--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	Tue Jul 25 13:28:14 2017 -0400
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/vmThread.cpp	Mon Jul 31 12:37:34 2017 -0700
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include "precompiled.hpp"
 #include "compiler/compileBroker.hpp"
 #include "gc/shared/collectedHeap.hpp"
+#include "logging/log.hpp"
+#include "logging/logConfiguration.hpp"
 #include "memory/resourceArea.hpp"
 #include "oops/method.hpp"
 #include "oops/oop.inline.hpp"
@@ -484,6 +486,7 @@
       // If we are at a safepoint we will evaluate all the operations that
       // follow that also require a safepoint
       if (_cur_vm_operation->evaluate_at_safepoint()) {
+        log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
 
         _vm_queue->set_drain_list(safepoint_ops); // ensure ops can be scanned
 
@@ -495,6 +498,7 @@
           _cur_vm_operation = safepoint_ops;
           if (_cur_vm_operation != NULL) {
             do {
+              log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating coalesced safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
               // evaluate_operation deletes the op object so we have
               // to grab the next op now
               VM_Operation* next = _cur_vm_operation->next();
@@ -532,6 +536,7 @@
         SafepointSynchronize::end();
 
       } else {  // not a safepoint operation
+        log_debug(vmthread)("Evaluating non-safepoint VM operation: %s", _cur_vm_operation->name());
         if (TraceLongCompiles) {
           elapsedTimer t;
           t.start();
@@ -607,8 +612,9 @@
     // to be queued up during a safepoint synchronization.
     {
       VMOperationQueue_lock->lock_without_safepoint_check();
+      log_debug(vmthread)("Adding VM operation: %s", op->name());
       bool ok = _vm_queue->add(op);
-    op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
+      op->set_timestamp(os::javaTimeMillis());
       VMOperationQueue_lock->notify();
       VMOperationQueue_lock->unlock();
       // VM_Operation got skipped