/jvmti/jvmti.html
 
 # client and server subdirectories have symbolic links to ../libjsig.so
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.so
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.debuginfo
+endif
+
 EXPORT_SERVER_DIR = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/server
 EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/client
 
 ifndef BUILD_CLIENT_ONLY
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/Xusage.txt
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.so
+  ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+  endif
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(ZERO_BUILD), true)
   ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
     EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/Xusage.txt
     EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.so 
+    ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 
@@ -144,6 +215,10 @@ ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.so \
                         $(EXPORT_LIB_DIR)/sa-jdi.jar 
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.so \
                         $(EXPORT_LIB_DIR)/sa-jdi.jar 
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  ADD_SA_BINARIES/x86   += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+  ADD_SA_BINARIES/sparc += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+endif
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/ppc   = 
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/ia64  = 
 ADD_SA_BINARIES/arm   = 
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make b/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
index fa9e29cb36b74f1fe7e19d1b8d8b4c44b2c2373c..e36cec66f76ef0687bc8742531a72d1939434308 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/gcc.make
@@ -225,6 +225,26 @@ ifeq ($(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
 DEBUG_CFLAGS += -gstabs
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/ia64  = -g
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/amd64 = -g
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/arm   = -g
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/ppc   = -g
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += $(DEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH))
+  ifeq ($(FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
+    FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -gstabs
+  endif
+
+  OPT_CFLAGS/ia64  = -g
+  OPT_CFLAGS/amd64 = -g
+  OPT_CFLAGS/arm   = -g
+  OPT_CFLAGS/ppc   = -g
+  OPT_CFLAGS += $(OPT_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH))
+  ifeq ($(OPT_CFLAGS/$(BUILDARCH)),)
+    OPT_CFLAGS += -gstabs
+  endif
+endif
+
 # DEBUG_BINARIES overrides everything, use full -g debug information
 ifeq ($(DEBUG_BINARIES), true)
   DEBUG_CFLAGS = -g
@@ -242,3 +262,9 @@ endif
 ifdef MINIMIZE_RAM_USAGE
 CFLAGS += -DMINIMIZE_RAM_USAGE
 endif
+
+ifdef CROSS_COMPILE_ARCH
+  STRIP = $(ALT_COMPILER_PATH)/strip
+else
+  STRIP = strip
+endif
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make b/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
index 18f65d9f0f0d6fe77d14a75740f55ed6c448aa1e..9408e4961d46100f434b11e54dc07405c3512b27 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/jsig.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005, 2009, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ LIBJSIG = lib$(JSIG).so
 JSIG_G    = $(JSIG)$(G_SUFFIX)
 LIBJSIG_G = lib$(JSIG_G).so
 
+LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(JSIG).debuginfo
+LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(JSIG_G).debuginfo
+
 JSIGSRCDIR = $(GAMMADIR)/src/os/$(Platform_os_family)/vm
 
-DEST_JSIG  = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG)
+DEST_JSIG           = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG)
+DEST_JSIG_DEBUGINFO = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
 
 LIBJSIG_MAPFILE = $(MAKEFILES_DIR)/mapfile-vers-jsig
 
@@ -54,9 +58,24 @@ $(LIBJSIG): $(JSIGSRCDIR)/jsig.c $(LIBJSIG_MAPFILE)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(PICFLAG) \
                          $(LFLAGS_JSIG) $(JSIG_DEBUG_CFLAGS) -o $@ $< -ldl
 	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBJSIG_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBJSIG_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 install_jsig: $(LIBJSIG)
 	@echo "Copying $(LIBJSIG) to $(DEST_JSIG)"
+	$(QUIETLY) test -f $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) && \
+	    cp -f $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_JSIG_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(QUIETLY) cp -f $(LIBJSIG) $(DEST_JSIG) && echo "Done"
 
 .PHONY: install_jsig
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/product.make b/make/linux/makefiles/product.make
index 379685f5f51146e1960493d47a64857c92e0a96e..981a9be0ccc81138f92442ad7efeb6eab3208f1d 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/product.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/product.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1999, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1999, 2011, 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
@@ -46,13 +46,10 @@ VERSION = optimized
 
