--- a/hotspot/agent/src/os/bsd/MacosxDebuggerLocal.m	Fri Mar 21 09:11:56 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/agent/src/os/bsd/MacosxDebuggerLocal.m	Sun Mar 23 08:31:44 2014 -0700
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
 #define CHECK_EXCEPTION_CLEAR_(value) if ((*env)->ExceptionOccurred(env)) { (*env)->ExceptionClear(env); return value; } 
 
 static void throw_new_debugger_exception(JNIEnv* env, const char* errMsg) {
-  (*env)->ThrowNew(env, (*env)->FindClass(env, "sun/jvm/hotspot/debugger/DebuggerException"), errMsg);
+  jclass exceptionClass = (*env)->FindClass(env, "sun/jvm/hotspot/debugger/DebuggerException");
+  CHECK_EXCEPTION;
+  (*env)->ThrowNew(env, exceptionClass, errMsg);
 }
 
 static struct ps_prochandle* get_proc_handle(JNIEnv* env, jobject this_obj) {
@@ -129,6 +131,7 @@
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL 
 Java_sun_jvm_hotspot_debugger_bsd_BsdDebuggerLocal_init0(JNIEnv *env, jclass cls) {
   symbolicatorID = (*env)->GetFieldID(env, cls, "symbolicator", "J");
+  CHECK_EXCEPTION;
   taskID = (*env)->GetFieldID(env, cls, "task", "J");
   CHECK_EXCEPTION;
 
@@ -236,13 +239,16 @@
   (JNIEnv *env, jobject this_obj, jlong addr) {
   uintptr_t offset;
   const char* sym = NULL;
+  jstring sym_string;
 
   struct ps_prochandle* ph = get_proc_handle(env, this_obj);
   if (ph != NULL && ph->core != NULL) {
     sym = symbol_for_pc(ph, (uintptr_t) addr, &offset);
     if (sym == NULL) return 0;
+    sym_string = (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, sym);
+    CHECK_EXCEPTION_(0);
     return (*env)->CallObjectMethod(env, this_obj, createClosestSymbol_ID,
-                          (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, sym), (jlong)offset);
+                                                sym_string, (jlong)offset);
   }
   return 0;
 }
@@ -749,11 +755,14 @@
      const char* name;
      jobject loadObject;
      jobject loadObjectList;
+     jstring nameString;
 
      base = get_lib_base(ph, i);
      name = get_lib_name(ph, i);
+     nameString = (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, name);
+     CHECK_EXCEPTION;
      loadObject = (*env)->CallObjectMethod(env, this_obj, createLoadObject_ID,
-                                   (*env)->NewStringUTF(env, name), (jlong)0, (jlong)base);
+                                            nameString, (jlong)0, (jlong)base);
      CHECK_EXCEPTION;
      loadObjectList = (*env)->GetObjectField(env, this_obj, loadObjectList_ID);
      CHECK_EXCEPTION;

--- a/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Fri Mar 21 09:11:56 2014 +0100
+++ b/hotspot/src/os/linux/vm/os_linux.cpp	Sun Mar 23 08:31:44 2014 -0700
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 
 #define MAX_PATH    (2 * K)
 
+#define MAX_SECS 100000000
+
 // for timer info max values which include all bits
 #define ALL_64_BITS CONST64(0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF)
 
@@ -2434,7 +2436,6 @@
     sem_t _semaphore;
 };
 
-
 Semaphore::Semaphore() {
   sem_init(&_semaphore, 0, 0);
 }
@@ -2456,8 +2457,22 @@
 }
 
 bool Semaphore::timedwait(unsigned int sec, int nsec) {
+
   struct timespec ts;
-  unpackTime(&ts, false, (sec * NANOSECS_PER_SEC) + nsec);
+  // Semaphore's are always associated with CLOCK_REALTIME
+  os::Linux::clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &ts);
+  // see unpackTime for discussion on overflow checking
+  if (sec >= MAX_SECS) {
+    ts.tv_sec += MAX_SECS;
+    ts.tv_nsec = 0;
+  } else {
+    ts.tv_sec += sec;
+    ts.tv_nsec += nsec;
+    if (ts.tv_nsec >= NANOSECS_PER_SEC) {
+      ts.tv_nsec -= NANOSECS_PER_SEC;
+      ++ts.tv_sec; // note: this must be <= max_secs
+    }
+  }
 
   while (1) {
     int result = sem_timedwait(&_semaphore, &ts);
@@ -5661,7 +5676,6 @@
  * is no need to track notifications.
  */
 
-#define MAX_SECS 100000000
 /*
  * This code is common to linux and solaris and will be moved to a
  * common place in dolphin.