--- a/hotspot/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp Thu Mar 23 17:45:13 2017 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/aix/vm/os_aix.cpp Thu Mar 23 11:10:55 2017 -0700
@@ -877,7 +877,8 @@
// Calculate stack size if it's not specified by caller.
size_t stack_size = os::Posix::get_initial_stack_size(thr_type, req_stack_size);
- pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stack_size);
+ int status = pthread_attr_setstacksize(&attr, stack_size);
+ assert_status(status == 0, status, "pthread_attr_setstacksize");
// Configure libc guard page.
pthread_attr_setguardsize(&attr, os::Aix::default_guard_size(thr_type));