 # use -g to strip library as -x will discard its symbol table; -x is fine for
 # executables.
-ifdef CROSS_COMPILE_ARCH
-  STRIP = $(ALT_COMPILER_PATH)/strip
-else
-  STRIP = strip
-endif
+# Note: these macros are not used in .debuginfo configs
 STRIP_LIBJVM = $(STRIP) -g $@ || exit 1;
 STRIP_AOUT   = $(STRIP) -x $@ || exit 1;
 
-# Don't strip in VM build; JDK build will strip libraries later
+# If we can create .debuginfo files, then the VM is stripped in vm.make
+# and this macro is not used.
 # LINK_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK += $(STRIP_$(LINK_INTO))
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make b/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
index 68ec2378ad4dd23de01b084782fd19007e2f65b4..4bca4538f9b01191ab8c923416d4b5a1ba933abb 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/saproc.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2011, 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
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ LIBSAPROC = lib$(SAPROC).so
 SAPROC_G = $(SAPROC)$(G_SUFFIX)
 LIBSAPROC_G = lib$(SAPROC_G).so
 
+LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(SAPROC).debuginfo
+LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(SAPROC_G).debuginfo
+
 AGENT_DIR = $(GAMMADIR)/agent
 
 SASRCDIR = $(AGENT_DIR)/src/os/$(Platform_os_family)
@@ -45,7 +48,8 @@ SASRCFILES = $(SASRCDIR)/salibelf.c                   \
 
 SAMAPFILE = $(SASRCDIR)/mapfile
 
-DEST_SAPROC = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC)
+DEST_SAPROC           = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC)
+DEST_SAPROC_DEBUGINFO = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
 
 # DEBUG_BINARIES overrides everything, use full -g debug information
 ifeq ($(DEBUG_BINARIES), true)
@@ -82,10 +86,25 @@ $(LIBSAPROC): $(SASRCFILES) $(SAMAPFILE)
 	           -o $@                                                \
 	           -lthread_db
 	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBSAPROC_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBSAPROC_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 install_saproc: $(BUILDLIBSAPROC)
 	$(QUIETLY) if [ -e $(LIBSAPROC) ] ; then             \
 	  echo "Copying $(LIBSAPROC) to $(DEST_SAPROC)";     \
+	  test -f $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) &&                  \
+	    cp -f $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_SAPROC_DEBUGINFO); \
 	  cp -f $(LIBSAPROC) $(DEST_SAPROC) && echo "Done";  \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make b/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
index 83c51b1ccff3d117a5355e2eb3efb9ddcaa76c63..d40678202e20e7bf27817060c76087c1b89ab0ea 100644
--- a/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
+++ b/make/linux/makefiles/vm.make
@@ -60,10 +60,16 @@ Src_Dirs_I += $(GENERATED)
 # The order is important for the precompiled headers to work.
 INCLUDES += $(PRECOMPILED_HEADER_DIR:%=-I%) $(Src_Dirs_I:%=-I%)
 
-ifeq (${VERSION}, debug)
+# SYMFLAG is used by {jsig,saproc}.make
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  # always build with debug info when we can create .debuginfo files
   SYMFLAG = -g
 else
-  SYMFLAG =
+  ifeq (${VERSION}, debug)
+    SYMFLAG = -g
+  else
+    SYMFLAG =
+  endif
 endif
 
 # HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION and HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION are defined 
@@ -124,6 +130,9 @@ JVM      = jvm
 LIBJVM   = lib$(JVM).so
 LIBJVM_G = lib$(JVM)$(G_SUFFIX).so
 
+LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(JVM).debuginfo
+LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(JVM)$(G_SUFFIX).debuginfo
+
 SPECIAL_PATHS:=adlc c1 gc_implementation opto shark libadt
 
 SOURCE_PATHS=\
@@ -307,11 +316,30 @@ $(LIBJVM): $(LIBJVM.o) $(LIBJVM_MAPFILE) $(LD_SCRIPT)
 	      fi                                                        \
             fi 								\
 	}
+ifeq ($(CROSS_COMPILE_ARCH),)
+  ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $@
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+    else
+      ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -g $@
+      # implied else here is no stripping at all
+      endif
+    endif
+	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || ln -s $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO)
+  endif
+endif
 
