--- a/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Tue Jan 11 17:50:26 2011 -0500
+++ b/hotspot/src/share/vm/runtime/thread.cpp	Wed Jan 12 15:44:16 2011 +0000
@@ -978,6 +978,19 @@
 }
 #endif // KERNEL
 
+// General purpose hook into Java code, run once when the VM is initialized.
+// The Java library method itself may be changed independently from the VM.
+static void call_postVMInitHook(TRAPS) {
+  klassOop k = SystemDictionary::sun_misc_PostVMInitHook_klass();
+  instanceKlassHandle klass (THREAD, k);
+  if (klass.not_null()) {
+    JavaValue result(T_VOID);
+    JavaCalls::call_static(&result, klass, vmSymbolHandles::run_method_name(),
+                                           vmSymbolHandles::void_method_signature(),
+                                           CHECK);
+  }
+}
+
 static void reset_vm_info_property(TRAPS) {
   // the vm info string
   ResourceMark rm(THREAD);
@@ -3346,6 +3359,14 @@
 
   BiasedLocking::init();
 
+  if (JDK_Version::current().post_vm_init_hook_enabled()) {
+    call_postVMInitHook(THREAD);
+    // The Java side of PostVMInitHook.run must deal with all
+    // exceptions and provide means of diagnosis.
+    if (HAS_PENDING_EXCEPTION) {
+      CLEAR_PENDING_EXCEPTION;
+    }
+  }
 
   // Start up the WatcherThread if there are any periodic tasks
   // NOTE:  All PeriodicTasks should be registered by now. If they