diff --git a/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/LinuxVirtualMachine.java b/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/LinuxVirtualMachine.java
index 632089e2fae3f742151c2801798c1084c16bc21e..4bf55cdf41e3d3a4c0c52a342ccea6b01670f234 100644
--- a/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/LinuxVirtualMachine.java
+++ b/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/LinuxVirtualMachine.java
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ import java.util.Properties;
  * Linux implementation of HotSpotVirtualMachine
  */
 public class LinuxVirtualMachine extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
-    // temp directory for socket file
-    private static final String tmpdir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
+    // "/tmp" is used as a global well-known location for the files
+    // .java_pid<pid>. and .attach_pid<pid>. It is important that this
+    // location is the same for all processes, otherwise the tools
+    // will not be able to find all Hotspot processes.
+    // Any changes to this needs to be synchronized with HotSpot.
+    private static final String tmpdir = "/tmp";
 
     // Indicates if this machine uses the old LinuxThreads
     static boolean isLinuxThreads;
@@ -261,20 +265,12 @@ public class LinuxVirtualMachine extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
     }
 
     // Return the socket file for the given process.
-    // Checks working directory of process for .java_pid<pid>. If not
-    // found it looks in temp directory.
     private String findSocketFile(int pid) {
-        // First check for a .java_pid<pid> file in the working directory
-        // of the target process
-        String fn = ".java_pid" + pid;
-        String path = "/proc/" + pid + "/cwd/" + fn;
-        File f = new File(path);
+        File f = new File(tmpdir, ".java_pid" + pid);
         if (!f.exists()) {
-            // Not found, so try temp directory
-            f = new File(tmpdir, fn);
-            path = f.exists() ? f.getPath() : null;
+            return null;
         }
-        return path;
+        return f.getPath();
     }
 
     // On Solaris/Linux a simple handshake is used to start the attach mechanism
diff --git a/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/SolarisVirtualMachine.java b/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/SolarisVirtualMachine.java
index d40f8a709ab3e4c8cbaefefe8f6aff9d8d547fc8..cb8a3f16a3f6ecb30f5be28853a2e2d4d75a52f0 100644
--- a/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/SolarisVirtualMachine.java
+++ b/src/solaris/classes/sun/tools/attach/SolarisVirtualMachine.java
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ import java.util.Properties;
  * Solaris implementation of HotSpotVirtualMachine.
  */
 public class SolarisVirtualMachine extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
-    // Use /tmp instead of /var/tmp on Solaris as /tmp is the default used by
-    // HotSpot when the property is not set on the command line.
-    private static final String tmpdir1 = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir");
-    private static final String tmpdir =
-        (tmpdir1.equals("/var/tmp") || tmpdir1.equals("/var/tmp/")) ? "/tmp" : tmpdir1;
+    // "/tmp" is used as a global well-known location for the files
+    // .java_pid<pid>. and .attach_pid<pid>. It is important that this
+    // location is the same for all processes, otherwise the tools
+    // will not be able to find all Hotspot processes.
+    // Any changes to this needs to be synchronized with HotSpot.
+    private static final String tmpdir = "/tmp";
 
     // door descriptor;
     private int fd = -1;
@@ -191,19 +192,10 @@ public class SolarisVirtualMachine extends HotSpotVirtualMachine {
         }
     }
 
-    // The door is attached to .java_pid<pid> in the target VM's working
-    // directory or temporary directory.
+    // The door is attached to .java_pid<pid> in the temporary directory.
     private int openDoor(int pid) throws IOException {
-        // First check for a .java_pid<pid> file in the working directory
-        // of the target process
-        String fn = ".java_pid" + pid;
-        String path = "/proc/" + pid + "/cwd/" + fn;
-        try {
-            fd = open(path);
-        } catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {
-            path = tmpdir + "/" + fn;
-            fd = open(path);
-        }
+        String path = tmpdir + "/.java_pid" + pid;;
+        fd = open(path);
 
         // Check that the file owner/permission to avoid attaching to
         // bogus process
diff --git a/test/ProblemList.txt b/test/ProblemList.txt
index 9eaacd91547d2d6ba0e8a0743ea24cc6e4558d95..7e59e1d21adfceddfc73394fa001582dca7fe180 100644
--- a/test/ProblemList.txt
+++ b/test/ProblemList.txt
@@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/RmiSslBootstrapTest.sh       generic-all
 # Windows X64, java.lang.IllegalStateException
 javax/management/monitor/AttributeArbitraryDataTypeTest.java    generic-all
 
-# 7132199
-sun/management/jmxremote/bootstrap/JvmstatCountersTest.java	generic-all
-
 ############################################################################
 
 # jdk_math