-DEST_JVM = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(VM_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM)
+DEST_SUBDIR        = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(VM_SUBDIR)
+DEST_JVM           = $(DEST_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM)
+DEST_JVM_DEBUGINFO = $(DEST_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
 
 install_jvm: $(LIBJVM)
 	@echo "Copying $(LIBJVM) to $(DEST_JVM)"
+	$(QUIETLY) test -f $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) && \
+	    cp -f $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_JVM_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(QUIETLY) cp -f $(LIBJVM) $(DEST_JVM) && echo "Done"
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/make/solaris/Makefile b/make/solaris/Makefile
index b3af8513a73b4f854c8f0b0a7f9a77f5c7e5c719..e1f32c4cf3592b5619cbf0fa24e00435f2996c4e 100644
--- a/make/solaris/Makefile
+++ b/make/solaris/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1998, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1998, 2011, 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
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ TARGETS_KERNEL    = $(addsuffix kernel,$(TARGETS))
 BUILDTREE_MAKE    = $(GAMMADIR)/make/$(OSNAME)/makefiles/buildtree.make
 BUILDTREE_VARS    = GAMMADIR=$(GAMMADIR) OS_FAMILY=$(OSNAME) ARCH=$(SRCARCH) BUILDARCH=$(BUILDARCH) LIBARCH=$(LIBARCH)
 BUILDTREE_VARS   += HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION=$(HOTSPOT_RELEASE_VERSION) HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION=$(HOTSPOT_BUILD_VERSION) JRE_RELEASE_VERSION=$(JRE_RELEASE_VERSION)
+BUILDTREE_VARS   += OBJCOPY=$(OBJCOPY) STRIP_POLICY=$(STRIP_POLICY)
 
 BUILDTREE         = $(MAKE) -f $(BUILDTREE_MAKE) $(BUILDTREE_VARS)
 
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh b/make/solaris/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f86953ddf35637fa32759e31c4b9bb643ab5426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+/usr/ccs/bin/nm -p $* \
+    | awk '{
+          if ($2 == "U") next
+          if ($3 ~ /^__1c.*__vtbl_$/ || $3 ~ /^gHotSpotVM/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+          if ($3 ~ /^UseSharedSpaces$/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+          if ($3 ~ /^__1cJArgumentsRSharedArchivePath_$/) print "\t" $3 ";"
+          }' \
+    | sort -u
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
index 591ae3c58559b00d97d0c561798daca03e7bc74b..30e03bedb8b650fa2898c5c123eb704ae7b032ca 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/buildtree.make
@@ -226,6 +226,10 @@ flags.make: $(BUILDTREE_MAKE) ../shared_dirs.lst
 	echo "$(call gamma-path,commonsrc,os/posix/vm)"; \
 	[ -n "$(CFLAGS_BROWSE)" ] && \
 	    echo && echo "CFLAGS_BROWSE = $(CFLAGS_BROWSE)"; \
+	[ -n "$(OBJCOPY)" ] && \
+	    echo && echo "OBJCOPY = $(OBJCOPY)"; \
+	[ -n "$(STRIP_POLICY)" ] && \
+	    echo && echo "STRIP_POLICY = $(STRIP_POLICY)"; \
 	[ -n "$(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS)" ] && \
 	    echo && \
 	    echo "HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS\$$(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS) = $(HOTSPOT_EXTRA_SYSDEFS)" && \
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/defs.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/defs.make
index e7cd905ac5d493dd3b0ed48d2b1fb74171b40e45..64e96bea82a23503cd2efc4612a2dbed2c0479ce 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/defs.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/defs.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2006, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2006, 2011, 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
@@ -59,6 +59,79 @@ else
   endif
 endif
 
