--- a/jdk/make/common/Defs-linux.gmk	Tue Sep 20 18:33:25 2011 -0700
+++ b/jdk/make/common/Defs-linux.gmk	Tue Sep 20 19:16:21 2011 -0700
@@ -74,6 +74,57 @@
 CC_OBJECT_OUTPUT_FLAG = -o #trailing blank required!
 CC_PROGRAM_OUTPUT_FLAG = -o #trailing blank required!
 
+# 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 $(ALT_OBJCOPY))
+  endif
+endif
+
+ifdef LIBRARY_SUPPORTS_FULL_DEBUG_SYMBOLS
+# The setting of OBJCOPY above enables the JDK build to import
+# .debuginfo files from the HotSpot build. However, adding FDS
+# support to the JDK build will occur in phases so a different
+# make variable is used to indicate that a particular library
+# supports FDS.
+
+ifeq ($(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
+
 #
 # Default optimization
 #
@@ -359,6 +410,7 @@
 # Settings for the JDI - Serviceability Agent binding.
 HOTSPOT_SALIB_PATH   = $(HOTSPOT_IMPORT_PATH)/jre/lib/$(LIBARCH)
 SALIB_NAME = $(LIB_PREFIX)saproc.$(LIBRARY_SUFFIX)
+SA_DEBUGINFO_NAME = $(LIB_PREFIX)saproc.debuginfo
 
 # The JDI - Serviceability Agent binding is not currently supported
 # on Linux-ia64.