+# determine if HotSpot is being built in JDK6 or earlier version
+JDK6_OR_EARLIER=0
+ifeq "$(shell expr \( '$(JDK_MAJOR_VERSION)' != '' \& '$(JDK_MINOR_VERSION)' != '' \& '$(JDK_MICRO_VERSION)' != '' \))" "1"
+  # if the longer variable names (newer build style) are set, then check those
+  ifeq "$(shell expr \( $(JDK_MAJOR_VERSION) = 1 \& $(JDK_MINOR_VERSION) \< 7 \))" "1"
+    JDK6_OR_EARLIER=1
+  endif
+else
+  # the longer variables aren't set so check the shorter variable names
+  ifeq "$(shell expr \( '$(JDK_MAJOR_VER)' = 1 \& '$(JDK_MINOR_VER)' \< 7 \))" "1"
+    JDK6_OR_EARLIER=1
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(JDK6_OR_EARLIER),0)
+  # Full Debug Symbols is supported on JDK7 or newer
+
+ifdef ENABLE_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS
+  # Only check for Full Debug Symbols support on Solaris if it is
+  # specifically enabled. Hopefully, it can be enabled by default
+  # once the .debuginfo size issues are worked out.
+  
+  # Default OBJCOPY comes from the SUNWbinutils package:
+  DEF_OBJCOPY=/usr/sfw/bin/gobjcopy
+  ifeq ($(VM_PLATFORM),solaris_amd64)
+    # On Solaris AMD64/X64, gobjcopy is not happy and fails:
+    #
+    # usr/sfw/bin/gobjcopy --add-gnu-debuglink=<lib>.debuginfo <lib>.so
+    # BFD: stKPaiop: Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N
+    # /usr/sfw/bin/gobjcopy: stKPaiop: Bad value
+    # BFD: stKPaiop: Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N
+    # /usr/sfw/bin/gobjcopy: libsaproc.debuginfo: Bad value
+    # BFD: stKPaiop: Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N
+    # /usr/sfw/bin/gobjcopy: stKPaiop: Bad value
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: $(DEF_OBJCOPY) is not working on Solaris AMD64/X64")
+    OBJCOPY=
+  else
+    OBJCOPY=$(shell test -x $(DEF_OBJCOPY) && echo $(DEF_OBJCOPY))
+    ifneq ($(ALT_OBJCOPY),)
+      _JUNK_ := $(shell echo >&2 "INFO: ALT_OBJCOPY=$(ALT_OBJCOPY)")
+      # disable .debuginfo support by setting ALT_OBJCOPY to a non-existent path
+      OBJCOPY=$(shell test -x $(ALT_OBJCOPY) && echo $(ALT_OBJCOPY))
+    endif
+  endif
+endif
+  
+  ifeq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: no objcopy cmd found so cannot create .debuginfo files.")
+  else
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: $(OBJCOPY) cmd found so will create .debuginfo files.")
+  
+    # Library stripping policies for .debuginfo configs:
+    #   all_strip - strips everything from the library
+    #   min_strip - strips most stuff from the library; leaves minimum symbols
+    #   no_strip  - does not strip the library at all
+    #
+    # Oracle security policy requires "all_strip". A waiver was granted on
+    # 2011.09.01 that permits using "min_strip" in the Java JDK and Java JRE.
+    #
+    DEF_STRIP_POLICY="min_strip"
+    ifeq ($(ALT_STRIP_POLICY),)
+      STRIP_POLICY=$(DEF_STRIP_POLICY)
+    else
+      STRIP_POLICY=$(ALT_STRIP_POLICY)
+    endif
+    _JUNK_ := $(shell \
+      echo >&2 "INFO: STRIP_POLICY=$(STRIP_POLICY)")
+  endif
+endif
+
 JDK_INCLUDE_SUBDIR=solaris
 
 # FIXUP: The subdirectory for a debug build is NOT the same on all platforms
@@ -68,6 +141,9 @@ EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_DOCS_DIR)/platform/jvmti/jvmti.html
 
 # client and server subdirectories have symbolic links to ../libjsig.so
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.so
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libjsig.debuginfo
+endif
 
 EXPORT_SERVER_DIR = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/server
 EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR = $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/client
@@ -77,6 +153,11 @@ EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/Xusage.txt
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.so
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm_db.so
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm_dtrace.so
+  ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm_db.debuginfo
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/libjvm_dtrace.debuginfo
+  endif
 endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/Xusage.txt
@@ -85,11 +166,25 @@ ifeq ($(ARCH_DATA_MODEL), 32)
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm_dtrace.so
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/64/libjvm_db.so
   EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/64/libjvm_dtrace.so
+  ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm.debuginfo 
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm_db.debuginfo 
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/libjvm_dtrace.debuginfo
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/64/libjvm_db.debuginfo
+    EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_CLIENT_DIR)/64/libjvm_dtrace.debuginfo
+  endif
   ifneq ($(BUILD_CLIENT_ONLY), true)
     EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/libjvm_db.so
     EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/libjvm_dtrace.so
+    ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/libjvm_db.debuginfo
+      EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_SERVER_DIR)/64/libjvm_dtrace.debuginfo
+    endif
   endif
 endif
 
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.so
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_JRE_LIB_ARCH_DIR)/libsaproc.debuginfo
+endif
 EXPORT_LIST += $(EXPORT_LIB_DIR)/sa-jdi.jar 
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/dtrace.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/dtrace.make
index 8b750858cd371861692b730b478bdb0a6ccb68c2..c7cc15929696f6fb416d9f0303c0247f7a683fa1 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/dtrace.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/dtrace.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -41,10 +41,16 @@ JVM_DB = libjvm_db
 LIBJVM_DB = libjvm_db.so
 LIBJVM_DB_G = libjvm$(G_SUFFIX)_db.so
 
+LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO = libjvm_db.debuginfo
+LIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO = libjvm$(G_SUFFIX)_db.debuginfo
+
 JVM_DTRACE = jvm_dtrace
 LIBJVM_DTRACE = libjvm_dtrace.so
 LIBJVM_DTRACE_G = libjvm$(G_SUFFIX)_dtrace.so
 
+LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO = libjvm_dtrace.debuginfo
+LIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO = libjvm$(G_SUFFIX)_dtrace.debuginfo
+
 JVMOFFS = JvmOffsets
 JVMOFFS.o = $(JVMOFFS).o
 GENOFFS = generate$(JVMOFFS)
@@ -89,12 +95,30 @@ XLIBJVM_DB_G = 64/$(LIBJVM_DB_G)
 XLIBJVM_DTRACE = 64/$(LIBJVM_DTRACE)
 XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G = 64/$(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G)
 
+XLIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO = 64/$(LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO)
+XLIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO = 64/$(LIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO)
+XLIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO = 64/$(LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO)
+XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO = 64/$(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO)
+
 $(XLIBJVM_DB): $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DB).c $(JVMOFFS).h $(LIBJVM_DB_MAPFILE)
 	@echo Making $@
 	$(QUIETLY) mkdir -p 64/ ; \
 	$(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG/$(ISA)) -D$(TYPE) -I. -I$(GENERATED) \
 		$(SHARED_FLAG) $(LFLAGS_JVM_DB) -o $@ $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DB).c -lc
 	[ -f $(XLIBJVM_DB_G) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DB) $(XLIBJVM_DB_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(XLIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(XLIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(XLIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO) $(XLIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE): $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).c $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).h $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_MAPFILE)
 	@echo Making $@
@@ -102,6 +126,19 @@ $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE): $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).c $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRAC
 	$(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG/$(ISA)) -D$(TYPE) -I. \
 		$(SHARED_FLAG) $(LFLAGS_JVM_DTRACE) -o $@ $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).c -lc -lthread -ldoor
 	[ -f $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DTRACE) $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO) $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 endif # ifneq ("${ISA}","${BUILDARCH}")
 
@@ -148,12 +185,38 @@ $(LIBJVM_DB): $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DB).c $(JVMOFFS.o) $(XLIBJVM_DB) $(LIBJVM_D
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG) -D$(TYPE) -I. -I$(GENERATED) \
 		$(SHARED_FLAG) $(LFLAGS_JVM_DB) -o $@ $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DB).c -lc
 	[ -f $(LIBJVM_DB_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBJVM_DB_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DB_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJVM_DB_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 $(LIBJVM_DTRACE): $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).c $(XLIBJVM_DTRACE) $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).h $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_MAPFILE)
 	@echo Making $@
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG) -D$(TYPE) -I.  \
 		$(SHARED_FLAG) $(LFLAGS_JVM_DTRACE) -o $@ $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/$(JVM_DTRACE).c -lc -lthread -ldoor
 	[ -f $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJVM_DTRACE_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 $(DTRACE).d: $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/hotspot.d $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/hotspot_jni.d \
              $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/hs_private.d $(DTRACE_SRCDIR)/jhelper.d
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/jsig.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/jsig.make
index 0fadae776f83ff33190bd6063f94246eb11a91f1..9002077f4403a16a6877736bb1b45716311ecd0a 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/jsig.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/jsig.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2005, 2008, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2005, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 # DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 #
 # This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -31,9 +31,13 @@ LIBJSIG   = lib$(JSIG).so
 JSIG_G    = $(JSIG)$(G_SUFFIX)
 LIBJSIG_G = lib$(JSIG_G).so
 
+LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(JSIG).debuginfo
+LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(JSIG_G).debuginfo
+
 JSIGSRCDIR = $(GAMMADIR)/src/os/$(Platform_os_family)/vm
 
-DEST_JSIG  = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG)
+DEST_JSIG           = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG)
+DEST_JSIG_DEBUGINFO = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
 
 LIBJSIG_MAPFILE = $(MAKEFILES_DIR)/mapfile-vers-jsig
 
@@ -50,9 +54,24 @@ $(LIBJSIG): $(JSIGSRCDIR)/jsig.c $(LIBJSIG_MAPFILE)
 	$(QUIETLY) $(CC) $(SYMFLAG) $(ARCHFLAG) $(SHARED_FLAG) $(PICFLAG) \
                          $(LFLAGS_JSIG) -o $@ $< -ldl
 	[ -f $(LIBJSIG_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBJSIG_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJSIG_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 install_jsig: $(LIBJSIG)
 	@echo "Copying $(LIBJSIG) to $(DEST_JSIG)"
+	$(QUIETLY) test -f $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) && \
+	    cp -f $(LIBJSIG_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_JSIG_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(QUIETLY) cp -f $(LIBJSIG) $(DEST_JSIG) && echo "Done"
 
 .PHONY: install_jsig
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers b/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
index 69bee55597ac9ed6d1c3f0c37079ab2a26667848..8417fd87f8fa5f71c151297e3716edafa0ebbacb 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 #
-# Copyright (c) 2000, 2008, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2000, 2011, 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
@@ -256,6 +256,9 @@ SUNWprivate_1.1 {
 
 		# This is for Forte Analyzer profiling support.
 		AsyncGetCallTrace;
+
+		# INSERT VTABLE SYMBOLS HERE
+
         local:
                 *;
 };
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/product.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/product.make
index 122c8f37b58b5407135c78ae42bbca221c54c51f..300b70d1c1f6877ea74aff927b0fc88437c7e0d8 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/product.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/product.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1999, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1999, 2011, 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
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ MAPFILE_DTRACE = $(GAMMADIR)/make/solaris/makefiles/mapfile-vers-$(TYPE)
 REORDERFILE = $(GAMMADIR)/make/solaris/makefiles/reorder_$(TYPE)_$(BUILDARCH)
 endif
 
-# Don't strip in VM build; JDK build will strip libraries later
+# If we can create .debuginfo files, then the VM is stripped in vm.make
+# and this macro is not used.
 # LINK_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK += $(STRIP_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK)
 
 G_SUFFIX =
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/saproc.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/saproc.make
index 421f556a87adca65f0b73b7a76cb6e1861424c99..389ed9d3295b18c18ca5c232a21bab46630209b3 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/saproc.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/saproc.make
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ LIBSAPROC = lib$(SAPROC).so
 SAPROC_G = $(SAPROC)$(G_SUFFIX)
 LIBSAPROC_G = lib$(SAPROC_G).so
 
+LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(SAPROC).debuginfo
+LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(SAPROC_G).debuginfo
+
 AGENT_DIR = $(GAMMADIR)/agent
 
 SASRCDIR = $(AGENT_DIR)/src/os/$(Platform_os_family)/proc
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@ SASRCFILES = $(SASRCDIR)/saproc.cpp
 
 SAMAPFILE = $(SASRCDIR)/mapfile
 
-DEST_SAPROC = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC)
+DEST_SAPROC           = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC)
+DEST_SAPROC_DEBUGINFO = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
 
 # if $(AGENT_DIR) does not exist, we don't build SA
 
@@ -101,10 +105,25 @@ $(LIBSAPROC): $(SASRCFILES) $(SAMAPFILE)
 	           -o $@                                                \
 	           -ldl -ldemangle -lthread -lc
 	[ -f $(LIBSAPROC_G) ] || { ln -s $@ $(LIBSAPROC_G); }
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	[ -f $(LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || { ln -s $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBSAPROC_G_DEBUGINFO); }
+endif
 
 install_saproc: $(BULDLIBSAPROC)
 	$(QUIETLY) if [ -f $(LIBSAPROC) ] ; then             \
 	  echo "Copying $(LIBSAPROC) to $(DEST_SAPROC)";     \
+	  test -f $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) &&             \
+	    cp -f $(LIBSAPROC_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_SAPROC_DEBUGINFO); \
 	  cp -f $(LIBSAPROC) $(DEST_SAPROC) && echo "Done";  \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make
index 8ee3478795565b9b83dcd13f3f3ffaa47df20c79..67a22a20b8243ec9224bb99a8b52f45078df9261 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/sparcWorks.make
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (c) 1998, 2010, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 1998, 2011, 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
@@ -481,9 +481,18 @@ CFLAGS += -DCC_INTERP
 endif
 
 # Flags for Debugging
+# The -g0 setting allows the C++ frontend to inline, which is a big win.
+# The -xs setting disables 'lazy debug info' which puts everything in
+# the .so instead of requiring the '.o' files.
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  OPT_CFLAGS += -g0 -xs
+endif
 DEBUG_CFLAGS = -g
 FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS = -g0
-# The -g0 setting allows the C++ frontend to inline, which is a big win.
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  DEBUG_CFLAGS += -xs
+  FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -xs
+endif
 
 # Special global options for SS12
 ifeq ($(shell expr $(COMPILER_REV_NUMERIC) \>= 509), 1)
@@ -502,6 +511,9 @@ endif
 # data using a unique globalization prefix. Instead force the use of
 # a static globalization prefix based on the source filepath so the
 # objects from two identical compilations are the same.
+# EXTRA_CFLAGS only covers vm_version.cpp for some reason
+#EXTRA_CFLAGS += -Qoption ccfe -xglobalstatic
+#OPT_CFLAGS += -Qoption ccfe -xglobalstatic
 #DEBUG_CFLAGS += -Qoption ccfe -xglobalstatic
 #FASTDEBUG_CFLAGS += -Qoption ccfe -xglobalstatic
 
@@ -562,6 +574,8 @@ LINK_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK += $(MCS) -c $@ || exit 1;
 # since the hook must terminate itself as a valid command.)
 
 # Also, strip debug and line number information (worth about 1.7Mb).
+# If we can create .debuginfo files, then the VM is stripped in vm.make
+# and this macro is not used.
 STRIP_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK = $(STRIP) -x $@ || exit 1;
 # STRIP_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK is incorporated into LINK_LIB.CC/POST_HOOK
 # in certain configurations, such as product.make.  Other configurations,
diff --git a/make/solaris/makefiles/vm.make b/make/solaris/makefiles/vm.make
index 5db3daeda64857515c1ba876337a43ec9cd5d0aa..7b950af7f24cb3b21b6c00c16721efebdcae0df8 100644
--- a/make/solaris/makefiles/vm.make
+++ b/make/solaris/makefiles/vm.make
@@ -55,10 +55,17 @@ VPATH += $(Src_Dirs_V:%=%:)
 Src_Dirs_I += $(GENERATED)
 INCLUDES += $(Src_Dirs_I:%=-I%)
 
-ifeq (${VERSION}, debug)
-  SYMFLAG = -g
+# SYMFLAG is used by {dtrace,jsig,saproc}.make.
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+  # always build with debug info when we can create .debuginfo files
+  # and disable 'lazy debug info' so the .so has everything.
+  SYMFLAG = -g -xs
 else
-  SYMFLAG =
+  ifeq (${VERSION}, debug)
+    SYMFLAG = -g
+  else
+    SYMFLAG =
+  endif
 endif
 
 # The following variables are defined in the generated flags.make file.
@@ -140,6 +147,9 @@ JVM      = jvm
 LIBJVM   = lib$(JVM).so
 LIBJVM_G = lib$(JVM)$(G_SUFFIX).so
 
+LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO   = lib$(JVM).debuginfo
+LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO = lib$(JVM)$(G_SUFFIX).debuginfo
+
 SPECIAL_PATHS:=adlc c1 dist gc_implementation opto shark libadt
 
 SOURCE_PATHS=\
@@ -212,14 +222,24 @@ JVM_OBJ_FILES = $(Obj_Files) $(DTRACE_OBJS)
 
 vm_version.o: $(filter-out vm_version.o,$(JVM_OBJ_FILES))
 
-mapfile : $(MAPFILE) $(MAPFILE_DTRACE_OPT)
+mapfile : $(MAPFILE) $(MAPFILE_DTRACE_OPT) vm.def
 	rm -f $@
-	cat $^ > $@
+	cat $(MAPFILE) $(MAPFILE_DTRACE_OPT) \
+	    | $(NAWK) '{                                         \
+	              if ($$0 ~ "INSERT VTABLE SYMBOLS HERE") {  \
+	                  system ("cat vm.def");                 \
+	              } else {                                   \
+	                  print $$0;                             \
+	              }                                          \
+	          }' > $@
 
 mapfile_reorder : mapfile $(MAPFILE_DTRACE_OPT) $(REORDERFILE)
 	rm -f $@
 	cat $^ > $@
 
+vm.def: $(Obj_Files)
+	sh $(GAMMADIR)/make/solaris/makefiles/build_vm_def.sh *.o > $@
+
 ifeq ($(LINK_INTO),AOUT)
   LIBJVM.o                 =
   LIBJVM_MAPFILE           =
@@ -255,13 +275,30 @@ ifeq ($(filter -sbfast -xsbfast, $(CFLAGS_BROWSE)),)
 	$(QUIETLY) rm -f $@.1 && ln -s $@ $@.1
 	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBJVM_G) ] || ln -s $@ $(LIBJVM_G)
 	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBJVM_G).1 ] || ln -s $@.1 $(LIBJVM_G).1
+ifneq ($(OBJCOPY),)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --only-keep-debug $@ $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(OBJCOPY) --add-gnu-debuglink=$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $@
+  ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),all_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) $@
+  else
+    ifeq ($(STRIP_POLICY),min_strip)
+	$(QUIETLY) $(STRIP) -x $@
+    # implied else here is no stripping at all
+    endif
+  endif
+	$(QUIETLY) [ -f $(LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO) ] || ln -s $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $(LIBJVM_G_DEBUGINFO)
+endif
 endif # filter -sbfast -xsbfast
 
 
-DEST_JVM = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(VM_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM)
+DEST_SUBDIR        = $(JDK_LIBDIR)/$(VM_SUBDIR)
+DEST_JVM           = $(DEST_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM)
+DEST_JVM_DEBUGINFO = $(DEST_SUBDIR)/$(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO)
 
 install_jvm: $(LIBJVM)
 	@echo "Copying $(LIBJVM) to $(DEST_JVM)"
+	$(QUIETLY) test -f $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) && \
+	    cp -f $(LIBJVM_DEBUGINFO) $(DEST_JVM_DEBUGINFO)
 	$(QUIETLY) cp -f $(LIBJVM) $(DEST_JVM) && echo "Done"
 
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